Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) Competitors $9.70 -0.27 (-2.71%) (As of 05:18 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WBA vs. CVS, GRDN, PETS, YI, CJJD, DECK, EBAY, TSCO, WSM, and EXPEShould you be buying Walgreens Boots Alliance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Walgreens Boots Alliance include CVS Health (CVS), Guardian Pharmacy Services (GRDN), PetMed Express (PETS), 111 (YI), China Jo-Jo Drugstores (CJJD), Deckers Outdoor (DECK), eBay (EBAY), Tractor Supply (TSCO), Williams-Sonoma (WSM), and Expedia Group (EXPE). Walgreens Boots Alliance vs. CVS Health Guardian Pharmacy Services PetMed Express 111 China Jo-Jo Drugstores Deckers Outdoor eBay Tractor Supply Williams-Sonoma Expedia Group Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) and CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) are both retail/wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk. Which has more volatility & risk, WBA or CVS? Walgreens Boots Alliance has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CVS Health has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend WBA or CVS? Walgreens Boots Alliance currently has a consensus price target of $12.58, indicating a potential upside of 29.66%. CVS Health has a consensus price target of $70.50, indicating a potential upside of 55.70%. Given CVS Health's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe CVS Health is more favorable than Walgreens Boots Alliance.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Walgreens Boots Alliance 4 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.87CVS Health 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, WBA or CVS? CVS Health has higher revenue and earnings than Walgreens Boots Alliance. Walgreens Boots Alliance is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVS Health, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWalgreens Boots Alliance$147.66B0.06-$8.64B-$10.01-0.97CVS Health$368.91B0.15$8.34B$3.9411.49 Do institutionals and insiders believe in WBA or CVS? 58.6% of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.7% of CVS Health shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.4% of Walgreens Boots Alliance shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of CVS Health shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WBA or CVS? CVS Health received 257 more outperform votes than Walgreens Boots Alliance when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 75.53% of users gave CVS Health an outperform vote while only 65.48% of users gave Walgreens Boots Alliance an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWalgreens Boots AllianceOutperform Votes116365.48% Underperform Votes61334.52% CVS HealthOutperform Votes142075.53% Underperform Votes46024.47% Is WBA or CVS a better dividend stock? Walgreens Boots Alliance pays an annual dividend of $1.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. CVS Health pays an annual dividend of $2.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Walgreens Boots Alliance pays out -10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CVS Health pays out 67.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Walgreens Boots Alliance is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media prefer WBA or CVS? In the previous week, CVS Health had 5 more articles in the media than Walgreens Boots Alliance. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for CVS Health and 26 mentions for Walgreens Boots Alliance. CVS Health's average media sentiment score of 0.46 beat Walgreens Boots Alliance's score of 0.42 indicating that CVS Health is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Walgreens Boots Alliance 13 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral CVS Health 12 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 6 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is WBA or CVS more profitable? CVS Health has a net margin of 1.36% compared to Walgreens Boots Alliance's net margin of -5.85%. Walgreens Boots Alliance's return on equity of 14.23% beat CVS Health's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Walgreens Boots Alliance-5.85% 14.23% 2.88% CVS Health 1.36%10.72%3.21% SummaryCVS Health beats Walgreens Boots Alliance on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Huge AlertsUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Click here to see how this opportunity could transform your portfolio. Get Walgreens Boots Alliance News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WBA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WBA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWalgreens Boots AllianceDrug stores & proprietary stores IndustryRetail SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$8.39B$7.44B$24.52B$8.94BDividend Yield9.62%7.67%168.53%4.06%P/E Ratio-0.972.30111.4116.95Price / Sales0.060.283.40127.83Price / Cash1.8182.6121.6437.95Price / Book0.700.785.344.71Net Income-$8.64B-$46.88M$670.54M$225.30M7 Day Performance-1.42%-5.25%-5.43%-3.74%1 Month Performance12.01%3.21%0.44%4.48%1 Year Performance-61.17%-44.00%10.22%18.72% Walgreens Boots Alliance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WBAWalgreens Boots Alliance4.1819 of 5 stars$9.70-2.7%$12.58+29.7%-60.4%$8.39B$147.66B-0.97312,000CVSCVS Health5 of 5 stars$47.80-3.2%$70.50+47.5%-40.8%$60.15B$368.91B12.53300,000GRDNGuardian Pharmacy Services0.5611 of 5 stars$23.27+0.1%$22.00-5.5%N/A$1.47B$1.17B0.003,200Positive NewsPETSPetMed Express0.9254 of 5 stars$5.62+2.0%$3.50-37.7%-23.9%$116.11M$281.06M0.00287Positive NewsYI1110.5542 of 5 stars$0.81-2.5%N/A-48.1%$69.27M$2.11B-2.081,520CJJDChina Jo-Jo DrugstoresN/A$1.85flatN/A-58.3%$12.31M$154.54M0.00980Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓News CoverageGap UpDECKDeckers Outdoor4.4332 of 5 stars$212.08+2.6%$158.59-25.2%+977.6%$32.22B$4.29B36.344,800Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsEBAYeBay4.1111 of 5 stars$63.93+0.1%$62.63-2.0%+53.8%$30.62B$10.27B15.7912,300Analyst ForecastInsider TradeShort Interest ↑TSCOTractor Supply4.2591 of 5 stars$281.97-1.2%$289.90+2.8%+26.6%$30.13B$14.56B27.7750,000WSMWilliams-Sonoma4.5105 of 5 stars$194.48-0.6%$154.41-20.6%+93.5%$23.94B$7.53B23.1519,300Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsEXPEExpedia Group4.6846 of 5 stars$183.26+0.1%$167.67-8.5%+23.7%$23.52B$13.39B23.4217,100Analyst ForecastShort Interest ↓Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CVS Alternatives GRDN Alternatives PETS Alternatives YI Alternatives CJJD Alternatives DECK Alternatives EBAY Alternatives TSCO Alternatives WSM Alternatives EXPE Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:WBA) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUncover the Top Gold Stock of the Bull MarketGold Stocks Are Surging—Is West Red Lake Gold Mines Your Next Profit Play?Huge Alerts | SponsoredDid You See Trump’s Bombshell Exec. 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