DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Outperforms Competitors On Strong Trading Day
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) rallied 1.88% to $214.55 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.74% to 5,525.21 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.05% to 40,113.50.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 42.45% short of its 52-week high of $372.79, which the company reached on May 3rd.
The stock outperformed some of its competitors Friday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ fell 0.41% to $128.85, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ rose 0.31% to $205.08, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ fell 0.62% to $30.22.
Trading volume (905,908) remained 409,578 below its 50-day average volume of 1.3 M.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled April 25, 2025.
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April 25, 2025 17:11 ET (21:11 GMT)
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