Published on 5 Aug 2022 on Market Watch
Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. stock outperforms market on strong trading day
Shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. inched 0.03% higher to $38.99 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.23% to 32,803.47 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.16% to 4,145.19. Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. closed $16.01 short of 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 Friday, as CVS Health Corp. rose 0.38% to $102.26 and PetMed Express Inc. fell 0.28% to $21.35. Trading volume (5.6 M) remained 712,630 below its 50-day average volume of 6.3 M.