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First Trust Advisors LP increased its holdings in Walgreens Boots Alliance by 79.7% in the 3rd quarter. Hudock Capital Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance by 0.5% in the second quarter. Company insiders own 14.80% of the company's stock. State of Wisconsin Investment Board lifted its holdings in Walgreens Boots Alliance by 5.1% during the 3rd quarter. Prior to Acell, Pfinsgraff was chief operating officer of iJet International, a risk management solutions company he co-founded.
"Corporate Social Responsibility sits at the heart of Walgreens Boots Alliance". Mitsubishi UFJ Kokusai Asset Management Co.
A number of other analysts have also recently weighed in on the company. Vetr raised shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance from a "buy" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Tuesday, December 12th. They issued an "outperform" rating and a $96.00 target price for the company.
"I am pleased that we delivered another strong performance in the first quarter, led by continued prescription volume and market share growth in Retail Pharmacy USA". Citigroup dropped their price target on Walgreens Boots Alliance from $95.00 to $81.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, November 2nd. Private Vista LLC's holdings in Walgreens Boots Alliance were worth $2,059,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and eleven have given a buy rating to the company's stock.
On 5/3/2017 William C Foote, Director, sold 2,736 with an average share price of $85.89 per share and the total transaction amounting to $234,995.04.
Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ WBA) opened at $71.60 on Wednesday. Don't forget to ensure the company can pay its debts by looking at the current ration, which now is 1.1, and the quick ration, which now sits at 0.6. The volume growth helped increase the company's US pharmacy market share by 1.1% over the past year to 20.6% according to IMS Health.
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. has a 52 week low of $75.74 and a 52 week high of $88.00.
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Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 25th.
The Deerfield, IL-based drugstore chain reported Q1 earnings per share (EPS) of $1.28, which was $0.02 better than the Wall Street consensus estimate of $1.26. Walgreens Boots Alliance had a return on equity of 16.76% and a net margin of 3.52%.
Walgreens posted net income of $821 million in the three months ended November 30, compared to $1.05 billion reported in the same period a year prior. Further, these decreases reflect a loss from the company's equity earnings in AmerisourceBergen and benefits from the United Kingdom tax rate reduction recorded in the same quarter a year ago.
For the ongoing Fiscal Quarter, 13 analysts have an average earnings forecast of $1.42 per share.
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 12th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, February 15th will be paid a $0.375 dividend. This represents a $1.60 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.12%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, February 13th. Walgreens Boots Alliance's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 42.33%. So far, Walgreens Boots Alliance has taken ownership of 357 of the 1,932 stores its acquiring and management says it's on track to have taken ownership of the remaining stores this spring. This repurchase authorization allows the pharmacy operator to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are usually an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.
On 2/7/2017 Ornella Barra, COO, bought 124,000 with an average share price of $80.93 per share and the total transaction amounting to $10,035,320.00. Following the purchase, the director now owns 50,000 shares in the company, valued at approximately $3,350,000. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.
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