DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) rose 1.08% to $341.11 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.33% to 7,686.14 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.70% to 53,185.90.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 11.63% short of its 52-week high of $386.00, which the company achieved on July 23rd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Monday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 1.88% to $110.36, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ fell 0.74% to $188.11, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ fell 0.50% to $26.00.
Trading volume (611,347) remained 117,384 below its 50-day average volume of 728,731.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled August 31, 2026.
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