DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Underperforms Friday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) slipped 1.71% to $222.20 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.97% to 5,580.94 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.69% to 41,583.90.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 43.99% below its 52-week high of $396.75, which the company achieved on April 8th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 0.40% to $130.82, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ fell 0.53% to $227.50, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ rose 0.15% to $33.75.
Trading volume (496,743) remained 566,814 below its 50-day average volume of 1.1 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 28, 2025.
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March 28, 2025 17:11 ET (21:11 GMT)
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