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

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

Walgreens Boots Alliance announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 20th will be paid a dividend of $0.44 per share on Wednesday, June 12th. This represents a $1.76 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.37%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 17th. View Walgreens Boots Alliance's Dividend History.

Walgreens Boots Alliance announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Thursday, October 26th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, April, 2nd. The pharmacy operator reported $1.64 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.70 by $0.06. The pharmacy operator earned $34.53 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $34.57 billion. Walgreens Boots Alliance had a net margin of 3.77% and a return on equity of 22.00%. Walgreens Boots Alliance's revenue for the quarter was up 4.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.73 earnings per share. View Walgreens Boots Alliance's Earnings History.

Walgreens Boots Alliance is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, June 27th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for Walgreens Boots Alliance.

19 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for Walgreens Boots Alliance's stock. Their predictions range from $49.00 to $94.00. On average, they expect Walgreens Boots Alliance's stock price to reach $66.4444 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 27.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets 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 3 sell ratings, 12 hold ratings and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for Walgreens Boots Alliance.

News stories about WBA stock have trended somewhat negative on Monday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Walgreens Boots Alliance earned a media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news headlines about the pharmacy operator a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future.

Walgreens Boots Alliance saw a increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totalling 26,876,452 shares, an increase of 14.4% from the March 29th total of 23,502,298 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 11,700,477 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 2.3 days. Currently, 3.4% of the company's stock are short sold. View Walgreens Boots Alliance's Current Options Chain.

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

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Walgreens Boots Alliance investors own include CVS Health (CVS), General Electric (GE), Intel (INTC), AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Verizon Communications (VZ), Walt Disney (DIS), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Walmart (WMT).

Walgreens Boots Alliance's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (5.87%), LSV Asset Management (1.28%), Northern Trust Corp (1.27%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.25%), Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec (1.17%) and Nordea Investment Management AB (0.84%). Company insiders that own Walgreens Boots Alliance stock include John Anthony Lederer, 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.

WBA stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Wellington Management Group LLP, Morgan Stanley, Boston Partners, FMR LLC, Hexavest Inc., Neuberger Berman Group LLC, Assenagon Asset Management S.A. and Man Group plc. Company insiders that have sold Walgreens Boots Alliance company stock in the last year include Kathleen Wilson-Thompson, Kimberly R Scardino, Marco Patrick Anthony Pagni, Nancy M Schlichting and William C Foote. View Insider Buying and Selling for Walgreens Boots Alliance.

WBA stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Janus Henderson Group PLC, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, First Trust Advisors LP, Polaris Greystone Financial Group LLC, AQR Capital Management LLC, Natixis and OLD Republic International Corp. Company insiders that have bought Walgreens Boots Alliance stock in the last two years include 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 $52.27.

Walgreens Boots Alliance has a market capitalization of $47.79 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]