DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) slipped 1.15% to $275.23 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.01% to 6,921.46 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.55% to 49,266.11.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 21.11% short of its 52-week high of $348.90, which the company reached on January 28th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 0.68% to $126.18, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 1.22% to $205.18, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ rose 1.42% to $20.69.
Trading volume (524,045) remained 163,751 below its 50-day average volume of 687,796.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 8, 2026.
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January 08, 2026 17:06 ET (22:06 GMT)
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