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The price of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc (NYSE: WST) closed at $230.55 in the last session, up 2.21% from day before closing price of $225.56. In other words, the price has increased by $2.21 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.73 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at WST’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 34.40 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 60.31. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 2.11 and its Current Ratio is at 2.79. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.11 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.11.
On January 08, 2025, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $400.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. 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 May 10 ’24, another insider, Hofmann Thomas W, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 617 shares for $365.92 each. As a result, the insider received 225,773 and left with 43,565 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
As of this moment, West’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 34.46, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 32.80. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 6.78. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.76 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.21.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WST has reached a high of $400.88, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $197.01. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -23.53%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -25.72%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 72.30M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 71.88M. Insiders hold about 0.59% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.15% stake in the company.
