Analyzing The Price Action In West Pharmaceutical Servs Stock Today

West Pharmaceutical Servs's Stock Price And Volume Action

West Pharmaceutical Servs's WST stock is trading up 2.28% to a price of $301.24. The stock's volume is currently 49.59 thousand, which is roughly 9.64% of its recent 30-day volume average of 514.25 thousand.

Why It's Moving

Benzinga Pro's real-time breaking news service shows some insight into what is affecting shares: West Pharmaceutical Services shares are trading higher after the company reported better-than-expected Q4 EPS and sales results. The company also issued FY21 EPS and sales guidance above analyst estimates.

Perspective On Recent Price Action

The moving average price of the stock over the past 50 days was $287.69 at the time this article was published. In the past fifty-two weeks, the stock price has been as high as $312.12 and as low as $124.53.

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