DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) slipped 1.81% to $323.42 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.74% to 5,973.10 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average remaining mostly unchanged at 43,729.34.
The stock's fall snapped a two-day winning streak.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed $90.28 short of its 52-week high ($413.70), which the company reached on February 7th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 1.28% to $115.30, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ fell 5.39% to $227.11, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ fell 0.19% to $36.04.
Trading volume (443,210) remained 161,801 below its 50-day average volume of 605,011.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled November 7, 2024.
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November 07, 2024 17:06 ET (22:06 GMT)
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