Published on 1 Aug 2022 on Market Watch
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. stock outperforms competitors on strong trading day
Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. inched 0.68% higher to $39.89 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.28% to 4,118.63 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.14% to 32,798.40. This was the stock's seventh consecutive day of gains. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. closed $15.11 below its 52-week high ($55.00), which the company achieved on January 11th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as CVS Health Corp. rose 0.36% to $96.02 and PetMed Express Inc. rose 2.47% to $22.36. Trading volume (5.5 M) remained 1.0 million below its 50-day average volume of 6.6 M.