Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (WBA) 83.08 $WBA
Dividend Growth IRA Portfolio Update
Abba's Aces - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Feb 28, 5:20AM CST
BCS: 15.86 (-0.25), T: 34.56 (+0.06), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), CMI: 142.23 (unch), HP: 67.06 (+0.86), AMP: 133.63 (-1.71), CAT: 82.90 (-0.90)
The U.S. Toy Market Is Growing
Lutz Muller - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 27, 4:15PM CST
Some, particularly those not too familiar with the U.S. toy market, are confused by the fact that there are three very distinctly different ways of assessing it. One is NPD, still considered the gold standard by some, which says that the traditional...
HAS: 62.31 (-0.19), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), MAT: 26.32 (+0.18), TGT: 76.83 (-0.07), DIS: 104.08 (-0.48), BKS: 24.90 (-1.02), MSFT: 43.85 (-0.21)
Today's Top Performers In Services
at The Street - Fri Feb 27, 11:11AM CST
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the services sector higher today.
SPLS: 16.76 (+0.38), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), YUM: 81.11 (+1.72)
Where hedge funds have bets in the consumer staples/discretionary sectors
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 27, 10:31AM CST
KO: 43.30 (+0.84), MDLZ: 36.94 (+0.22), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), DAL: 44.52 (-1.40), WMT: 83.93 (+0.13), DG: 72.62 (+0.43), PG: 85.13 (-0.04), FDO: 78.74 (+0.13), MA: 90.13 (-1.13), PCLN: 1,237.48 (-3.77), PEP: 98.98 (-0.09)
You Can Absolutely, Positively, Retire Early... Maybe
Regarded Solutions - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 7:35PM CST
KO: 43.30 (+0.84), F: 16.34 (-0.04), GE: 25.99 (+0.10), HCP: 42.36 (+0.58), XOM: 88.54 (-0.11), COP: 65.20 (-0.65), JNJ: 102.51 (-0.29), T: 34.56 (+0.06), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), PG: 85.13 (-0.04), CVX: 106.68 (-0.38), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95), ORI: 15.16 (-0.02)
Walgreens Boots: Market Optimism on Merger Makes It a Buy - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Feb 26, 4:13PM CST
On Feb 24, 2015, Zacks Investment Research upgraded Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), PAHC: 36.27 (-0.12), ABAX: 60.92 (-0.54), VASC: 29.18 (-0.02)
Buying LQD Is A Waste Of Time
The Financial Lexicon - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 25, 11:51AM CST
KMI: 41.01 (-0.21), GE: 25.99 (+0.10), CLR: 44.49 (-1.49), SPG: 190.36 (+3.22), WMT: 83.93 (+0.13), AMP: 133.63 (-1.71), KRFT: 64.06 (+0.28), INTC: 33.25 (-0.40), BNS: 53.45 (+0.30), DFS: 60.98 (-0.28), T: 34.56 (+0.06), VIA: 70.22 (+0.38), JPM: 61.28 (-0.30), DTV: 88.60 (+0.25), BP: 41.44 (+0.08), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95), FDX: 176.98 (+2.38), BUD: 126.66 (-0.83), HD: 114.75 (-0.63), HCP: 42.36 (+0.58), AXP: 81.59 (-1.66), COP: 65.20 (-0.65), WFC: 54.79 (-0.36), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), GS: 189.79 (-2.41), LQD: 121.80 (+0.29), MRK: 58.54 (-0.42), VZ: 49.45 (+0.08)
Retirement Strategy: Adding A Stock That Acts More Like A Snail But Is A Dividend Champion
Regarded Solutions - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 4:25PM CST
KO: 43.30 (+0.84), F: 16.34 (-0.04), GE: 25.99 (+0.10), HCP: 42.36 (+0.58), COP: 65.20 (-0.65), XOM: 88.54 (-0.11), JNJ: 102.51 (-0.29), T: 34.56 (+0.06), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), PG: 85.13 (-0.04), CVX: 106.68 (-0.38), ORI: 15.16 (-0.02), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95)
NY attorney general expands herbal supplements investigation
By MARY ESCH - AP - Tue Feb 24, 7:08AM CST
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Three weeks after ordering four major retailers to pull store-brand herbal supplements off their shelves following DNA tests that found little or none of the listed herbs, New York's attorney general is targeting manufacturers of the popular products.
WBA: 83.08 (+1.43)
3 Stocks Pushing The Services Sector Higher
at The Street - Mon Feb 23, 11:16AM CST
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the services sector higher today.
