DJ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Underperforms Monday When Compared To Competitors Despite Daily Gains
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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) rallied 1.29% to $244.22 Monday, on what proved to be an all-around poor trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.04% to 6,837.75 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.66% to 48,804.06.
The stock's rise snapped a two-day losing streak.
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 24.24% short of its 52-week high of $322.34, which the company achieved on October 23rd.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Monday, as Abbott Laboratories $(ABT)$ rose 2.74% to $115.29, Becton Dickinson & Co. $(BDX)$ fell 0.57% to $184.34, and Baxter International Inc. $(BAX)$ fell 1.48% to $21.26.
Trading volume (907,989) remained 51,923 below its 50-day average volume of 959,912.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled February 23, 2026.
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February 23, 2026 17:11 ET (22:11 GMT)
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