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Fly News Breaks for August 23, 2017
RAD, WBA
Aug 23, 2017 | 08:07 EDT
UBS analyst Michael Cherny said his review of the new Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) deal with Rite Aid (RAD) would provide immediate accretion from synergy opportunities if the deal is approved. He believes it can provide meaningful upside to earnings as well as remove the lack of clarity on capital deployment-driven earnings contribution. Thus, he sees the shares as having a positive risk/reward skew. Cherny reiterated his Buy rating and lowered his price target to $96 from $97 on Walgreens shares.