DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) shed 1.65% to $366.48 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.22% to 7,801.77 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.66% to 51,179.87.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 5.06% below its 52-week high of $386.00, which the company reached on July 23rd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 0.58% to $98.73, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ fell 0.08% to $180.16, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ fell 1.60% to $23.97.
Trading volume (437,879) remained 130,791 below its 50-day average volume of 568,670.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 7, 2026.