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WST · West Pharmaceutical Services Inc

$340.96 +1.37 (+0.40%) At close · Jul 31
Market Cap
$24.00B
Shares
70.38M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$340.96 Open$339.49 Day$334.38–342.72 52W$223.83–386.00 Avg vol 30d805K Short int2.4M · 3.4% float · 3.6d Short vol34% Last earningsJul 23, 2026 DataJan 2020–Jul 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 23

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 22, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 12 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
filed Jul 23, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Buy
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Buy Momentum Strong Sentiment Bearish Fundamentals Strong Quant / Vol Moderate
      Market backdrop VIX 16 · calm Equity put/call 0.63
      Technical
      price trend
      Buy
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg +20%
      above
      Price vs 50-day avg +1%
      above
      RSI (14) 47
      neutral
      MACD trend Negative
      52-week position 72%
      mid-range
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Strong
      1-month return −7%
      trailing
      6-month return +37%
      trailing
      YTD return +24%
      this year
      Relative strength +29%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bearish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $338 › 200d $285 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      325 of 756 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -9.5K sh shares · +56 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      3.35% of float · ▲ +1.9% MoM · 3.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      756 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Squeeze score 55
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Strong
      Revenue growth +2%
      Y/Y
      Gross margin 38%
      expanding
      EPS growth +1%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $468.9M
      Valuation P/E 43.7
      in line
      Balance sheet $544.3M
      net cash
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Moderate
      Volatility 34%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −25%
      past year
      ATR 3.1%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Guidance & track record

      Latest guidance · from the 8-K filed Jul 23, 2026
      Full-year 2026
      Net sales Raised $3.35B – $3.38B
      prior FY $3.07B midpoint +9.4% Y/Y
      Adjusted-diluted EPS Non-GAAP Raised $8.85 – $9.05
      Capital spending Maintained $250M – $275M
      Third-quarter 2026
      Net sales Initiated $820M – $835M
      prior qtr $872.3M midpoint −5.1% QoQ
      Adjusted-diluted EPS Non-GAAP Initiated $2.14 – $2.24
      Guided vs delivered · last 1 settled
      Net sales Second-Quarter 2026
      guided $830M – $850M
      $872.3M Beat +3.8%

      Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
      1 · 3 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      +20% Bullish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +1% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      47 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Negative Bearish
      52-week position
      72% Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bearish · 2 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $338 › 200d $285 — 50d above 200d
      Institutional flow Distributing
      325 of 756 funds reported for Jun 30 · net -9.5K sh shares · +56 new
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Rising
      3.35% of float · ▲ +1.9% MoM · 3.6 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Steady
      756 holders — mid 3-yr range
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      52-wk low $224 Now $341 · 72% 52-wk high $386
      vs 200-day avg +20% vs 50-day avg +1%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from its earnings releases, calls, and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      HVP Components net sales $424.1M second-quarter 2026
      Shares repurchased 1.8M first six months of 2026
      Free cash flow non-GAAP $47.2M first quarter of 2026
      Organic net sales growth non-GAAP 4.3% Full Year 2025

      Figures exactly as the company stated them · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "call" marks figures stated on the earnings call, "filing" figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs the prior-year figure on file

      Versus peers

      Medical Instruments & Supplies — same industry group
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      WST
      West Pharmaceutical Services Inc
      this stock
      $24.00B +24.0% +2.0% 43.7 3.4%
      ISRG
      Intuitive Surgical Inc
      $124.82B -37.6% +20.5% 40.6 1.9%
      MDLN
      Medline Inc.
      $51.60B -6.5% +11.5% 2.2%
      BDX
      Becton Dickinson & Co
      $45.64B +10.0% +8.2% 62.9 3.8%
      ALC
      Alcon Inc
      $33.62B -12.5% +10.5% 2.7%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Reducing
      Holders
      793
      % held
      96.2%
      Reported
      325 of 756
      Top holder
      BlackRock, Inc.
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      669
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Rising
      Shares short
      2.4M
      Days to cover
      3.6d
      Change
      +43.5K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      34%
      As of
      Jul 31, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      1
      Value
      $358
      As of
      Jul 7, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      38.9%
      Week of
      Jul 6, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Smart Money
      Congressional Trades Sell
      Member
      Lisa McClain
      Amount
      $1.0K–$15.0K
      Traded
      Jul 22, 2025
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $3.1B
      Net income (FY)
      $493.7M
      EPS diluted
      $6.79
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 1.0B
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Jul 23, 2026
      This year
      13
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $1.1M
      Shares
      3.4K
      Filed
      May 7, 2026
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Jul 23, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      WST +4.0% -6.8% +37.0% -5.0% +24.0%
      SPY +1.1% +0.3% +8.2% +0.0% +9.6%
      vs SPY +2.9% -7.1% +28.8% -5.1% +14.5%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.22 / share · ex Jul 29, 2026
      Raised 4.8%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.88 / share · 4 payouts
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      0.26%
      Buyback program · as of Feb 28, 2026
      Authorized
      shares 1.00B
      Spent (derived)
      Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 105770 CUSIP 955306105 13F (30d) 333 filings 306 filers Visit website