Albertsons Companies Inc vs Best Buy Co Inc — how do they compare? Albertsons Companies Inc trades at $12.35 (market cap $5.95B), while Best Buy Co Inc trades at $83.5 (market cap $17.55B). The key difference: Best Buy Co Inc is far larger — about 2.9× Albertsons Companies Inc's market cap, and Albertsons Companies Inc pays the higher dividend (5.55%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ACI | BBY | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $5.95B | $17.55B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $19.74 | $90.17 |
52-Week Low | $11.03 | $55.52 |
Enterprise Value | $21.35B | $19.93B |
Dividend Yield | 5.55% | 4.61% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
Albertsons is the second-largest traditional grocer in America, operating 2,276 stores under 24 banners in 34 states (as of the end of fiscal 2021). Around 75% of stores have pharmacies, while nearly 20% also sell fuel. Albertsons has a significant private-label operation, accounting for around 20% of sales (excluding fuel). While its own brand assortment is mainly manufactured by third parties, Albertsons operates 20 food production plants (as of the end of fiscal 2021). Albertsons is a top-two grocer in two thirds of its major markets (as of early 2022, according to company data), and virtually all of its sales come from the United States.
Read more on ACI →With $51.8 billion in fiscal 2022 sales, Best Buy is the largest pure-play consumer electronics retailer in the U.S., with roughly 10.6% share of the aggregate market and north of 40% share of offline sales, per our calculations, CTA industry, and Euromonitor data. The firm generates the bulk of its sales in-store, with mobile phones and tablets, computers, and appliances representing its three largest categories. Recent investments in e-commerce fulfillment, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, have seen the U.S. e-commerce channel roughly double from prepandemic levels, with management estimating that it will represent a mid-30% proportion of sales moving forward.
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