DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors Despite Losses On The Day
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) shed 1.37% to $237.03 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.51% to 6,506.48 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.96% to 45,577.47.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 26.47% short of its 52-week high of $322.34, which the company achieved on October 23rd.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 1.61% to $105.46, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ fell 1.53% to $154.13, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ fell 3.06% to $16.15.
Trading volume (1.2 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 1.0 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled March 20, 2026.
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March 20, 2026 17:10 ET (21:10 GMT)
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