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This NYSE-listed company operates within the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry segment, falling under the Healthcare sector. The current market capitalization of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is $22.30B. A total of 1.54 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 602.86K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Witherspoon Charles sold 1,029 shares of WST for 300.00 per share on Aug 19 ’24. After the transaction, the VP & Treasurer now owns 1,478 company shares. In a previous transaction on May 10 ’24, Hofmann Thomas W sold 617 shares at 365.92 per share. WST shares that Director owns now total 43,565.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Green Eric Mark disposed of 30,732 shares on Aug 06 ’24 at a per-share price of $304.71. This resulted in the President, CEO and Board Chair holding 161,898 shares of WST after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Green Eric Mark bought 30,732 shares at $304.71 per share on Aug 06 ’24.
Dividend
The income generated by dividends is an indication that a company is improving its financial position, which is why investors prefer companies paying dividends. West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. pays an annual dividend of $0.80, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.26%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 45.68. WST’s most recent ex-dividend date was 11/13/2024 when it declared a $0.21 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 11/20/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 8/7/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 7/31/2024. The WST stock dividend was $0.20 per share in cash.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WST has a high of $413.70 and a low of $265.00.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. WST’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $762.60M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $325.30M in debt and $594.10M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $37.96, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.34B.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for WST is Buy with a score of 4.50.
