Why would anyone ever put money into this stock. Show this to the SO called CEO. What's it take to be embarrassed, just asking.
On Jan. 2, 2015, shares of Walgreens Boots Alliance closed at a price of $76. While it did initially rise in value, the stock has been on a persistent decline for much of the past eight years. Today, it's trading at around $35, and investors buying the stock after the merger would have lost more than half their investment. A $25,000 investment in the business back then would be worth just $11,600 right now.
There is, of course, the stock's high-yielding dividend. If you include that and assume that those payouts were reinvested back into your investment, then those holdings would now be worth over $14,900, for a total decline of 40%. Either way you slice it, the healthcare stock has made for a brutal investment since the Alliance Boots merger.