After Hours
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.
Stocks Info
The company is listed on the NYSE and operates within the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry segment. The current market capitalization of West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc is $15.09B. A total of 0.69 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 717.81K 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, 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 dividend paying company demonstrates a positive outlook for investors and helps them generate immediate cash. West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc pays an annual dividend of $0.83, resulting in a dividend yield of 0.40%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 32.99.
It has been observed that price targets are rarely accurate, but they can exert some influence from time to time, and are often accepted as valuable in the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, WST has a high of $352.33 and a low of $187.43.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An equity investor’s investment can be viewed on a balance sheet by looking at what assets and liabilities the company has. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. 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 $37.37, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $2.34B.
Analysts Opinion
There may be slightly higher risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading than during regular market hours. Due to the fact that issuers often announce critical financial information outside of regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock.
