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The closing price of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ: WBA) was $11.38 for the day, up 5.18% from the previous closing price of $10.82. In other words, the price has increased by $5.18 from its previous closing price. On the day, 22.93 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
Our analysis of WBA’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.30 and its Current Ratio is at 0.64. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 3.09 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.80.
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 this company, Leerink Partners on February 26, 2024, initiated with a Market Perform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $23.
On January 03, 2024, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Underweight rating and target price of $21.Barclays initiated its Underweight rating on January 03, 2024, with a $21 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. 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:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 0.07 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 0.99.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WBA has reached a high of $22.05, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $8.08. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 2.59%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 863.49M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 709.68M. Insiders hold about 17.88% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 63.18% stake in the company.
