West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Stock Slips 7.7%, Underperforms Peers

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Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. slipped 7.7% to $328.20 on what proved to be an all-around mixed trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index remaining mostly unchanged at 7,411.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.5% to 51,947.25.

This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 15.0% short of its 52-week high of $386.00, which the company achieved on July 23rd.

The stock underperformed when compared to some of its peers, as Abbott Laboratories rose 2.3% to $103.06, Becton Dickinson & Co. rose 2.2% to $156.36, and Baxter International Inc. rose 3.37% to $22.40.

Trading volume totaled 1.5 million, compared to the 50-day average of 769,255.

Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

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July 24, 2026 16:33 ET (20:33 GMT)