3 Things You Need to Know If You Buy Walgreens Today

Walgreens Boots Alliance (NASDAQ: WBA) is one of the largest pharmacy retailers in the United States. Over the past several years, the company has made a number of poor investment decisions. As management looks to turn the business around, Walgreens has become a special situation stock.There are very important implications to consider before you buy the shares today. Here are three things you need to know if you are considering buying Walgreens stock today.The term "special situations" covers a lot of ground on Wall Street. In the case of Walgreens, the situation that is special is that the company is being taken private. Essentially, it is being bought by Sycamore Partners, which describes itself as a private equity firm specializing in retail, consumer, and distribution-related investments.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool