WST

West Pharmaceutical Services
Health Care Supplies · Health Care · as of 2026-10-05
Last close
$376.76
+3.2% on the session
1-year return
+38.4%
+46.9% over six months
Volatility
33.4%
annualized, trailing year
Max drawdown
-24.7%
worst peak to trough, 1y
What the numbers say

West Pharmaceutical Services is a health care supplies name in the health care sector. Over the past year it returned +38.4%, against +5.9% over three months and +9.9% over one. It trades 24.5% above its 200-day average, so the longer trend is confirming recent strength. Annualized volatility of 33.4% is above the market's typical range.

Its worst peak-to-trough decline over the year was -24.7%, and it has traded a median $196M a day, the figure that decides whether a position can actually be entered and exited at posted prices. Its daily moves correlate 0.23 with the S&P 500 proxy, so it has been moving substantially on its own.

Where it ranks
Within Health Care#22 of 59
Stronger than 64% of its sector on the momentum profile
Across the whole index#78 of 496

How WST scores on all four profiles

Its standing on steadiness, defensiveness and rebound, plus the factor-by-factor breakdown behind each score, and its closest and least-correlated peers among 2 others in Health Care Supplies.

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Full metrics
1 day+3.2%
1 week+0.3%
1 month+9.9%
3 months+5.9%
6 months+46.9%
1 year+38.4%
12-1 momentum+25.9%
Volatility (1y, annualized)33.4%
Max drawdown (1y)-24.7%
Distance vs 200-day average+24.5%
Return per unit of risk1.15
Median daily dollar volume$196M
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