Credit: Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. ( WBA ) will begin trading ex-dividend on May 17, 2018. A cash dividend payment of $0.4 per share is scheduled to be paid on June 12, 2018. Shareholders who purchased WBA prior to the ex-dividend date are eligible for the cash dividend payment. This marks the 4th quarter that WBA has paid the same dividend. At the current stock price of $64.61, the dividend yield is 2.48%.
The previous trading day's last sale of WBA was $64.61, representing a -23.98% decrease from the 52 week high of $84.99 and a 4.95% increase over the 52 week low of $61.56.
WBA is a part of the Health Care sector, which includes companies such as CVS Health Corporation ( CVS ) and Express Scripts Holding Company ( ESRX ). WBA's current earnings per share, an indicator of a company's profitability, is $4. Zacks Investment Research reports WBA's forecasted earnings growth in 2018 as 16.13%, compared to an industry average of 3.9%.
For more information on the declaration, record and payment dates, visit the WBA Dividend History page. Our Dividend Calendar has the full list of stocks that have an ex-dividend today.
Interested in gaining exposure to WBA through an Exchange Traded Fund [ETF]?
The following ETF(s) have WBA as a top-10 holding:
- AdvisorShares Wilshire Buyback ETF ( TTFS )
- iShares Trust ( CNSF )
- PowerShares Dynamic LargeCap Value ( PWV )
- SPDR S&P Retail ETF ( XRT ).
The top-performing ETF of this group is XRT with an increase of 2.55% over the last 100 days. TTFS has the highest percent weighting of WBA at 2.43%.
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The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and opinions of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Nasdaq, Inc.
