Published on 30 Nov 2021 on Market Watch
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. stock outperforms competitors despite losses on the day
Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. shed 1.06% to $442.66 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.90% to 4,567.00 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.86% to 34,483.72. The stock's fall snapped a three-day winning streak. West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed $32.69 short of its 52-week high ($475.35), which the company achieved on September 9th.
Despite its losses, the stock outperformed some of its competitors Tuesday, as Johnson & Johnson fell 2.39% to $155.93, Medtronic PLC fell 3.25% to $106.70, and Stryker Corp. fell 2.82% to $236.63.true Trading volume (1.0 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 359,672.