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As of close of business last night, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc’s stock clocked out at $11.01, down -3.08% from its previous closing price of $11.36. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.08 from its previous closing price. On the day, 80.79 million shares were traded. WBA stock price reached its highest trading level at $11.32 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $10.98.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of WBA’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.31 and its Current Ratio is at 0.65. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.47 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.18.
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:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on May 22 ’24 when Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. sold 1,859,390 shares for $215.12 per share. The transaction valued at 400,000,158 led to the insider holds 24,418,171 shares of the business.
Bhandari Inderpal S bought 3,000 shares of WBA for $54,150 on Apr 11 ’24. The Director now owns 3,000 shares after completing the transaction at $18.05 per share. On Apr 02 ’24, another insider, Mahajan Manmohan, who serves as the EVP and Global CFO of the company, bought 6,000 shares for $19.38 each. As a result, the insider paid 116,280 and bolstered with 166,969 shares of the company.
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 9487391744 and an Enterprise Value of 44245659648. 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 0.70. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 0.304 whereas that against EBITDA is 12.199.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WBA has reached a high of $31.32, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $10.69. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -26.15%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -44.68%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that WBA traded 16.48M shares on average per day over the past three months and 24828796 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 863.67M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 711.58M. Insiders hold about 17.57% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 59.30% stake in the company. Shares short for WBA as of 1719532800 were 59051994 with a Short Ratio of 3.58, compared to 1717113600 on 42444633. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 59051994 and a Short% of Float of 9.39.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 1.46, WBA has a forward annual dividend rate of 1.46. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.12852113The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 5.22.