WFM: 56.49 (-0.24), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), KORS: 67.41 (-0.48)
The Passive DGI Portfolio: Portfolio Update #3
Financially Free Investor - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 23, 1:38AM CST
DWX: 44.27 (+0.15), LMT: 200.05 (-1.28), CLX: 108.64 (-0.46), MDT: 77.59 (-1.22), MON: 120.43 (+0.46), UTX: 121.91 (-0.76), WMT: 83.93 (+0.13), O: 50.06 (+0.25), INTC: 33.25 (-0.40), PEP: 98.98 (-0.09), JNJ: 102.51 (-0.29), CDK: 46.83 (+0.30), QCOM: 72.51 (+0.50), MSFT: 43.85 (-0.21), APD: 156.14 (-0.49), ABT: 47.37 (-0.24), HCP: 42.36 (+0.58), EMR: 57.92 (-0.02), COP: 65.20 (-0.65), MO: 56.29 (+0.20), WM: 54.48 (+0.20), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), ADP: 88.84 (unch), OHI: 40.06 (+0.08), MCD: 98.90 (-0.61), TEVA: 57.02 (+0.53), PG: 85.13 (-0.04), CVX: 106.68 (-0.38), AFL: 62.25 (+0.07), CL: 70.82 (-0.29)
At Least Highly Rated Retailers Click With Consumers
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Feb 18, 7:02AM CST
When it came to customer satisfaction ratings, the nation's retailers capped 2014 on a sour note. In the last quarter of 2014, customer satisfaction was down for the first time in four years, according to a report that the American Customer...
WFM: 56.49 (-0.24), AMZN: 380.16 (-4.64), HD: 114.75 (-0.63), M: 63.72 (+0.14), WMT: 83.93 (+0.13), FDO: 78.74 (+0.13), RAD: 7.98 (-0.19), NFLX: 474.91 (-8.12), LB: 91.86 (-0.12), DLTR: 79.68 (+0.64), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), TGT: 76.83 (-0.07), CVS: 103.87 (-0.30), COST: 146.96 (+0.31), JWN: 80.43 (-0.42), DG: 72.62 (+0.43), LOW: 74.09 (-0.01)
How To Adjust Your Retirement Portfolio For The Effect Of A Stronger Dollar: Sold In The U.S.
Portfolio Management 101 - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 3:28PM CST
T: 34.56 (+0.06), FTR: 7.98 (-0.02), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), HCP: 42.36 (+0.58), EXC: 33.92 (-0.04), BXP: 137.41 (+1.18), AVB: 168.34 (+2.11), CMG: 664.97 (-5.32), MO: 56.29 (+0.20), VZ: 49.45 (+0.08), CTL: 37.86 (+0.46), EQR: 77.03 (+0.19)
Walgreens Flu Index(TM) for Week of Feb. 16, 2015
Business Wire - Tue Feb 17, 10:00AM CST
The Walgreens Flu Index(TM) is a weekly report developed to provide state- and market-specific information regarding flu activity, and ranking of those experiencing the highest incidences of influenza across the country. With the ability to generate hyper-local data that's as specific as a single zip code, the Index aims to drive consumer awareness and prevention within communities, while also serving as a valuable resource for health departments, media and others at the local level.
WBA: 83.08 (+1.43)
Did Rite Aid Corporation Just Ink a Super-Smart Deal?
Todd Campbell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Feb 16, 8:03AM CST
Source: Wiki Commons user Specious. In order to overcome headwinds from slowing sales and sky-high debt, Rite Aid has been closing stores and sweet-talking lenders for years. The pharmacy operator's recently announced acquisition of...
ESRX: 84.79 (+0.25), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), CVS: 103.87 (-0.30), RAD: 7.98 (-0.19)
Retirement Strategy: Is It Time To Panic Based Upon The Most Widely Used Valuation Metric?
Regarded Solutions - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Feb 15, 1:24PM CST
KO: 43.30 (+0.84), T: 34.56 (+0.06), JNJ: 102.51 (-0.29), GE: 25.99 (+0.10), F: 16.34 (-0.04), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), HCP: 42.36 (+0.58), XOM: 88.54 (-0.11), COP: 65.20 (-0.65), PG: 85.13 (-0.04), CVX: 106.68 (-0.38), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95)
A Dividend Investor's Dilemma: Take Profits Or Let It Ride?
