Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc operates as a pharmacy-led health and wellbeing company. It operates through three segments: Retail Pharmacy USA, Retail Pharmacy International, and Pharmaceutical Wholesale. The Retail Pharmacy USA segment sells prescription drugs and an assortment of retail products, including health, beauty, personal care, consumable, and general merchandise products through its retail drugstores and convenient care clinics.
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Industry, Sector and Symbol
Industry Drug stores & proprietary stores
Sub-IndustryDrug Retail
SectorRetail/Wholesale
Phone847-315-2500
Debt
Price-To-Earnings
Sales & Book Value
Annual Sales$136.87 billion
Profitability
Miscellaneous
Employees342,000
Next Earnings Date12/19/2019 (Estimated)
OptionableOptionable
Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Walgreens Boots Alliance's stock symbol?
Walgreens Boots Alliance trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WBA."
How often does Walgreens Boots Alliance pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Walgreens Boots Alliance?
Walgreens Boots Alliance announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, October 23rd. Investors of record on Monday, November 18th will be paid a dividend of $0.458 per share on Thursday, December 12th. This represents a $1.83 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.94%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, November 15th. View Walgreens Boots Alliance's Dividend History.
How were Walgreens Boots Alliance's earnings last quarter?
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October, 28th. The pharmacy operator reported $1.43 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.41 by $0.02. The pharmacy operator earned $33.95 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $33.88 billion. Walgreens Boots Alliance had a net margin of 2.91% and a return on equity of 21.99%. The company's revenue for the quarter was up 1.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $1.48 earnings per share. View Walgreens Boots Alliance's Earnings History.
When is Walgreens Boots Alliance's next earnings date?
What guidance has Walgreens Boots Alliance issued on next quarter's earnings?
Walgreens Boots Alliance updated its FY 2020
Pre-Market earnings guidance on Monday, October, 28th. The company provided EPS guidance of $$5.81-6.17 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $$5.96.
What price target have analysts set for WBA?
19 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for Walgreens Boots Alliance's shares. Their forecasts range from $49.00 to $94.00. On average, they anticipate Walgreens Boots Alliance's stock price to reach $61.88 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 0.6%. View Analyst Price Targets for Walgreens Boots Alliance.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Walgreens Boots Alliance?
19 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walgreens Boots Alliance in the last year. There are currently 4 sell ratings, 13 hold ratings and 2 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Walgreens Boots Alliance.
Has Walgreens Boots Alliance been receiving favorable news coverage?
News stories about WBA stock have been trending very negative on Tuesday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Walgreens Boots Alliance earned a news sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the pharmacy operator a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for Walgreens Boots Alliance.
Are investors shorting Walgreens Boots Alliance?
Walgreens Boots Alliance saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 30th, there was short interest totalling 26,880,000 shares, an increase of 7.6% from the August 30th total of 24,980,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 5,040,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 5.3 days. Approximately 3.6% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View Walgreens Boots Alliance's Current Options Chain.
Who are some of Walgreens Boots Alliance's key competitors?
What other stocks do shareholders of Walgreens Boots Alliance own?
Who are Walgreens Boots Alliance's key executives?
Walgreens Boots Alliance's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. James A. Skinner, Exec. Chairman (Age 75)
- Mr. Stefano Pessina, Exec. Vice Chairman & CEO (Age 78)
- Mr. James Kehoe, Global Controller, CAO, Exec. VP & Global CFO (Age 57)
- Mr. Alexander W. Gourlay, Co-Chief Operating Officer (Age 59)
- Ms. Ornella Barra, Co-Chief Operating Officer (Age 66)
Who are Walgreens Boots Alliance's major shareholders?
Walgreens Boots Alliance's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.38%), Markel Corp (0.24%), California Public Employees Retirement System (0.22%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.19%), Smead Capital Management Inc. (0.16%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.15%). Company insiders that own Walgreens Boots Alliance stock include Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, Kimberly R Scardino, Marco Patrick Anthony Pagni, Nancy M Schlichting, Ornella Barra, Stefano Pessina and William C Foote. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Walgreens Boots Alliance.
Which major investors are selling Walgreens Boots Alliance stock?
WBA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Teacher Retirement System of Texas, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Manitou Investment Management Ltd., Boston Private Wealth LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., River Road Asset Management LLC and Prentiss Smith & Co. Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Walgreens Boots Alliance company stock in the last year include Marco Patrick Anthony Pagni and Nancy M Schlichting. View Insider Buying and Selling for Walgreens Boots Alliance.
Which major investors are buying Walgreens Boots Alliance stock?
WBA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Donaldson Capital Management LLC, Railway Pension Investments Ltd, First Trust Advisors LP, California Public Employees Retirement System, CWM LLC, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D and OLD Republic International Corp. Company insiders that have bought Walgreens Boots Alliance stock in the last two years include Ornella Barra and Stefano Pessina. View Insider Buying and Selling for Walgreens Boots Alliance.
How do I buy shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance?
Shares of WBA can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Walgreens Boots Alliance's stock price today?
One share of WBA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $62.25.
How big of a company is Walgreens Boots Alliance?
Walgreens Boots Alliance has a market capitalization of $55.56 billion and generates $136.87 billion in revenue each year. The pharmacy operator earns $3.98 billion in net income (profit) each year or $5.99 on an earnings per share basis. Walgreens Boots Alliance employs 342,000 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About Walgreens Boots Alliance.
What is Walgreens Boots Alliance's official website?
How can I contact Walgreens Boots Alliance?
Walgreens Boots Alliance's mailing address is 108 Wilmot Road, Deerfield IL, 60015. The pharmacy operator can be reached via phone at 847-315-2500 or via email at [email protected]
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