DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Underperforms Thursday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) shed 1.62% to $263.58 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around rough trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.28% to 6,735.11 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.52% to 46,358.42.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 25.19% short of its 52-week high of $352.33, which the company reached on October 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 0.71% to $133.31, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ fell 2.50% to $189.08, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ fell 1.05% to $22.51.
Trading volume (482,544) remained 119,499 below its 50-day average volume of 602,043.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 9, 2025.
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October 09, 2025 17:09 ET (21:09 GMT)
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