Rating:
Outperform
WAG
49.58 %
Walgreen Company (WAG) upgraded to Outperform by Barrington Research
Barrington Research rated Outperform Walgreen Company (NYSE: WAG) on 12/22/2011, when the stock price was $33.94. Since
then, Walgreen Company has gained 49.59% as of 05/24/2013's recent price of $50.77. If you would have followed this Barrington Research's recommendation on WAG, you would have gained 49.58% of your investment in 519 days.
Walgreen Co. is a national retail pharmacy chain and considered the leader in innovative drugstore retailing. Walgreens pioneered many store features that are becoming standards in the industry. Among those concepts are: Computerized pharmacies, Point-of-sale scanning, Freestanding stores with drive-thru pharmacies, and Intercom Plus, Walgreens advanced new pharmacy computer and workflow system. Intercom Plus allows pharmacists to spend more time counseling patients by assigning administrative tasks to pharmacy technicians
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