NASDAQ:WBAWalgreens Boots Alliance Stock Price, Forecast & News

Walgreens Boots Alliance's stock was trading at $46.07 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, WBA shares have decreased by 11.4% and is now trading at $40.81.
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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 EPS for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.27. The pharmacy operator had revenue of $34.63 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $34.32 billion. Walgreens Boots Alliance had a net margin of 0.55% and a return on equity of 19.43%. The business's quarterly revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.47 earnings per share.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance declared a quarterly dividend on Thursday, July 9th. Stockholders 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 yield of 4.58%. 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 guidance of $4.65-4.75 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $5.49.

15 analysts have issued 1-year price objectives for Walgreens Boots Alliance's stock. Their forecasts range from $38.00 to $61.00. On average, they expect Walgreens Boots Alliance's stock price to reach $46.29 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 13.4% from the stock's current price.
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News articles about WBA stock have been trending somewhat negative on Thursday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research firm identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Walgreens Boots Alliance earned a media sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the pharmacy operator a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance saw a increase in short interest in the month of June. As of June 30th, there was short interest totaling 18,290,000 shares, an increase of 18.2% from the June 15th total of 15,470,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 7,010,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.6 days. Approximately 2.5% of the shares of the stock are sold short.
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Some companies that are related to Walgreens Boots Alliance include CVS Health (CVS), Covetrus (CVET), Rite Aid (RAD), Petmed Express (PETS), 111 (YI), China Jo-Jo Drugstores (CJJD), HealthWarehouse.com (HEWA) and Dougherty's Pharmacy (MYDP).
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Walgreens Boots Alliance investors own include AT&T (T), CVS Health (CVS), Intel (INTC), Walt Disney (DIS), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), General Electric (GE), Verizon Communications (VZ), Cisco Systems (CSCO), AbbVie (ABBV) and Exxon Mobil (XOM).

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

Walgreens Boots Alliance's stock is owned by a number of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include LSV Asset Management (1.11%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.50%), Swiss National Bank (0.34%), ProShare Advisors LLC (0.31%), First Trust Advisors LP (0.23%) and Schafer Cullen Capital Management Inc (0.22%). 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 State of Michigan Retirement System, Cullen Capital Management LLC, Raymond James & Associates, QV Investors Inc., DAVENPORT & Co LLC, Stone Ridge Asset Management LLC, CWM LLC, and Front Barnett Associates LLC.
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WBA stock was acquired 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 $40.81.

Walgreens Boots Alliance has a market capitalization of $35.36 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]