Walgreens plays down Amazon pharmacy entry, but investors spooked

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Guggenheim Remains Bullish on Amazon (AMZN) Following PillPack Acquisition

July 2, 2018 7:37 AM EDT

Guggenheim reiterated a Buy rating and $1850.00 price target on Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) following the company's recent acquisition of PillPack. This drove a 5-10% correction in drug retail shares on the assumption that this would place incremental pressure on pricing and profitability.

Analyst John... More

Walgreens Boosts Alliance (WBA) PT Lowered to $68 at RBC Capital

June 29, 2018 8:02 AM EDT

RBC Capital lowered its price target on Walgreens Boosts Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) to $68.00 (from $88.00) while maintaining an Outperform rating.

Analyst George Hill views the sharp downward move Thursday following Amazon's entry into the pharmacy space as an overreaction.

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CVS Health (CVS) PT Lowered to $84 at RBC Capital on Amazon Effect

June 29, 2018 7:10 AM EDT

RBC Capital lowered its price target on CVS Health (NYSE: CVS) to $84.00 (from $91.00) while maintaining an Outperform rating to reflect Amazon's entrance into the pharmacy space.

"We acknowledge that Amazon has disrupted industries in the past, but believe that the stickiness of payer/ pharmacy... More

Walgreens Boosts Alliance (WBA) PT Lowered to $64 at Evercore ISI; Today was a 'Complete Mess', But Maintaining OP Rating

June 28, 2018 11:51 AM EDT

Evercore ISI lowered its price target on Walgreens Boosts Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) to $64.00 (from $74.00) while maintaining an Outperform rating.

Analyst Ross Muken commented, "What a complete mess today turned out to be (and here I was worried about balancing MCKs Analyst Day w/ WBAs report). While on the surface WBAs print... More