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InvestorPlace: 6 Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy

[Editor’s note: “6 Monthly Dividend Stocks to Buy” was previously published in July 2019. It has since been updated to include the most relevant information available.]

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A couple…

Analyst Activity – Deutsche Bank AG Reiterates Buy on Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA)

Analyst Ratings For Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) Today, Deutsche Bank AG reiterated its Buy rating on Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) with a price target of $88.00. There are 1 sell rating, 2 hold ratings, 13 buy ratings on the stock. The current consensus rating on Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ:WBA) is Buy (Score: 2.75) with a consensus target price of $90.58 per share, a…

WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC. (NASDAQ:WBA) Files An 8-K Other Events

WALGREENS BOOTS ALLIANCE, INC. (NASDAQ:WBA) Files An 8-K Other Events Item8.01 Other Events. The first paragraph in Item 7.01 above is incorporated herein by reference. Item9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits. (d) Exhibits Exhibit No. Description 99.1 Joint Press Release dated December20, 2016 Cautionary Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements Certain statements in this report may constitute…

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc (NASDAQ:WBA) has gone the extra mile to become the first retail store to include its loyalty card in Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL)’s Google Android Pay mobile service via NFC.

The company has supported NFC payments for quite some time but this is the first time it has included its loyalty card into Android Pay. It is worth noting that there are many retail stores that manage their reward cards through Android Pay, but Walgreens is the first firm to do so via NFC. The company’s reward program works by allowing customers to earn redeemable points when they make purchases at the Walgreens stores.

Rather than displaying the actual rewards at the checkout, users can now tap their handsets at the pin pad. They will also have to make payments for their purchases through Android Pay or any other payment service that supports NFC, thus eliminating the need for shoppers to carry their cards. This move will make it much easier for members to earn and redeem their points. The move also expands the company’s portfolio of comprehensive and unified mobile payment services. Walgreens claims that it has more than 85 million active reward members and that most of them use Android handsets. Supporting its loyalty card on Android Pay was therefore the most convenient move to support the customers.

Walgreens also highlighted the security, privacy and ease of using the mobile platform to earn loyalty points and use them in the stores. It also simplifies things because customers no longer have to scan their reward cards to check their balance or entering their number at the checkout. Those who wish to register to the loyalty program can do so by first downloading the Android Pay app on their handsets and configure their Walgreens Balance Reward cards to their accounts. The move by the company also highlights the increasing uptake in mobile payment solutions as well as increased innovation.

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Boot Out of the Portfolio: Walgreens Boots Alliance. (NASDAQ:WBA)

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We look at Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA) [Trend Analysis] a company in the Services industry getting a lot of attention at the moment, to assess if it provides value for investors considering buying or selling it. Currently Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. is trading at $92.62 after moving up 5.63% in the previous day of trading.

WBA is trading with a trailing 12 month P/E multiple of 43.69 and an estimated forward P/E multiple of 20.91. The stock has an estimated 5 year annual growth of 13.83% and a PEG multiple of 3.16.

Rather than the usual Price to Earnings (P/E) multiple method, we use a slightly different method to assess if Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. is potentially a value buy for investors, the PEG ratio (P/E to growth). This PEG multiple takes into account the expected long term growth in earnings of the company rather than merely the growth for one earnings period ahead as forward P/E does.

That is to say, P/E simply doesn’t account for the long term prospects of WBA. As a rule of thumb, a stock with a PEG of between 0 and 1 is usually considered to be underpriced, between 1 and 2 to be at fair value and over 2 to be overpriced. Based on the PEG ratio of WBA being 3.16, we consider Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. to likely be overpriced.

This analysis means that value buyers who do not currently hold Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (NASDAQ:WBA) should not consider buying and investors currently holding the stock should consider selling.