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Walgreen Co. (the "company" or "Walgreens") was incorporated as an Illinois corporation in 1909 as a successor to a business founded in 1901. As of August 31, 2009, we operated 7,496 locations in 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and Guam. In 2009 the company opened or acquired... More
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Tuesday, February 5, 5:48 PM
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After-hours top losers: GLUU -5%. HAIN -4%. TTMI -4%. XLS -3%. WAG -3%. 1 Comment [On the Move] - Tuesday, February 5, 9:15 AM Walgreen (WAG) reports January sales rose 6.3% Y/Y to $6.15B as it increased the prescriptions filled at comparable stores at a double-digit rate. The company noted the percentage of Express Scripts customers using its pharmacies increased again, but didn't issue specific numbers. Flu shots season-to-date now total over 6.9M, up over 25% from last year's mark, largely due to the widespread flu epidemic. WAG +1.6% premarket. Comment! [Consumer, On the Move]
- Friday, January 18, 12:27 PM The latest report from the CDC on the national outbreak of the flu shows nine more children deaths to bring the season's total to 29. Doctor visits are still on the rise as is demand for flu shots at drugstore chains CVS Caremark (CVS -0.4%), Rite Aid (RAD +1.3%), and Walgreen (WAG -0.3%). 2 Comments [Consumer]
- Monday, January 14, 9:04 AM Reports on major drugstore chains running out of flu shots over the weekend tip off that Walgreen (WAG), Rite Aid (RAD), and CVS Caremark (CVS) may be seeing increased traffic due to the national outbreak of the flu. Typically, the chains pick up some incremental grocery sales during a heightened flu season. 1 Comment [Consumer]
- Friday, January 11, 6:37 AM Walgreen Company (WAG) declares $0.275/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 2.85%. For shareholders of record Feb. 15. Payable Mar. 12. Ex-div date Feb. 13. (PR) Comment! [Dividends]
- Monday, January 7, 11:24 AM The early start to the flu season is expected to bring in more traffic to pharmacy chains Walgreen (WAG +2.2%), CVS Caremark (CVS -1.1%) and Rite Aid (RAD -2.6%) as the national media picks up on the story. The CDC reports 41 states have "widespread influenza" activity and says 52.6% of patients visit are for flu illnesses - compared to a national baseline average of around 2.2%. Comment! [Consumer]
- Monday, January 7, 6:58 AM Jefferies upgrades Walgreen (WAG) to a Buy rating. One potential driver of traffic to Walgreen stores is the the flu season which is raging to its most active start in over a decade. Comment! [Consumer]
- Friday, January 4, 8:11 AM Walgreen (WAG) reports December sales fell off 4% as an increase in the average basket size couldn't offset a decrease in traffic. The company saw pharmacy sales drop 8.9% at comparable stores as its recovery from the dispute with Express Scripts continues to be difficult to overcome. Flu shots season-to-date are running higher than last year. 2 Comments [Consumer]
- Wednesday, January 2, 6:59 AM Raymond James upgrades Walgreen (WAG) to Outperform from Market Perform with a fresh price target of $45. The firm sees Walgreen accelerating its earnings growth and improving margins in 2013. Comment! [Consumer]
- Friday, December 21, 2012, 7:39 AM More on Walgreen (WAG): Prescription sales fell 7.2% compared to a year ago while generic introductions negatively impacted sales by 4.9 percentage points in the quarter. Overall, total sales in comparable stores declined a disappointing 8%. The company opened 218 new drugstores during the period. WAG -2.2% premarket. (PR) 1 Comment [Earnings, Consumer, On the Move]
- Friday, December 21, 2012, 7:31 AM Walgreen (WAG): FQ1 EPS of $0.58 misses by $0.1. Revenue of $17.3B (-4.6% Y/Y) misses by $0.2B. (PR) 1 Comment [Earnings]
- Friday, December 21, 2012, 12:05 AM Notable earnings before Friday’s open: WAG 1 Comment [Earnings]
- Thursday, December 20, 2012, 5:30 PM Notable earnings before Friday’s open: WAG Comment! [Earnings]
- Thursday, December 20, 2012, 9:17 AM Shares of Walgreen (WAG) and CVS Caremark (CVS) are on watch after Rite Aid reported its first quarterly profit since 2007. The quick analyst take on the drugstore chain shakeup is that Rite Aid's execution is behind the strong Q3 more than sector strength. Comment! [Consumer]
- Saturday, December 15, 2012, 11:00 AM Laszlo Birinyi is a fan of stocks that go down on what he calls "nonrecurring bad news" (think News Corp.). On that front, one of his favorites now is Walgreen (WAG). Another top pick - Sears Holdings (SHLD) - owns the real estate on which its stores sit, and should benefit from the property recovery. Whose work does he follow? "There are some (WS strategists) I keep an eye on because they are fairly consistently wrong." 10 Comments [Quick Ideas]
- Friday, December 14, 2012, 10:04 AM Goldman Sachs weighs in on the pharmacy wars, noting CVS Caremark (CVS +2.2%) still has room to grow based on its "distinctive positioning" in the sector. Despite all the sound and fury from Walgreen (WAG -0.1%) on recapturing its lost customers back, the opposite appears to be the reality as the CVS share in the prescription market rises instead of falls. Comment! [Consumer]
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Alan Brochstein
$WAG disappointing, but numbers start to look much better real soon - should rally to 52-week high soon - View all 0 replies
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James Hartje
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James Hartje
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James Hartje
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James Hartje
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James Hartje
While some people are saying buy $WAG based on weakness, we think there are many better investment options out there. #StockTalk - View all 0 replies
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James Hartje
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