Published on 3 Dec 2021 on Market Watch
Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. dropped 0.75% to $434.13 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.84% to 4,538.43 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.17% to 34,580.08. West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed $41.22 below its 52-week high ($475.35), which the company achieved on September 9th.
The stock underperformed when compared to some of its competitors Friday, as Johnson & Johnson rose 1.46% to $159.38, Medtronic PLC fell 0.38% to $106.87, and Stryker Corp. fell 0.21% to $246.87. Trading volume (365,909) remained 26,642 below its 50-day average volume of 392,551.