DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) advanced 2.03% to $336.39 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.44% to 7,365.46 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.09% to 51,666.84.
This was the stock's third consecutive day of gains.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 0.13% below its 52-week high of $336.82, which the company achieved on June 9th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 3.07% to $90.53, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 2.28% to $143.92, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ rose 2.24% to $20.10.
Trading volume (767,948) remained 80,978 below its 50-day average volume of 848,926.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 23, 2026.
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June 23, 2026 17:02 ET (21:02 GMT)
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