WBA vs. CVS, HLF, YUM, EBAY, ONON, TSCO, DRI, DG, QSR, and ULTA
Should you be buying Walgreens Boots Alliance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Walgreens Boots Alliance include CVS Health (CVS), Herbalife (HLF), Yum! Brands (YUM), eBay (EBAY), ON (ONON), Tractor Supply (TSCO), Darden Restaurants (DRI), Dollar General (DG), Restaurant Brands International (QSR), and Ulta Beauty (ULTA).
Walgreens Boots Alliance vs. Its Competitors
CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) and Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) are both drug retail companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.
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, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, CVS Health had 2 more articles in the media than Walgreens Boots Alliance. MarketBeat recorded 48 mentions for CVS Health and 46 mentions for Walgreens Boots Alliance. CVS Health's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Walgreens Boots Alliance's score of 0.52 indicating that CVS Health is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
CVS Health currently has a consensus price target of $75.38, indicating a potential upside of 8.36%. Walgreens Boots Alliance has a consensus price target of $10.59, indicating a potential downside of 7.82%. Given CVS Health's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe CVS Health is more favorable than Walgreens Boots Alliance.
CVS Health has a beta of 0.57, suggesting that its stock price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Walgreens Boots Alliance has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
CVS Health has a net margin of 1.39% compared to Walgreens Boots Alliance's net margin of -4.07%. Walgreens Boots Alliance's return on equity of 17.66% beat CVS Health's return on equity.
Summary
CVS Health beats Walgreens Boots Alliance on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (NASDAQ:WBA) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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