West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. designs, manufactures, and sells containment and delivery systems for injectable drugs and healthcare products in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. It operates in two segments, Proprietary Products and Contract-Manufactured Products. The Proprietary Products segment offers stoppers and seals for injectable packaging systems; syringe and cartridge components, including custom so… Read full Trend Edge analysis →
Sector: Healthcare
Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies
Exchange: NYSE
IPO Date: January 13, 1978
Headquarters: 530 Herman O. West Drive, Exton, PA, United States, 19341-1147
Hidden Gem: Yes — undiscovered relative to its market cap tier
Founder-Led: No
Key Metrics
Current Price
$353.32
Market Cap
$24.90B
Float
69.9M
Shares Outstanding
70.4M
P/E (Forward)
40.00
P/E (TTM)
45.24
Price/Sales (TTM)
7.48
vs. Analyst Target
+14.6% to analyst PT
Profit Margin
16.98%
Operating Margin (TTM)
22.47%
Revenue (TTM)
$3.33B
Earnings Growth (YoY)
18.10%
Dividend Rate
0.9%
Analyst Target Price
$404.73 (13 analysts)
Financial History
Annual Revenue & Earnings History
Year
Revenue
Net Income
Gross Profit
EBITDA
2020
$2.15B
$346M
$768M
$519M
2021
$2.83B
$662M
$1.17B
$880M
2022
$2.89B
$586M
$1.14B
$808M
2023
$2.95B
$593M
$1.13B
$844M
2024
$2.89B
$493M
$1.00B
$744M
2025
$3.07B
$494M
$1.10B
$724M
Recent Quarterly Revenue & Net Income
Quarter
Revenue
Net Income
Sep 2025
$804M
$140M
Dec 2025
$805M
$132M
Mar 2026
$845M
$139M
Jun 2026
$872M
$154M
Ownership & Float
Insider Ownership
0.6%
Institutional Ownership
102.1%
Short Float
3.6%
% of All Funds Holding
9.37%
Number of Funds Holding
824
Current Moving Averages
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Timeframe
SMA
Value
Trend Context
Weekly
10-Week SMA
$350.76
Near-term / short-term trend
Weekly
40-Week SMA
$293.67
Medium-term trend
Weekly
80-Week SMA
$265.31
Cyclical trend (business cycle)
Weekly
200-Week SMA
$305.33
Secular trend (multi-year)
Monthly
10-Month SMA
$296.22
Near-term monthly trend
Monthly
20-Month SMA
$271.57
Medium-term monthly trend
Monthly
40-Month SMA
$308.66
Secular monthly trend
Volume Shelves — Support & Resistance
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