Walgreens Boots Alliance

Walgreens Boots Alliance (ehemals Walgreen Co.) mit Sitz in Deerfield, Illinois, ist die größte US-amerikanische Apothekenkette. Das börsennotierte Unternehmen geht aus der Fusion von Walgreens mit Alliance Boots im Jahr 2015 hervor.


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Walgreens (WBA) Hits 52-Week High, Can the Run Continue?

Have you been paying attention to shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA)? Shares have been on the move with the stock up 6% over the past month. The stock hit a new 52-week high of $83.53 in the previous session. Walgreens Boots Alliance has gained 15% since the start of the year compared to the 4.8% move for the Zacks Retail-Wholesale sector and the 14.5% return for the Zacks Retail - Pharmacies and Drug Stores industry.

What's Driving the Outperformance?

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Walgreens stock dives after Goldman downgrade on concerns about core business

Goldman’s new stock price target is about 14% below Friday’s trading level

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. shares fell 4% Friday, after Goldman Sachs downgraded the stock to sell from neutral, citing concerns about a deteriorating performance at its core retail pharmacy business as reimbursement rates fall and front-end sales decline.

“Challenges in its retail pharmacy business have intensified, forcing the company to search for other avenues of growth,” analysts led by Robert Jones wrote in a note. Goldman lowered its 12-month price target on the stock to $68 from $73, or about 14% below Friday’s trading level.

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Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Beats Q1 Earnings and Revenue Estimates

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.46 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.43 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.28 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 2.10%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this largest U.S. drugstore chain would post earnings of $1.44 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.48, delivering a surprise of 2.78%.

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Walgreens' stock tumbles after profit miss and slashed guidance, as challenges accelerated

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Net income fell to $1.16 billion, or $1.24 a share, from $1.35 billion, or $1.36 a share, in the same period a year ago. Excluding non-recurring items, adjusted EPS declined 5.4% to $1.64, below the FactSet consensus of $1.72. Sales rose 4.6% to $34.53 billion, just shy of the FactSet consensus of $34.58 billion, as retail pharmacy sales in the U.S. and international were in line with expectations and pharmaceutical wholesale sales missed. 

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Walgreens Boots (WBA) Q1 Earnings Lag Estimates, Margins Fall

Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) came out with quarterly earnings of $1.37 per share, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.40 per share. This compares to earnings of $1.46 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.

This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of -2.14%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this largest U.S. drugstore chain would post earnings of $1.41 per share when it actually produced earnings of $1.43, delivering a surprise of 1.42%.

Over the last four quarters, the company has surpassed consensus EPS estimates two times.

Walgreens, which belongs to the Zacks Retail - Pharmacies and Drug Stores industry, posted revenues of $34.34 billion for the quarter ended November 2019, missing the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 0.84%. This compares to year-ago revenues of $33.79 billion.


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Walgreens Boots (WBA) Q3 Earnings Lag Estimates, Margin Down

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. WBA reported adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of 83 cents for third-quarter fiscal 2020, down 43.8% year over year (down 43.4% at constant exchange rate or CER). Also, the figure lagged the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 24.5%.

GAAP loss per share was $1.95 on a year-over-year basis against EPS of $1.13. The U.K. market was the most impacted by COVID-19, which required a review resulting in non-cash impairment charges of $2 billion related to goodwill and intangible assets in Boots UK.


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Walgreens Boots raises dividend by 2.2%.

Walgreens Boots (NASDAQ:WBA) declares $0.4675/share quarterly dividend, a 2.2% increase from prior dividend of $0.4575.

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