DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) slipped 1.14% to $306.16 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.80% to 7,165.08 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.16% to 49,230.71.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 5.02% short of its 52-week high of $322.34, which the company achieved on October 23rd.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 1.46% to $91.13, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ fell 1.75% to $152.14, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ fell 1.36% to $18.16.
Trading volume (1.3 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 929,288.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 24, 2026.
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April 24, 2026 17:05 ET (21:05 GMT)
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