NASDAQ:WBA - Walgreens Boots Alliance Stock Price, News, & Analysis

Walgreens Boots Alliance trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WBA."

Walgreens Boots Alliance declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, October 25th. Shareholders of record on Monday, November 12th will be given a dividend of $0.44 per share on Wednesday, December 12th. This represents a $1.76 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.14%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 8th. View Walgreens Boots Alliance's Dividend History.

Walgreens Boots Alliance announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase program on Thursday, October 26th 2017, which allows the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are usually a sign that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 11th. The pharmacy operator reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.45 by $0.03. The pharmacy operator earned $33.44 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $33.64 billion. Walgreens Boots Alliance had a return on equity of 21.75% and a net margin of 3.82%. View Walgreens Boots Alliance's Earnings History.

Walgreens Boots Alliance is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, January 3rd 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Walgreens Boots Alliance.

Walgreens Boots Alliance issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Sunday, October, 14th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of 6.40-6.70 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $6.42.

17 equities research analysts have issued 1-year target prices for Walgreens Boots Alliance's shares. Their forecasts range from $60.00 to $104.00. On average, they anticipate Walgreens Boots Alliance's share price to reach $78.1765 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 4.8%. View Analyst Price Targets for Walgreens Boots Alliance.

17 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walgreens Boots Alliance in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating, 10 hold ratings and 6 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Walgreens Boots Alliance.

News headlines about WBA stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies negative and positive press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Walgreens Boots Alliance earned a news impact score of 0.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave headlines about the pharmacy operator a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

Some companies that are related to Walgreens Boots Alliance include CVS Health (CVS), Express Scripts (ESRX), Rite Aid (RAD), Diplomat Pharmacy (DPLO), 111 (YI), Petmed Express (PETS), Taxus Pharmaceuticals (TXSP), HealthWarehouse.com (HEWA) and Dougherty's Pharmacy (MYDP).

Walgreens Boots Alliance's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (5.56%), Franklin Resources Inc. (1.98%), Capital World Investors (1.91%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.23%), Capital International Investors (1.22%) and LSV Asset Management (1.18%). Company insiders that own Walgreens Boots Alliance stock include Janice M Babiak, John Anthony Lederer, Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, Kimberly R Scardino, Ornella Barra, Stefano Pessina and William C Foote. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Walgreens Boots Alliance.

WBA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Man Group plc, American Century Companies Inc., Capital Research Global Investors, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, CI Global Investments Inc., Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board and TIAA CREF Investment Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold Walgreens Boots Alliance company stock in the last year include Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, Kimberly R Scardino and William C Foote. View Insider Buying and Selling for Walgreens Boots Alliance.

WBA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Franklin Resources Inc., Capital World Investors, LSV Asset Management, Capital International Investors, Mackenzie Financial Corp, FMR LLC and Manikay Partners LLC. Company insiders that have bought Walgreens Boots Alliance stock in the last two years include Janice M Babiak, John Anthony Lederer, Ornella Barra and Stefano Pessina. View Insider Buying and Selling for 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of WBA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $82.11.

Walgreens Boots Alliance has a market capitalization of $78.33 billion and generates $131.54 billion in revenue each year. The pharmacy operator earns $5.02 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.02 on an earnings per share basis. Walgreens Boots Alliance employs 354,000 workers across the globe.

The official website for Walgreens Boots Alliance is http://www.walgreensbootsalliance.com.

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]