Parsimony Investment Research - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 13, 7:34PM CST
DPS: 78.79 (+0.60), HD: 114.75 (-0.63), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), LB: 91.86 (-0.12), TXN: 58.80 (-0.62), TGT: 76.83 (-0.07), WSM: 80.45 (+0.62), MO: 56.29 (+0.20), GLW: 24.40 (-0.07), BMY: 60.92 (-0.54), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95)
GNC Stock Nears Year High As Q4 Earnings, Sales Beat
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Feb 12, 12:12PM CST
GNC's (GNC) stock neared the highest in a year Thursday after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings and sales decreases that weren't as bad as analysts expected. The vitamin store's adjusted earnings fell 3.2% to 61 cents a share. Analysts...
WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), GNC: 48.09 (-0.09), TGT: 76.83 (-0.07), WMT: 83.93 (+0.13)
Rite Aid (RAD) Jumps 6.6% on TPG's EnvisionRx Buyout - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Feb 12, 10:40AM CST
Rite Aid (RAD) announced that it has penned a deal with EnvisionRx, to buy the latter for roughly $2 billion.
ESRX: 84.79 (+0.25), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), CVS: 103.87 (-0.30), RAD: 7.98 (-0.19)
2015 New-Year Coverage Universe Updates
DAG Investments - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 9:10AM CST
ACET: 21.41 (+0.06), GE: 25.99 (+0.10), KR: 71.15 (-0.94), BX: 37.46 (-0.44), CCLP: 17.17 (-0.09), CECE: 14.23 (-0.20), PFE: 34.32 (-0.27), HAL: 42.94 (+0.24), SPWR: 32.66 (+0.60), HLS: 43.46 (-0.62), MTW: 22.13 (+0.02), AET: 99.55 (+0.24), MWA: 9.16 (-0.01), VLO: 61.69 (-0.28), FSLR: 59.74 (+1.06), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), RJF: 57.13 (+0.01), TRN: 33.62 (-0.06), CWCO: 11.18 (+0.59), WMB: 49.04 (+0.23), ANAC: 43.50 (-0.60), SXI: 72.50 (-0.06), IHG: 40.90 (+0.87)
Dividend Growth IRA Portfolio Update
Abba's Aces - at Seeking Alpha - Sat Feb 28, 5:20AM CST
BCS: 15.86 (-0.25), T: 34.56 (+0.06), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), CMI: 142.23 (unch), HP: 67.06 (+0.86), AMP: 133.63 (-1.71), CAT: 82.90 (-0.90)
The U.S. Toy Market Is Growing
Lutz Muller - Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 27, 4:15PM CST
Some, particularly those not too familiar with the U.S. toy market, are confused by the fact that there are three very distinctly different ways of assessing it. One is NPD, still considered the gold standard by some, which says that the traditional...
HAS: 62.31 (-0.19), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), MAT: 26.32 (+0.18), TGT: 76.83 (-0.07), DIS: 104.08 (-0.48), BKS: 24.90 (-1.02), MSFT: 43.85 (-0.21)
Today's Top Performers In Services
at The Street - Fri Feb 27, 11:11AM CST
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the services sector higher today.
SPLS: 16.76 (+0.38), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), YUM: 81.11 (+1.72)
Where hedge funds have bets in the consumer staples/discretionary sectors
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 27, 10:31AM CST
KO: 43.30 (+0.84), MDLZ: 36.94 (+0.22), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), DAL: 44.52 (-1.40), WMT: 83.93 (+0.13), DG: 72.62 (+0.43), PG: 85.13 (-0.04), FDO: 78.74 (+0.13), MA: 90.13 (-1.13), PCLN: 1,237.48 (-3.77), PEP: 98.98 (-0.09)
You Can Absolutely, Positively, Retire Early... Maybe
Regarded Solutions - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 26, 7:35PM CST
KO: 43.30 (+0.84), F: 16.34 (-0.04), GE: 25.99 (+0.10), HCP: 42.36 (+0.58), XOM: 88.54 (-0.11), COP: 65.20 (-0.65), JNJ: 102.51 (-0.29), T: 34.56 (+0.06), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), PG: 85.13 (-0.04), CVX: 106.68 (-0.38), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95), ORI: 15.16 (-0.02)
