Today’s 3 Best Stocks: Netflix, Inc. (NFLX), Staples, Inc. (SPLS), Walgreen Company (WAG)

Finally, drugstore Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG) ascended 4.2% after analyst Steven Valiquette at UBS boosted his rating on the company from neutral to buy. Valiquette cited numerous catalysts, including the impending health-care overhaul that will bring in millions of newly insured persons, as well as its disciplined loyalty card program, which hasn’t eaten into margins as some had anticipated. Although I rarely like to put much credence in analyst actions, this is one I wholeheartedly agree with. Walgreen is primed for big benefits from Obamacare and it still appears inexpensive, even now.

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