Walgreens shares dive after guidance cut, stores closure plans

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TD Cowen on Walgreens Boosts Alliance (WBA): 'continued challenges in retail pharmacy'

June 27, 2024 8:51 AM EDT

TD Cowen analyst Charles Rhyee reiterated a Buy rating and $35.00 price target on Walgreens Boosts Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA).

The analyst comments "F3Q adj EPS $0.63 missed cons $0.69. WBA narrowed FY24 guide to $2.80-$2.95 (from $3.20-$3.35), which assumes continued challenges in retail pharmacy.... More

RBC Capital on Walgreens (WBA): 'ongoing consumer weakness and pressure on pharmacy margin'

June 27, 2024 8:28 AM EDT

RBC Capital analyst Anton Hie reiterated a Sector Perform rating and $22.00 price target on Walgreens Boosts Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA).

The analyst comments "WBA posted fiscal 3Q24 earnings slightly below expectations driven by ongoing consumer weakness and pressure on pharmacy margin, partially offset by another quarter of good International performance and positive EBITDA contribution from U.S. Healthcare. Management lowered its adjusted EPS guidance by $0.40 at the midpoint, or -12%... More

Walgreens cuts profit view, to shut more stores on spending hit

June 27, 2024 7:18 AM EDT

By Bhanvi Satija and Sneha S K

(Reuters) - (This June 27 story has been corrected to drop a reference to Walgreens closing 700 stores in the U.S. as the number was already reported, in the headline and paragraph 1, and to remove the second paragraph that had references to the company closing Boots stores and taking a related charge as the information had already been reported)

Walgreens Boots Alliance cut its profit forecast for fiscal 2024 and said it would close underperforming U.S. stores as weak consumer spending hurts retail operations.

The drugstore operator's CEO, Tim... More