Walgreens Boots: Market Optimism on Merger Makes It a Buy - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Feb 26, 4:13PM CST
On Feb 24, 2015, Zacks Investment Research upgraded Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), PAHC: 36.27 (-0.12), ABAX: 60.92 (-0.54), VASC: 29.18 (-0.02)
Buying LQD Is A Waste Of Time
The Financial Lexicon - at Seeking Alpha - Wed Feb 25, 11:51AM CST
KMI: 41.01 (-0.21), GE: 25.99 (+0.10), CLR: 44.49 (-1.49), SPG: 190.36 (+3.22), WMT: 83.93 (+0.13), AMP: 133.63 (-1.71), KRFT: 64.06 (+0.28), INTC: 33.25 (-0.40), BNS: 53.45 (+0.30), DFS: 60.98 (-0.28), T: 34.56 (+0.06), VIA: 70.22 (+0.38), JPM: 61.28 (-0.30), DTV: 88.60 (+0.25), BP: 41.44 (+0.08), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95), FDX: 176.98 (+2.38), BUD: 126.66 (-0.83), HD: 114.75 (-0.63), HCP: 42.36 (+0.58), AXP: 81.59 (-1.66), COP: 65.20 (-0.65), WFC: 54.79 (-0.36), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), GS: 189.79 (-2.41), LQD: 121.80 (+0.29), MRK: 58.54 (-0.42), VZ: 49.45 (+0.08)
Retirement Strategy: Adding A Stock That Acts More Like A Snail But Is A Dividend Champion
Regarded Solutions - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 24, 4:25PM CST
KO: 43.30 (+0.84), F: 16.34 (-0.04), GE: 25.99 (+0.10), HCP: 42.36 (+0.58), COP: 65.20 (-0.65), XOM: 88.54 (-0.11), JNJ: 102.51 (-0.29), T: 34.56 (+0.06), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), PG: 85.13 (-0.04), CVX: 106.68 (-0.38), ORI: 15.16 (-0.02), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95)
NY attorney general expands herbal supplements investigation
By MARY ESCH - AP - Tue Feb 24, 7:08AM CST
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Three weeks after ordering four major retailers to pull store-brand herbal supplements off their shelves following DNA tests that found little or none of the listed herbs, New York's attorney general is targeting manufacturers of the popular products.
WBA: 83.08 (+1.43)
3 Stocks Pushing The Services Sector Higher
at The Street - Mon Feb 23, 11:16AM CST
TheStreet highlights 3 stocks pushing the services sector higher today.
WFM: 56.49 (-0.24), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), KORS: 67.41 (-0.48)
The Passive DGI Portfolio: Portfolio Update #3
Financially Free Investor - at Seeking Alpha - Mon Feb 23, 1:38AM CST
DWX: 44.27 (+0.15), LMT: 200.05 (-1.28), CLX: 108.64 (-0.46), MDT: 77.59 (-1.22), MON: 120.43 (+0.46), UTX: 121.91 (-0.76), WMT: 83.93 (+0.13), O: 50.06 (+0.25), INTC: 33.25 (-0.40), PEP: 98.98 (-0.09), JNJ: 102.51 (-0.29), CDK: 46.83 (+0.30), QCOM: 72.51 (+0.50), MSFT: 43.85 (-0.21), APD: 156.14 (-0.49), ABT: 47.37 (-0.24), HCP: 42.36 (+0.58), EMR: 57.92 (-0.02), COP: 65.20 (-0.65), MO: 56.29 (+0.20), WM: 54.48 (+0.20), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), ADP: 88.84 (unch), OHI: 40.06 (+0.08), MCD: 98.90 (-0.61), TEVA: 57.02 (+0.53), PG: 85.13 (-0.04), CVX: 106.68 (-0.38), AFL: 62.25 (+0.07), CL: 70.82 (-0.29)
At Least Highly Rated Retailers Click With Consumers
at Investor's Business Daily - Wed Feb 18, 7:02AM CST
When it came to customer satisfaction ratings, the nation's retailers capped 2014 on a sour note. In the last quarter of 2014, customer satisfaction was down for the first time in four years, according to a report that the American Customer...
WFM: 56.49 (-0.24), AMZN: 380.16 (-4.64), HD: 114.75 (-0.63), M: 63.72 (+0.14), WMT: 83.93 (+0.13), FDO: 78.74 (+0.13), RAD: 7.98 (-0.19), NFLX: 474.91 (-8.12), LB: 91.86 (-0.12), DLTR: 79.68 (+0.64), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), TGT: 76.83 (-0.07), CVS: 103.87 (-0.30), COST: 146.96 (+0.31), JWN: 80.43 (-0.42), DG: 72.62 (+0.43), LOW: 74.09 (-0.01)
How To Adjust Your Retirement Portfolio For The Effect Of A Stronger Dollar: Sold In The U.S.
