DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) rose 2.00% to $241.40 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.50% to 6,950.23 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.64% to 49,412.40.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 30.81% short of its 52-week high of $348.90, which the company reached on January 28th.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 1.26% to $108.77, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 0.81% to $203.42, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ fell 0.96% to $19.65.
Trading volume (959,006) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 768,386.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled January 26, 2026.
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January 26, 2026 17:10 ET (22:10 GMT)
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