DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) slipped 1.15% to $407.88 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.41% to 51,983.98 and the S&P 500 Index falling 0.51% to 7,541.40.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 6.93% short of its 52-week high of $438.27, which the company reached on October 29th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 3.73% to $110.16, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 0.36% to $198.60, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ rose 5.30% to $24.22.
Trading volume (1.5 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 595,971.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled November 2, 2026.
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