WST - West Pharmaceutical Services - Stock Forecast

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WST is currently covered by 6 analysts with an average price target of $269.59. This is a potential upside of $59 (28.02%) from yesterday's end of day stock price of $210.59.

West Pharmaceutical Services's activity chart (see below) currently has 27 price targets and 36 ratings on display. The stock rating distribution of WST is 35% HOLD and 65% BUY.

Stock Analyst Price Targets - Review

Analysts average stock forecasts to be materialized ratio is 72.76% with an average time for these price targets to be met of 73.29 days.

Highest price target for WST is $390, Lowest price target is $325, average price target is $378.83.

Most recent stock forecast was given by PAUL KNIGHT from KEYBANK on 14-Feb-2025. First documented stock forecast 21-Feb-2017.

Best performing analysts who are covering WST - West Pharmaceutical Services:

Paul Knight Derik De Bruin Jeff Johnson Juan Avendano Gregg Orrill John Sourbeer David Windley

Currently out of the existing stock ratings of WST, 7 are a HOLD (35%), 13 are a BUY (65%).

Analyst name

Rating

Current price target

Potential Upside

Previous price target

Date

Price targets met ratio

Average potential upside

Average Time (Days) For PT To Be Met

Performance score

Buy

$325

$123.1 (60.97%)

$470

2 months 10 days ago
(14-Feb-2025)

6/11 (54.55%)

$110.27 (51.35%)

181

Buy

$355

$153.1 (75.83%)

$405

4 months 11 days ago
(13-Dec-2024)

2/3 (66.67%)

$25.16 (7.63%)

60

Buy

$390

$188.1 (93.16%)

$350

4 months 12 days ago
(12-Dec-2024)

5/7 (71.43%)

$58.59 (17.68%)

21

Buy

$390

$188.1 (93.16%)

$375

4 months 12 days ago
(12-Dec-2024)

2/3 (66.67%)

$58.59 (17.68%)

19

Buy

$423

$221.1 (109.51%)

$536

1 years 2 months 8 days ago
(16-Feb-2024)

4/6 (66.67%)

$61.85 (17.13%)

102

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What is WST (West Pharmaceutical Services) average time for price targets to be met?

On average it took 73.29 days on average for the stock forecasts to be realized with a an average price target met ratio 72.76

Which analyst has the current highest performing score on WST (West Pharmaceutical Services) with a proven track record?

PAUL KNIGHT

Which analyst has the current lower performing score on WST (West Pharmaceutical Services) with a proven track record?

DAVID WINDLEY

Which analyst has the most public recommendations on WST (West Pharmaceutical Services)?

Paul Knight works at KEYBANK and has 6 price targets and 4 ratings on WST

Which analyst is the currently most bullish on WST (West Pharmaceutical Services)?

David Windley with highest potential upside - $221.1

Which analyst is the currently most reserved on WST (West Pharmaceutical Services)?

Jeff Johnson with lowest potential downside - $27.84

West Pharmaceutical Services in the News

3 Reasons to Sell WST and 1 Stock to Buy Instead

3 Reasons to Sell WST and 1 Stock to Buy Instead West Pharmaceutical Services has gotten torched over the last six months – since October 2024, its stock price has dropped 29.3% to $202.47 per share. This was partly driven by its softer quarterly results and may have investors wondering how to approach the situation....

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