DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) slipped 1.29% to $302.20 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.12% to 7,173.91 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.13% to 49,167.79.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 6.25% below its 52-week high of $322.34, which the company achieved on October 23rd.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 1.83% to $92.80, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ fell 1.26% to $150.22, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ rose 1.82% to $18.49.
Trading volume (1.1 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 921,877.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 27, 2026.
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April 27, 2026 17:07 ET (21:07 GMT)
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