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The closing price of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc (NYSE: WST) was $217.95 for the day, down -0.05% from the previous closing price of $218.06. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.05 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.6 million shares were traded. WST stock price reached its highest trading level at $220.66 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $216.295.
Ratios:
Our analysis of WST’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 38.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 51.02. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.03 and its Current Ratio is at 2.77. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.11.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Evercore ISI on March 18, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $275.
On February 14, 2025, Deutsche Bank Upgraded its rating to Buy which previously was Hold but kept the price unchanged to $250.
On January 08, 2025, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $400.Citigroup initiated its Buy rating on January 08, 2025, with a $400 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Oct 29 ’24 when Witherspoon Charles sold 703 shares for $310.40 per share. The transaction valued at 218,211 led to the insider holds 1,253 shares of the business.
Witherspoon Charles sold 1,029 shares of WST for $308,700 on Aug 19 ’24. The VP & Treasurer now owns 1,478 shares after completing the transaction at $300.00 per share. On Aug 06 ’24, another insider, Green Eric Mark, who serves as the President, CEO and Board Chair of the company, sold 30,732 shares for $304.71 each. As a result, the insider received 9,364,409 and left with 161,898 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, WST now has a Market Capitalization of 15658704896 and an Enterprise Value of 15561896960. As of this moment, West’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.23, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.64. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.38. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.41 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.83. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 5.374 whereas that against EBITDA is 20.571.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for WST is 1.09, which has changed by -0.33681232 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.092761636 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, WST has reached a high of $352.33, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $187.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 2.28%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.44%.
Shares Statistics:
WST traded an average of 819.64K shares per day over the past three months and 663340 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 71.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 71.39M. Insiders hold about 0.64% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.83% stake in the company. Shares short for WST as of 1748563200 were 2134968 with a Short Ratio of 2.60, compared to 1745971200 on 2517634. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2134968 and a Short% of Float of 3.9100002000000003.
Dividends & Splits
With its trailing 12-month dividend rate of 0.82, WST has a forward annual dividend rate of 0.83. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0037604328The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 0.23. The current Payout Ratio is 12.27% for WST, which recently paid a dividend on 2025-04-30 with an ex-dividend date of 1753833600. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2013-09-27 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
