Published on 1 Dec 2021 on Market Watch
Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. slid 2.41% to $43.72 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.18% to 4,513.04 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.34% to 34,022.04. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. closed $13.33 short of its 52-week high ($57.05), which the company achieved on April 6th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as CVS Health Corp. fell 0.31% to $88.78 and PetMed Express Inc. fell 0.69% to $27.17. Trading volume (6.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 6.2 M.