Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Competitors $11.18 -0.05 (-0.45%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$11.20 +0.02 (+0.18%) As of 07:57 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. CVS, GRDN, PETS, YI, CJJD, ONON, EBAY, TSCO, DRI, and QSRShould you be buying Walgreens Boots Alliance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Walgreens Boots Alliance include CVS Health (CVS), Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN), PetMed Express (PETS), 111 (YI), China Jo-Jo Drugstores (CJJD), ON (ONON), eBay (EBAY), Tractor Supply (TSCO), Darden Restaurants (DRI), and Restaurant Brands International (QSR). Walgreens Boots Alliance vs. CVS Health Guardian Pharmacy Services PetMed Express 111 China Jo-Jo Drugstores ON eBay Tractor Supply Darden Restaurants Restaurant Brands International CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability and community ranking. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CVS or WBA? CVS Health received 278 more outperform votes than Walgreens Boots Alliance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.56% of users gave CVS Health an outperform vote while only 64.83% of users gave Walgreens Boots Alliance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCVS HealthOutperform Votes144175.56% Underperform Votes46624.44% Walgreens Boots AllianceOutperform Votes116364.83% Underperform Votes63135.17% Do analysts prefer CVS or WBA? CVS Health presently has a consensus target price of $75.27, indicating a potential upside of 20.88%. Walgreens Boots Alliance has a consensus target price of $10.59, indicating a potential downside of 5.56%. Given CVS Health's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe CVS Health is more favorable than Walgreens Boots Alliance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score CVS Health 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90Walgreens Boots Alliance 4 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.83 Which has more risk & volatility, CVS or WBA? CVS Health has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walgreens Boots Alliance has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CVS or WBA? In the previous week, CVS Health had 21 more articles in the media than Walgreens Boots Alliance. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for CVS Health and 19 mentions for Walgreens Boots Alliance. Walgreens Boots Alliance's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat CVS Health's score of 1.19 indicating that Walgreens Boots Alliance is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment CVS Health 33 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Walgreens Boots Alliance 12 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is CVS or WBA a better dividend stock? CVS Health pays an annual dividend of $2.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Walgreens Boots Alliance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. CVS Health pays out 63.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Walgreens Boots Alliance pays out -14.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. CVS Health has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Walgreens Boots Alliance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders & institutionals believe in CVS or WBA? 80.7% of CVS Health shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.6% of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of CVS Health shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 17.5% of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is CVS or WBA more profitable? CVS Health has a net margin of 1.24% compared to Walgreens Boots Alliance's net margin of -5.87%. Walgreens Boots Alliance's return on equity of 17.61% beat CVS Health's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CVS Health1.24% 9.11% 2.71% Walgreens Boots Alliance -5.87%17.61%2.89% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, CVS or WBA? CVS Health has higher revenue and earnings than Walgreens Boots Alliance. Walgreens Boots Alliance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVS Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCVS Health$378.96B0.21$4.61B$4.1914.86Walgreens Boots Alliance$151.95B0.06-$8.64B-$6.69-1.68 SummaryCVS Health beats Walgreens Boots Alliance on 15 of the 22 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 AllianceDrug stores & proprietary stores IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$9.70B$10.01B$24.95B$8.40BDividend Yield9.35%6.80%169.79%4.11%P/E Ratio-1.1079.9824.1919.74Price / Sales0.060.303.96117.36Price / Cash1.8367.5019.4134.62Price / Book0.810.796.134.51Net Income-$8.64B-$585.83M$784.05M$248.18M7 Day Performance0.76%-0.58%-1.01%1.07%1 Month Performance3.17%2.46%11.82%14.96%1 Year Performance-32.76%-13.60%7.11%6.70% Walgreens Boots Alliance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WBAWalgreens Boots Alliance3.3816 of 5 stars$11.18-0.4%$10.59-5.3%-37.0%$9.67B$151.95B-1.09325,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCVSCVS Health4.9909 of 5 stars$62.72+0.3%$75.27+20.0%+11.0%$79.39B$378.96B17.15300,000Positive NewsGRDNGuardian Pharmacy Services0.9544 of 5 stars$26.45+7.1%$25.67-3.0%N/A$1.67B$1.23B0.003,200News CoverageAnalyst ForecastPETSPetMed Express0.4961 of 5 stars$3.92+1.4%$3.35-14.4%-13.0%$80.87M$247.01M391.89210YI111N/A$7.97+1.6%N/A-39.8%$68.12M$14.40B-1.992,110News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsGap UpCJJDChina Jo-Jo DrugstoresN/AN/AN/AN/A$10.05M$147.13M0.00980Gap DownONONON2.6715 of 5 stars$60.06+0.3%$62.45+4.0%+55.3%$37.78B$2.32B139.541,160EBAYeBay4.5964 of 5 stars$72.17+0.5%$67.42-6.6%+41.7%$33.27B$10.31B18.1311,600TSCOTractor Supply4.5114 of 5 stars$53.18+0.4%$58.02+9.1%-9.2%$28.19B$14.96B26.0649,000Positive NewsDividend CutDRIDarden Restaurants4.2957 of 5 stars$209.15-1.2%$201.38-3.7%+36.2%$24.47B$11.76B23.95179,000News CoveragePositive NewsQSRRestaurant Brands International4.4213 of 5 stars$71.42+1.1%$75.65+5.9%+1.0%$23.44B$8.78B22.496,400 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CVS Alternatives GRDN Alternatives PETS Alternatives YI Alternatives CJJD Alternatives ONON Alternatives EBAY Alternatives TSCO Alternatives DRI Alternatives QSR 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 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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