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What the tape says about WST
West Pharmaceutical Services is +48% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +23%: 25 points ahead of the market.
+48%
1-year return · S&P 500 +23%
- vs 200-day average
- +22%
vs 200-day average · a clear uptrend
- RSI (14)
- 53
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- −3.4%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-08-26
- $350.14
- 1 monthS&P 500 +3.7%
- −1.3%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +23%
- +48%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +87%
- −14%
- vs 50-day average$341.26
- +2.6%
- 52-week high
- $362.41
- 52-week low
- $230.78
- Annualised volatility
- 47%
- Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-06-30
- −$1.1M
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | +27% |
| 2025 | −16% |
| 2024 | −6.8% |
| 2023 | +50% |
| 2022 | −50% |
| 2021 | +66% |
| 2020 | +89% |
| 2019 | +54% |
| 2018 | −0.08% |
| 2017 | +17% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 7 of 10 | +1.3% |
| Feb | 10 | 2 of 10 | −3.7% |
| Mar | 10 | 7 of 10 | +2.8% |
| Apr | 10 | 7 of 10 | +5.1% |
| May | 10 | 5 of 10 | +1.5% |
| Jun | 10 | 7 of 10 | +4.2% |
| Jul | 11 | 7 of 11 | +5.9% |
| Aug | 11 | 9 of 11 | +3.1% |
| Sep | 10 | 3 of 10 | −2.7% |
| Oct | 10 | 6 of 10 | −1.6% |
| Nov | 10 | 8 of 10 | +3.2% |
| Dec | 10 | 7 of 10 | +0.44% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.
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