Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Competitors $8.52 -0.22 (-2.52%) (As of 02:57 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WBA vs. CVS, GRDN, PETS, YI, CJJD, DECK, TSCO, EBAY, EXPE, 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), Deckers Outdoor (DECK), Tractor Supply (TSCO), eBay (EBAY), Expedia Group (EXPE), and Restaurant Brands International (QSR). Walgreens Boots Alliance vs. CVS Health Guardian Pharmacy Services PetMed Express 111 China Jo-Jo Drugstores Deckers Outdoor Tractor Supply eBay Expedia Group Restaurant Brands International Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) and CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, community ranking, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation. Do institutionals & insiders believe in WBA or CVS? 58.6% of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of CVS Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.4% of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of CVS Health shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WBA or CVS? CVS Health received 257 more outperform votes than Walgreens Boots Alliance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.53% of users gave CVS Health an outperform vote while only 65.48% of users gave Walgreens Boots Alliance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWalgreens Boots AllianceOutperform Votes116365.48% Underperform Votes61334.52% CVS HealthOutperform Votes142075.53% Underperform Votes46024.47% Does the media prefer WBA or CVS? In the previous week, CVS Health had 11 more articles in the media than Walgreens Boots Alliance. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for CVS Health and 19 mentions for Walgreens Boots Alliance. CVS Health's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Walgreens Boots Alliance's score of 0.60 indicating that CVS Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Walgreens Boots Alliance 6 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive CVS Health 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts rate WBA or CVS? Walgreens Boots Alliance presently has a consensus price target of $12.58, indicating a potential upside of 43.90%. CVS Health has a consensus price target of $70.50, indicating a potential upside of 21.45%. Given Walgreens Boots Alliance's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Walgreens Boots Alliance is more favorable than CVS Health.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Walgreens Boots Alliance 4 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.87CVS Health 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Is WBA or CVS more profitable? CVS Health has a net margin of 1.36% compared to Walgreens Boots Alliance's net margin of -5.85%. Walgreens Boots Alliance's return on equity of 14.23% beat CVS Health's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Walgreens Boots Alliance-5.85% 14.23% 2.88% CVS Health 1.36%10.72%3.21% Is WBA or CVS a better dividend stock? Walgreens Boots Alliance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.4%. CVS Health pays an annual dividend of $2.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Walgreens Boots Alliance pays out -10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVS Health pays out 67.5% 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. Walgreens Boots Alliance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has better valuation & earnings, WBA or CVS? 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 RatioWalgreens Boots Alliance$147.66B0.05-$8.64B-$10.01-0.87CVS Health$357.78B0.20$8.34B$3.9414.73 Which has more volatility & risk, WBA or CVS? Walgreens Boots Alliance has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVS Health has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryCVS Health beats Walgreens Boots Alliance on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto Swap ProfitsURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowAll of our key indicators are flashing the same signal: an altcoin season is fast approaching. And if you know anything about crypto, you know that altcoin seasons are where some of the biggest gains happen.Register for the FREE Workshop Now & get $10 in Bitcoin 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$7.74B$9.33B$25.46B$9.10BDividend Yield11.17%7.83%168.56%4.00%P/E Ratio-0.871.64107.8514.77Price / Sales0.050.187.5891.59Price / Cash1.5675.1322.0138.47Price / Book0.630.825.484.95Net Income-$8.64B-$46.88M$682.26M$224.92M7 Day Performance-3.53%-1.63%1.97%2.22%1 Month Performance-9.15%7.44%4.72%9.36%1 Year Performance-57.39%-41.86%21.64%28.45% Walgreens Boots Alliance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WBAWalgreens Boots Alliance4.1849 of 5 stars$8.52-2.5%$12.58+47.6%-58.0%$7.37B$147.66B-0.85312,000Analyst ForecastCVSCVS Health4.9929 of 5 stars$58.70-1.9%$70.33+19.8%-15.2%$73.87B$368.91B15.02300,000Analyst UpgradeGRDNGuardian Pharmacy Services0.5933 of 5 stars$24.58-1.4%$22.00-10.5%N/A$1.56B$1.17B0.003,200PETSPetMed Express0.8345 of 5 stars$4.41-4.8%$3.50-20.6%-29.5%$91.11M$281.06M-77.17287Positive NewsYI1110.7657 of 5 stars$0.81-2.9%N/A-58.8%$68.92M$2.11B-2.071,520CJJDChina Jo-Jo DrugstoresN/A$2.01flatN/A-56.1%$13.37M$154.54M0.00980Gap UpDECKDeckers Outdoor4.3999 of 5 stars$202.68+3.4%$153.53-24.3%+959.3%$30.79B$4.29B35.154,800Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓TSCOTractor Supply4.5274 of 5 stars$285.50+0.6%$282.59-1.0%+34.8%$30.50B$14.77B27.6450,000EBAYeBay4.1944 of 5 stars$63.29-1.2%$62.87-0.7%+52.1%$30.32B$10.11B15.9012,300EXPEExpedia Group4.8611 of 5 stars$184.62-0.2%$167.67-9.2%+34.7%$23.70B$12.84B23.7617,100Positive NewsQSRRestaurant Brands International4.5888 of 5 stars$69.73+0.2%$82.27+18.0%-2.9%$22.57B$7.02B17.459,000Options VolumePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CVS Alternatives GRDN Alternatives PETS Alternatives YI Alternatives CJJD Alternatives DECK Alternatives TSCO Alternatives EBAY Alternatives EXPE Alternatives QSR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WBA) was last updated on 12/5/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredLock in this share price before 12/5When the team that built Zillow into a $16B real estate leader launches a new company, it’s worth paying atten...Pacaso | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWaveBot: The Automated Trading Tool for This Bull MarketThe 4th quarter of 2024 is shaping up to be one of the most explosive periods for crypto in recent memory. 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