Portfolio Management 101 - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 17, 3:28PM CST
T: 34.56 (+0.06), FTR: 7.98 (-0.02), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), HCP: 42.36 (+0.58), EXC: 33.92 (-0.04), BXP: 137.41 (+1.18), AVB: 168.34 (+2.11), CMG: 664.97 (-5.32), MO: 56.29 (+0.20), VZ: 49.45 (+0.08), CTL: 37.86 (+0.46), EQR: 77.03 (+0.19)
Walgreens Flu Index(TM) for Week of Feb. 16, 2015
Business Wire - Tue Feb 17, 10:00AM CST
The Walgreens Flu Index(TM) is a weekly report developed to provide state- and market-specific information regarding flu activity, and ranking of those experiencing the highest incidences of influenza across the country. With the ability to generate hyper-local data that's as specific as a single zip code, the Index aims to drive consumer awareness and prevention within communities, while also serving as a valuable resource for health departments, media and others at the local level.
WBA: 83.08 (+1.43)
Did Rite Aid Corporation Just Ink a Super-Smart Deal?
Todd Campbell, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Feb 16, 8:03AM CST
Source: Wiki Commons user Specious. In order to overcome headwinds from slowing sales and sky-high debt, Rite Aid has been closing stores and sweet-talking lenders for years. The pharmacy operator's recently announced acquisition of...
ESRX: 84.79 (+0.25), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), CVS: 103.87 (-0.30), RAD: 7.98 (-0.19)
Retirement Strategy: Is It Time To Panic Based Upon The Most Widely Used Valuation Metric?
Regarded Solutions - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Feb 15, 1:24PM CST
KO: 43.30 (+0.84), T: 34.56 (+0.06), JNJ: 102.51 (-0.29), GE: 25.99 (+0.10), F: 16.34 (-0.04), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), HCP: 42.36 (+0.58), XOM: 88.54 (-0.11), COP: 65.20 (-0.65), PG: 85.13 (-0.04), CVX: 106.68 (-0.38), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95)
A Dividend Investor's Dilemma: Take Profits Or Let It Ride?
Parsimony Investment Research - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 13, 7:34PM CST
DPS: 78.79 (+0.60), HD: 114.75 (-0.63), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), LB: 91.86 (-0.12), TXN: 58.80 (-0.62), TGT: 76.83 (-0.07), WSM: 80.45 (+0.62), MO: 56.29 (+0.20), GLW: 24.40 (-0.07), BMY: 60.92 (-0.54), AAPL: 128.46 (-1.95)
GNC Stock Nears Year High As Q4 Earnings, Sales Beat
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu Feb 12, 12:12PM CST
GNC's (GNC) stock neared the highest in a year Thursday after the company reported fourth-quarter earnings and sales decreases that weren't as bad as analysts expected. The vitamin store's adjusted earnings fell 3.2% to 61 cents a share. Analysts...
WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), GNC: 48.09 (-0.09), TGT: 76.83 (-0.07), WMT: 83.93 (+0.13)
Rite Aid (RAD) Jumps 6.6% on TPG's EnvisionRx Buyout - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Feb 12, 10:40AM CST
Rite Aid (RAD) announced that it has penned a deal with EnvisionRx, to buy the latter for roughly $2 billion.
ESRX: 84.79 (+0.25), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), CVS: 103.87 (-0.30), RAD: 7.98 (-0.19)
2015 New-Year Coverage Universe Updates
DAG Investments - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 9:10AM CST
ACET: 21.41 (+0.06), GE: 25.99 (+0.10), KR: 71.15 (-0.94), BX: 37.46 (-0.44), CCLP: 17.17 (-0.09), CECE: 14.23 (-0.20), PFE: 34.32 (-0.27), HAL: 42.94 (+0.24), SPWR: 32.66 (+0.60), HLS: 43.46 (-0.62), MTW: 22.13 (+0.02), AET: 99.55 (+0.24), MWA: 9.16 (-0.01), VLO: 61.69 (-0.28), FSLR: 59.74 (+1.06), WBA: 83.08 (+1.43), RJF: 57.13 (+0.01), TRN: 33.62 (-0.06), CWCO: 11.18 (+0.59), WMB: 49.04 (+0.23), ANAC: 43.50 (-0.60), SXI: 72.50 (-0.06), IHG: 40.90 (+0.87)
