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In the latest session, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) closed at $10.85 down -0.55% from its previous closing price of $10.91. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.55 from its previous closing price. On the day, 7.36 million shares were traded. WBA stock price reached its highest trading level at $10.9 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.82.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 8.29 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 16.43. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.32 and its Current Ratio is at 0.61. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.38 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.83.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Deutsche Bank on February 28, 2025, Downgraded its rating to Sell and sets its target price to $9 from $11 previously.
On February 26, 2024, Leerink Partners started tracking the stock assigning a Market Perform rating and target price of $23.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 18 ’25 when Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. sold 12,000,000 shares for $21.16 per share. The transaction valued at 253,920,000 led to the insider holds 11,239,996 shares of the business.
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. sold 1,286,376 shares of WBA for $314,531,796 on Feb 06 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 12,570,000 shares after completing the transaction at $244.51 per share. On Feb 06 ’25, another insider, Walgreens Boots Alliance Holdi, who serves as the Affiliate of the company, bought 1,081,885 shares for $246.13 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WBA now has a Market Capitalization of 9382407168 and an Enterprise Value of 39501406208. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.06 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.32. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.26 whereas that against EBITDA is 29.79.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WBA is 0.73, which has changed by -0.38457173 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.07455289 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WBA has reached a high of $18.83, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 6.61%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, WBA has traded an average of 23.57M shares per day and 18421820 over the past ten days. A total of 864.46M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 711.51M. Insiders hold about 17.72% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.06% stake in the company. Shares short for WBA as of 1743379200 were 36685860 with a Short Ratio of 1.56, compared to 1740700800 on 62973296. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 36685860 and a Short% of Float of 5.08.
Dividends & Splits
According to the company, the forward annual dividend rate for WBA is 0.75, from 0.75 in the trailing year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.06874427The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 6.42.
