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In the latest session, West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc (NYSE: WST) closed at $213.46 down -1.23% from its previous closing price of $216.12. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.23 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.65 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 37.94 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 49.97. 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:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. 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 33.52, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 30.00. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 5.27. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 5.30 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 5.71.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, WST has reached a high of $372.79, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $187.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -2.43%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -26.26%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 71.80M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 71.41M. Insiders hold about 0.61% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 97.83% stake in the company.
