Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Competitors $12.07 -0.12 (-0.98%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.04 -0.04 (-0.29%) As of 08/22/2025 07:59 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, TSCO, ONON, and EXPEShould 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), Tractor Supply (TSCO), ON (ONON), and Expedia Group (EXPE). Walgreens Boots Alliance vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Dollar Tree CVS Health Dollar General 3M Walmart Herbalife Tractor Supply ON Expedia Group Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are both large-cap retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the media favor WBA or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 230 more articles in the media than Walgreens Boots Alliance. MarketBeat recorded 244 mentions for Amazon.com and 14 mentions for Walgreens Boots Alliance. Walgreens Boots Alliance's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Amazon.com's score of 1.04 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 9 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amazon.com 167 Very Positive mention(s) 40 Positive mention(s) 21 Neutral mention(s) 10 Negative mention(s) 4 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has better earnings & valuation, 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-$7.29-1.66Amazon.com$637.96B3.83$59.25B$6.5634.88 Do analysts prefer WBA or AMZN? Walgreens Boots Alliance presently has a consensus target price of $10.59, indicating a potential downside of 12.25%. Amazon.com has a consensus target price of $262.87, indicating a potential upside of 14.87%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 2 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has more risk and volatility, WBA or AMZN? Walgreens Boots Alliance has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock 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 23.84% 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%23.84%11.14% Do institutionals & insiders believe in WBA or AMZN? 58.6% of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. 17.5% of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. 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$10.45B$5.73B$27.44B$9.78BDividend YieldN/AN/A172.55%4.05%P/E Ratio-1.663.0726.7626.05Price / Sales0.070.1414.41117.77Price / Cash2.102.5959.8359.36Price / Book0.870.874.826.60Net Income-$8.64B-$4.19B$869.87M$265.65M7 Day Performance0.92%1.16%1.97%2.01%1 Month Performance4.68%-2.74%-2.05%-0.33%1 Year Performance17.18%14.84%16.23%19.04% Walgreens Boots Alliance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WBAWalgreens Boots Alliance2.4211 of 5 stars$12.07-1.0%$10.59-12.3%+20.3%$10.45B$147.66B-1.66312,000News CoveragePositive NewsAMZNAmazon.com4.6293 of 5 stars$230.70-0.1%$262.87+13.9%+29.9%$2.46T$637.96B35.171,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeInsider TradeDLTRDollar Tree3.2561 of 5 stars$112.30-1.0%$99.89-11.0%+15.7%$23.43B$17.58B-8.10214,710News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastCVSCVS Health4.9703 of 5 stars$70.47+2.7%$76.67+8.8%+23.3%$89.34B$372.81B19.67300,000DGDollar General4.2282 of 5 stars$112.98+0.2%$108.80-3.7%-8.8%$24.87B$40.61B21.56194,200Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastMMM3M3.9936 of 5 stars$153.44+0.7%$158.10+3.0%+23.3%$81.61B$24.60B21.3161,500Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementWMTWalmart4.6546 of 5 stars$100.35+0.3%$109.89+9.5%+28.1%$801.55B$680.99B42.922,100,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionHLFHerbalife4.15 of 5 stars$9.39-2.3%$11.50+22.5%+16.1%$966.66M$4.99B2.968,600Positive NewsTSCOTractor Supply4.3194 of 5 stars$61.38+1.5%$61.80+0.7%+16.1%$32.52B$14.88B30.1152,000Positive NewsONONON4.3721 of 5 stars$44.98-0.8%$64.20+42.7%+7.6%$28.31B$2.63B99.933,254Positive NewsEXPEExpedia Group4.6002 of 5 stars$207.14-0.1%$205.63-0.7%+61.4%$25.62B$13.69B25.3816,500Trending NewsInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMZN Alternatives DLTR Alternatives CVS Alternatives DG Alternatives MMM Alternatives WMT Alternatives HLF Alternatives TSCO Alternatives ONON Alternatives EXPE 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 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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