Published on 12 Jan 2022 on Market Watch
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. stock falls Wednesday, underperforms market
Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. slumped 0.77% to $53.91 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.28% to 4,726.35 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.11% to 36,290.32. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. closed $3.14 short of its 52-week high ($57.05), which the company achieved on April 6th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as CVS Health Corp. fell 0.25% to $105.78 and PetMed Express Inc. fell 1.75% to $24.76. Trading volume (5.3 M) remained 857,361 below its 50-day average volume of 6.1 M.