DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) rose 1.16% to $274.98 Wednesday, on what proved to be an all-around dismal trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.53% to 6,926.60 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.09% to 49,149.63.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 21.19% short of its 52-week high of $348.90, which the company reached on January 28th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Wednesday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 0.56% to $125.00, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 2.93% to $207.42, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ rose 0.97% to $19.84.
Trading volume (725,550) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 676,115.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 14, 2026.
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January 14, 2026 17:09 ET (22:09 GMT)
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