West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

Dow Jones
12 Apr

DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day

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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) advanced 3.41% to $210.70 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around favorable trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.81% to 5,363.36 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.56% to 40,212.71.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 46.58% short of its 52-week high of $394.42, which the company achieved on April 24th.

The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 1.91% to $126.88, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 1.34% to $201.78, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ fell 1.07% to $27.84.

Trading volume (792,627) remained 381,883 below its 50-day average volume of 1.2 M.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 11, 2025.

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