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) rose 2.76% to $222.68 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around positive trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 1.11% to 6,092.18 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.19% to 43,089.02.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of gains.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 36.80% short of its 52-week high of $352.33, which the company achieved on October 24th.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 3.62% to $138.08, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 1.09% to $171.57, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ rose 2.00% to $30.59.
Trading volume (575,587) remained 192,835 below its 50-day average volume of 768,422.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled June 24, 2025.
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June 24, 2025 17:12 ET (21:12 GMT)
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