DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) slipped 1.74% to $211.00 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.24% to 6,129.58 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.02% to 44,556.34.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 47.37% below its 52-week high of $400.88, which the company reached on March 21st.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 0.33% to $130.18, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 0.15% to $225.13, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ rose 1.23% to $31.20.
Trading volume (2.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 658,759.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 18, 2025.
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February 18, 2025 17:16 ET (22:16 GMT)
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