Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Competitors $11.64 0.00 (0.00%) Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.68 +0.04 (+0.34%) As of 08/1/2025 07:49 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WBA vs. AMZN, DLTR, CVS, DG, MMM, WMT, HLF, YUM, EBAY, and ONONShould you be buying Walgreens Boots Alliance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Walgreens Boots Alliance include Amazon.com (AMZN), Dollar Tree (DLTR), CVS Health (CVS), Dollar General (DG), 3M (MMM), Walmart (WMT), Herbalife (HLF), Yum! Brands (YUM), eBay (EBAY), and ON (ONON). Walgreens Boots Alliance vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Dollar Tree CVS Health Dollar General 3M Walmart Herbalife Yum! Brands eBay ON Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WBA or AMZN? 58.6% of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.5% of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to WBA or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 373 more articles in the media than Walgreens Boots Alliance. MarketBeat recorded 384 mentions for Amazon.com and 11 mentions for Walgreens Boots Alliance. Walgreens Boots Alliance's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Amazon.com's score of 0.90 indicating that Walgreens Boots Alliance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Walgreens Boots Alliance 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amazon.com 208 Very Positive mention(s) 72 Positive mention(s) 46 Neutral mention(s) 24 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate WBA or AMZN? Walgreens Boots Alliance presently has a consensus price target of $10.59, suggesting a potential downside of 9.01%. Amazon.com has a consensus price target of $262.45, suggesting a potential upside of 22.21%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than Walgreens Boots Alliance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Walgreens Boots Alliance 4 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.02 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WBA or AMZN? Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than Walgreens Boots Alliance. Walgreens Boots Alliance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWalgreens Boots Alliance$147.66B0.07-$8.64B-$7.29-1.60Amazon.com$637.96B3.57$59.25B$6.1434.98 Which has more risk & volatility, WBA or AMZN? Walgreens Boots Alliance has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WBA or AMZN more profitable? Amazon.com has a net margin of 10.54% compared to Walgreens Boots Alliance's net margin of -4.07%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 24.90% beat Walgreens Boots Alliance's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Walgreens Boots Alliance-4.07% 17.66% 2.22% Amazon.com 10.54%24.90%11.44% SummaryAmazon.com beats Walgreens Boots Alliance on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Walgreens Boots Alliance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WBA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding WBA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WBA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWalgreens Boots AllianceRETAIL IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$10.08B$5.50B$26.20B$9.37BDividend YieldN/AN/A175.73%4.12%P/E Ratio-1.603.3528.1023.79Price / Sales0.070.138.4296.30Price / Cash2.032.4653.1557.18Price / Book1.401.405.435.54Net Income-$8.64B-$4.19B$880.44M$259.88M7 Day Performance0.26%-2.82%-5.24%-4.67%1 Month Performance1.31%-2.22%-2.45%4.40%1 Year Performance1.39%-5.72%17.83%17.91% Walgreens Boots Alliance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WBAWalgreens Boots Alliance1.8758 of 5 stars$11.64flat$10.59-9.0%-1.4%$10.08B$147.66B-1.60312,000Positive NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.7537 of 5 stars$232.78+0.6%$254.71+9.4%+16.7%$2.47T$637.96B37.911,556,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionGap DownDLTRDollar Tree3.2237 of 5 stars$115.47+0.9%$97.74-15.4%+15.0%$24.08B$17.58B-8.32214,710CVSCVS Health4.9985 of 5 stars$59.54-1.9%$75.13+26.2%+4.2%$75.31B$372.81B14.21300,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionDGDollar General4.2288 of 5 stars$105.45-2.0%$108.40+2.8%-9.7%$23.17B$40.61B20.09194,200Positive NewsMMM3M4.4589 of 5 stars$151.84+0.4%$156.33+3.0%+14.2%$80.96B$24.58B21.1461,500Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWMTWalmart4.5032 of 5 stars$97.24-0.2%$106.67+9.7%+41.0%$775.50B$680.99B41.532,100,000Trending NewsShort Interest ↑HLFHerbalife4.4187 of 5 stars$9.81+0.6%$11.50+17.3%-18.3%$996.60M$4.99B3.578,600Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeYUMYum! Brands3.9399 of 5 stars$144.76-1.3%$159.86+10.4%+8.1%$40.21B$7.55B28.8240,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑EBAYeBay4.315 of 5 stars$78.75-3.3%$69.42-11.8%+63.2%$36.32B$10.31B18.7611,500Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastGap DownONONON4.1742 of 5 stars$50.94+0.4%$64.00+25.6%+17.0%$32.11B$2.63B72.863,254Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMZN Alternatives DLTR Alternatives CVS Alternatives DG Alternatives MMM Alternatives WMT Alternatives HLF Alternatives YUM Alternatives EBAY Alternatives ONON Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WBA) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI warned you about Nvidia… now look what’s happeningNvidia just got Trump’s greenlight to sell high-powered AI chips to China — and their stock surged 5% before t...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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