Albertsons FY profit forecast unchanged despite Q1 beat; shares fall

U.S. grocer Albertsons' ACI.N shares fall ~4% to $21.20 as co maintains full-year profit forecast even as it reports Q1 results beat

Co maintains FY adjusted net income per share forecast in the range of $2.03 to $2.16

Unchanged profit forecast comes amid tariff-related macroeconomic uncertainties

However, ACI raises annual identical sales growth forecast to be between 2% and 2.75% vs. prior forecast of 1.5% to 2.5% growth

Co reports Q1 profit of 55 cents/share vs. analysts' estimates of 53 cents

As of last close ACI stock up ~13%, YTD