Roth Capital raised the firm’s price target on Albertsons (ACI) to $24 from $23 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The company’s Q1 results saw an identical sales/earnings beat, though an increased investment led to more gross margin contraction than expected, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Roth adds however that unit volumes at Albertsons should improve throughout the year.
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