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As a NYSE listed company, WST falls under the Healthcare sector while operating within the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry segment. The current market capitalization of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc is $23.56B. A total of 0.57 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 565.77K shares.
In the most recent transaction, Witherspoon Charles sold 703 shares of WST for 310.40 per share on Oct 29 ’24. After the transaction, the VP & Treasurer now owns 1,253 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 19 ’24, Witherspoon Charles sold 1,029 shares at 300.00 per share. WST shares that VP & Treasurer owns now total 1,478.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Hofmann Thomas W disposed of 617 shares on May 10 ’24 at a per-share price of $365.92. This resulted in the Director holding 43,565 shares of WST after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Green Eric Mark sold 30,732 shares at $304.71 per share on Aug 06 ’24. Company shares held by the President, CEO and Board Chair now total 161,898.
Dividend
Investors prefer companies that pay dividends because dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate a positive outlook. West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.80, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.25%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 46.95. 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.
In spite of price targets being rarely accurate, it tends to exert some kind influence from time to time, and was often accepted by the market as having some value. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WST has a high of $413.70 and a low of $265.00.
As of this writing, WST has an earnings estimate of $1.71 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 8.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.78 per share and a lower estimate of $1.64. The company reported an EPS of $1.83 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
The balance sheet of a company shows what assets and liabilities a company has, as well as the amount, equity investors have invested. With the help of this information, a company’s financial ratios can be calculated to give investors an overview of the company’s 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.
