Safeway Inc.

An agreement was announced today between Coinstar (NASDAQ: CSTR) and Safeway (NYSE: SWY) to install approximately 1,400 Coinstar kiosks in Safeway stores in both the USA and Canada. The units will be installed by the end of 2011. Coinstar is a leading self-service coin counting brand, and...

In a recent report, Goldman Sachs has maintained a Neutral rating on Safeway (NYSE: SWY) and updating the sum-of-the-parts analysis for the company to account for re-rating of Blackhawk, SWY's pre-paid gift card subsidiary. In the report, Goldman Sachs said, "Although our SOTP valuation has only...

In a report published Citi, Safeway Inc.'s (NYSE: SWY) ID sales guidance of 1% to 1.5% could prove conservative as it appears to be approximately at par with the company's 1.0% inflation outlook. Citi said that the conservative outlook is not typical of the company. “We expect SWY to drive...

Goldman Sachs has resumed coverage on Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) with a Buy rating.

Citigroup analyst Deborah L Weinswig reiterated her Sell rating for shares of Safeway Inc. (NYSE: SWY) with a target price of $16. Although the analyst was largely positive in her coverage of Safeway Inc., weakness in consumer demand was her biggest concern. The Citigroup analyst wrote that, "...