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WST · West Pharmaceutical Services, I

Medical Instruments & SuppliesUnited StatesAnalyst view: Strong Buy

$349.85

+1.62% last session

End-of-day data · close of 2026-09-11

Bullish5 bullish · 0 bearish technical signals
Consensus: Strong Buy (1.44 from 15 analysts)
To mean target: +17.6%

Market cap

$24B

Enterprise value

$24B

Trailing P/E

44.0

Forward P/E

34.6

Dividend yield

0.0%

Beta

1.14

Avg volume

1M

Employees

11K

Daily Change %

1.62%

5 Days Change

-0.89%

10 Days Change

-1.22%

30 Days Change

-4.11%

60 Days Change

-4.68%

Month to Day Change

-0.50%

Year to Day Change

22.75%

Analyst Outlook

Consensus ratingStrong Buy
Recommendation mean (1–5)1.44
Covering analysts15
Mean price target$404.73
Low price target$340.00
Upside to mean target+17.6%

Analyst estimates change daily — follow the shifts on the Estimate Trends page.

Technical Analysis

RSI (14)55.5
50-day MA$348.82
200-day MA$295.02
Price vs 50-day MA+0.3%
Price vs 200-day MA+18.6%
MACD histogram0.05
Volume vs 3-month avg0.2×
52w low $230.6352w high $365.50

Analyst sentiment over time — WST

Rec Mean (blue, left — higher = more bullish) vs. price targets (right).

Investment Bank Ratings as of 2026-09-09

Latest call per bank · past 12 months

UBS

Buy

$415

+20.6% vs price
▲ raised from $340Maintains · 2026-09-09

Citigroup

Buy

$412

+19.7% vs price
▲ raised from $400Maintains · 2026-08-03

Morgan Stanley

Equal-Weight

$365

+6.0% vs price
▲ raised from $325Maintains · 2026-07-09

Barclays

Overweight

$400

+16.2% vs price
▲ raised from $310Upgrade · 2026-06-09

Recent rating actions

DateFirmActionRatingPrice target
2026-09-09UBSMaintainsBuy$340 $415
2026-08-03CitigroupMaintainsBuy$400 $412
2026-07-27Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform$410 $425
2026-07-13BNP ParibasInitiatesOutperform$0.00 $447
2026-07-09Morgan StanleyMaintainsEqual-Weight$325 $365
2026-07-06Evercore ISI GroupMaintainsOutperform$390 $410
2026-07-02KeybancMaintainsOverweight$350 $390
2026-06-09BarclaysUpgradeEqual-WeightOverweight$310 $400

Ratings and price targets are the published opinions of the issuing banks, compiled from Yahoo Finance rating actions — not investment advice.

Signal Summary as of 2026-09-11

  • RSI (14): RSI is 55 — neutral momentum, neither overbought nor oversold.
  • Price vs 50-day MA: Trading 0.3% above the 50-day MA ($348.82).
  • Price vs 200-day MA: Trading 18.6% above the 200-day MA ($295.02).
  • MA cross: The 50-day MA sits above the 200-day MA (golden-cross regime) — the longer-term trend points up.
  • MACD (12,26,9): MACD histogram is positive (+0.05) — short-term momentum is improving.
  • 52-week range: Price is within 5% of the 52-week high ($365.50).

WST Price Chart

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Fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)$3.0B
EBITDA$1.0B
Free cash flow$0M
Operating cash flow$1.0B
Book value / share$42.47
Net Debt / EBITDA-0.1
WACC12.0%
Revenue growth14.00%
Earnings growth18.00%

About West Pharmaceutical Services, I

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells containment and delivery systems for injectable drugs and healthcare products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Proprietary Products and Contract-Manufactured Products. The Proprietary Products segment offers stoppers and seals for injectable packaging systems; syringe and cartridge components, including custom solutions for the needs of injectable drug applications, as well as administration systems that enhance the safe delivery of drugs through advanced reconstitution, mixing, and transfer technologies; and films, coatings, washing, and vision inspection and sterilization processes and services to enhance the quality of packaging products. This segment also provides drug containment solutions in the form of vials, syringes, and cartridges; and self-injection devices; and a range of integrated solutions, including analytical lab services, pre-approval primary packaging support and engineering development, regulatory expertise, and after-sales technical support. This segment serves biologic, generic, and pharmaceutical drug companies. The Contract-Manufactured Products segment is involved in the design, manufacture, and automated assembly of devices used in surgical, diagnostic, ophthalmic, injectable, and other drug delivery systems, as well as consumer products. This segment primarily serves pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and medical device companies. It sells and distributes its products through its sales force and distribution network, contract sales agents, and regional distributors. West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. was founded in 1923 and is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania.

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