There's an old saying on Wall Street about insider buying: there are many possible reasons to sell a stock, but only one reason to buy. Back on July 28, Albertsons Companies Inc's Chief Executive Officer, Susan Morris, invested $449,937.80 into 39,409 shares of ACI, for a cost per share of $11.42. Bargain hunters tend to pay particular attention to insider buys like this one, because presumably the only reason an insider would take their hard-earned cash and use it to buy stock of their company in the open market, is that they expect to make money. In trading on Monday, bargain hunters could buy shares of Albertsons Companies Inc (Symbol: ACI) and achieve a cost basis 1.0% cheaper than Morris, with shares changing hands as low as $11.30 per share. Albertsons Companies Inc shares are currently trading off about 0.2% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of ACI shares, versus its 200 day moving average:

Looking at the chart above, ACI's low point in its 52 week range is $10.86 per share, with $20.02 as the 52 week high point โ€” that compares with a last trade of $11.71. By comparison, below is a table showing the prices at which ACI insider buying was recorded over the last six months:

The current annualized dividend paid by Albertsons Companies Inc is $0.68/share, currently paid in quarterly installments, and its most recent dividend ex-date was on 07/24/2026. Below is a long-term dividend history chart for ACI, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 5.9% annualized yield is likely to continue.

According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, ACI makes up 2.90% of the AGF U.S. Market Neutral Anti-Beta Fund ETF (Symbol: BTAL) which is trading lower by about 0.3% on the day Monday. (see other ETFs holding ACI).

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Further ACI Research:

  • Albertsons Companies Historical Earnings
  • Institutional Holders of ACI
  • Canadian Stocks Crossing Above Their 200 Day Moving Avg

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