West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors

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DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Underperforms Wednesday When Compared To Competitors

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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) slipped 1.69% to $313.02 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.33% to 5,813.67 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.22% to 42,141.54.

The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed $100.68 short of its 52-week high ($413.70), which the company reached on February 7th.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 0.93% to $114.45, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ fell 0.38% to $236.61, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ fell 0.36% to $35.86.

Trading volume (651,609) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 555,514.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 30, 2024.

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October 30, 2024 17:06 ET (21:06 GMT)

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