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Does This Rumor Make Walgreens Boots Alliance Stock a Buy?

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Walgreens Boots Alliance's shares have fallen more than 80% over the last three years .

The company's trailing 12-month normalized diluted earnings per share ( EPS ) are down close to 1% in the last five years .

Sycamore Partners , a private equity group, is reportedly in talks with Walbreens about buying it.

But would such an acquisition make the stock a buy?.

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