NASDAQ:WBAWalgreens Boots Alliance Stock Price, Forecast & News

Walgreens Boots Alliance's stock was trading at $46.07 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WBA shares have decreased by 9.9% and is now trading at $41.52.
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15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Walgreens Boots Alliance in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 14 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold."
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Walgreens Boots Alliance is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, October 26th 2020.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, July, 9th. The pharmacy operator reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.10 by $0.27. The pharmacy operator had revenue of $34.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $34.32 billion. Walgreens Boots Alliance had a return on equity of 19.43% and a net margin of 0.55%. The company's quarterly revenue was up .1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.47 EPS.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 9th. Investors of record on Wednesday, August 19th will be given a dividend of $0.4675 per share on Friday, September 11th. This represents a $1.87 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 4.50%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, August 18th. This is a boost from Walgreens Boots Alliance's previous quarterly dividend of $0.46.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Thursday, July, 9th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.65-4.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $5.49.

15 equities research analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Walgreens Boots Alliance's stock. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $61.00. On average, they anticipate Walgreens Boots Alliance's share price to reach $46.29 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 11.5% from the stock's current price.
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Headlines about WBA stock have been trending somewhat positive on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. 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 impact score of 1.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media coverage about the pharmacy operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "WBA."

Walgreens Boots Alliance's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include LSV Asset Management (1.11%), Thornburg Investment Management Inc. (0.67%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.50%), Swiss National Bank (0.34%), ProShare Advisors LLC (0.31%) and First Trust Advisors LP (0.23%). Company insiders that own Walgreens Boots Alliance stock include Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, Kimberly R Scardino, Marco Patrick Anthony Pagni, Nancy M Schlichting, Ornella Barra and William C Foote.
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WBA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Thornburg Investment Management Inc., State of Michigan Retirement System, Cullen Capital Management LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Raymond James & Associates, New York State Common Retirement Fund, QV Investors Inc., and DAVENPORT & Co LLC.
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WBA stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Unigestion Holding SA, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Mn Services Vermogensbeheer B.V., First Trust Advisors LP, Russell Investments Group Ltd., PGGM Investments, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., and Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V..
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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.

One share of WBA stock can currently be purchased for approximately $41.52.

Walgreens Boots Alliance has a market capitalization of $35.98 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.

The official website for Walgreens Boots Alliance is 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]