Walgreen Boots Alliance (WBA) Raises Quarterly Dividend 6.7% to $0.36; 1.7% Yield

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Walgreens Boosts Alliance (WBA) PT Raised to $105 at Leerink Partners

July 9, 2015 5:50 PM EDT

Leerink Partners analyst David Larsen reiterated his Outperform rating and boosted his price target on Walgreens Boosts Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) to $105.00 (from $95.00) after the company reported "excellent" F3Q:15 results.

Larsen commented, "Since this is the first quarter with WBA reporting as a single,... More

Walgreen Boots Alliance (WBA) Tops Q3 EPS by 15c; Appoints New CEO; Boosts Dividend

July 9, 2015 7:02 AM EDT

Walgreen Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) reported Q3 EPS of $1.02, $0.15 better than the analyst estimate of $0.87. Revenue for the quarter came in at $28.8 billion versus the consensus estimate of $29.63 billion.

Executive Vice Chairman and CEO Stefano Pessina said, In just six months since the strategic combination that formed Walgreens Boots Alliance, we are beginning to make progress in our operations, as we were able to deliver another strong quarter. Our Retail Pharmacy USA division produced a solid increase in comparable prescriptions filled in the quarter, along with improved retail front-end margins and very good... More