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West Pharmaceutical Services (WST)

(Delayed Data from NYSE)

$316.50 USD

316.50
623,669

+8.57 (2.78%)

Updated Nov 1, 2024 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $316.68 +0.18 (0.06%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

This is our short term rating system that serves as a timeliness indicator for stocks over the next 1 to 3 months. How good is it? See rankings and related performance below.

Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy24.10%
2Buy17.80%
3Hold9.50%
4Sell2.70%
5Strong Sell2.70%
S&P50011.20%

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3-Hold of 5     3    

Style Scores:

The Style Scores are a complementary set of indicators to use alongside the Zacks Rank. It allows the user to better focus on the stocks that are the best fit for his or her personal trading style.

The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

Value Score A
Growth Score A
Momentum Score A
VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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D Value C Growth B Momentum D VGM

Industry Rank:

The Zacks Industry Rank assigns a rating to each of the 265 X (Expanded) Industries based on their average Zacks Rank.

An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Top 40% (101 out of 250)

Industry: Medical - Dental Supplies

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Zacks News

West Pharmaceutical (WST) Soars to 52-Week High, Time to Cash Out?

West Pharmaceutical (WST) is at a 52-week high, but can investors hope for more gains in the future? We take a look at the company's fundamentals for clues.

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Q1 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates

West Pharmaceutical (WST) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of 23.17% and 5.39%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2020. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Why West Pharmaceutical (WST) Might Surprise This Earnings Season

West Pharmaceutical (WST) is seeing favorable earnings estimate revision activity and has a positive Zacks Earnings ESP heading into earnings season.

West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Earnings Expected to Grow: Should You Buy?

West Pharmaceutical (WST) possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.

Can West Pharmaceutical (WST) Keep the Earnings Surprise Streak Alive?

West Pharmaceutical (WST) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

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    Analysts Estimate West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) to Report a Decline in Earnings: What to Look Out for

    West Pharmaceutical (WST) doesn't possess the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely earnings beat in its upcoming report. Get prepared with the key expectations.