Why Is Walgreens (WBA) Stock Soaring Today [Yahoo! Finance]
Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA)
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Shares of pharmacy chain Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) jumped 8.1% in the afternoon session after The Wall Street Journal reported the company was close to sealing a deal with private equity firm Sycamore Partners to go private. According to sources, the deal valued WBA at $10 billion. The shares closed the day at $10.83, up 5.6% from previous close. Is now the time to buy Walgreens? Access our full analysis report here, it's free What The Market Is Telling Us Walgreens's shares are very volatile and have had 25 moves greater than 5% over the last year. In that context, today's move indicates the market considers this news meaningful but not something that would fundamentally change its perception of the business. The previous big move we wrote about was 14 days ago when the stock gained 13.5% after CNBC's David Faber said that a potential deal between the company (Walgreens) and private equity firm Sycamore Partners "was showing signs of life." The stock's reaction
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