West Pharmaceutical beats Street 3Q forecasts


October 27, 2016






EXTON, Pa. (AP) _ West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $37.6 million.
On a per-share basis, the Exton, Pennsylvania-based company said it had profit of 50 cents. Earnings, adjusted for restructuring costs and pretax expenses, were 53 cents per share.
The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 52 cents per share.
The medical device company posted revenue of $376.7 million in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $372.7 million.
West Pharmaceutical shares have climbed 17 percent since the beginning of the year. The stock has climbed 23 percent in the last 12 months.

West Pharmaceutical upgraded to Outperform from Market Perform at Wells FargoWells Fargo analyst Tim Evans upgraded West Pharmaceutical Services to Outperform saying the company's "strong" quarter provided clear messaging around its margin trajectory. The analyst believes the margin story is now de-risked and he finds the entry point compelling with the stock down 13% from recent highs. Evans keeps an $80-$85 price target range for the shares.

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West downgraded to hold and sell

http://www.tickerreport.com/banking-finance/2171151/west-pharmaceutical-services-inc-wst-downgraded-to-sell-at-zacks-investment-research.html

I live 7 miles from the Clearwater plant This stock has always split when it gets to these prices.The new ceo has made a huge impact look for a long run up

This is the twenty-fourth consecutive annual increase in the Company's dividend

WST INCREASES DIVIDEND BY 8%
http://www.westpharma.com/en/Investors/Pages/NewsReleases.aspx?reqtype=releasetxt&reqid=2201042

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http://www.westpharma.com/en/videos/Pages/TechGroup.aspx

WST up over 30% per year for last 5 years !!!!

Typical WST action.... Market down two days in a row and WST up two days in a row..

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) Sets New 12-Month High at $81.80

August 6th, 2016 - 0 comments - Filed Under - by Latisha Jones










West Pharmaceutical Services logoWest Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (NYSE:WST) hit a new 52-week high during mid-day trading on Thursday . The company traded as high as $81.80 and last traded at $81.80, with a volume of 97,633 shares traded. The stock had previously closed at $80.96.

A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the stock. Zacks Investment Research raised shares of West Pharmaceutical Services from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $81.00 price objective for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 20th. Jefferies Group reaffirmed a “hold” rating on shares of West Pharmaceutical Services in a research report on Thursday. Finally, Janney Montgomery Scott reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $90.00 price objective (up from $69.00) on shares of West Pharmaceutical Services in a research report on Friday, May 13th.

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (NYSE:WST) was upgraded by Zacks Investment Research from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note issued on Friday. The brokerage presently has a $91.00 target price on the stock. Zacks Investment Research’s target price would suggest a potential upside of 11.66% from the company’s current price

http://baseballnewssource.com/markets/west-pharmaceutical-services-inc-wst-upgraded-by-zacks-investment-research-to-buy/59666/

http://www.westpharma.com/en/about/Pages/GlobalFacilities.aspx

another split coming??
Last two times this stock price topped 60 dollars it split 2 for 1 looks prime for another!!

This has turned out to be BIG for west...
http://www.pharmaasia.com/2015/04/eric-green-is-new-ceo-at-west-pharma/

West also increases year end outlook.

West now up over 2.5% percent for the day off great quarterly report

West teams up with Amgen

West beats by 4 cents

Good luck to exbx longs....I always thought exbx would let me retire turns out it was another stock..I would love to see good news here in a few years when I check in.Quiting job....Time to fish...B out!

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE...Braden aka chris has officialy retired!!!!EFUT was the nail in the coffin for my trading.Thanks to ECOB and some lucky /smart trading by me has given me the opportunity to quit my job and fish daily......May check in from time to time ...may not SEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Are you guys trying to remove jack to get scott back in??
Fantastic idea, but didnt exobox sell all of the technology?Whats the point?Again not being a smat a-- I am very interested in whats happnin.
I see all the names listed on the other website,Scott C must be a great guy to have all of your support. also see the class action suit is listed as one of the reasons for exobox failing??.I honestly think you all are fighting the good fight I feel your pain from another investment.A sincere good luck to everyone wronged here.
Got it thanks cut.

Could someone post this on sheffs board.More exposure more gain!!

ALXA news...Patent approval..
http://patentsearch.jp/?no=USP7942147

ALXA patent approval
http://patentsearch.jp/?no=USP7942147

It says filed for in may 2002 ??Did it really take 9 years to get it approved??

WOW nice find.I feel a bit better about my investment now.
WHY is that not mentioned in a pr from ALEXZA????????????????????

What exact direction can a company go after it sold everything it had?Not being a smart a-- I am looking for reasons to reinvest.

Just got home...What the happened...over 8 million volume....News coming???

Probly but we may never know what.Typical insider knowledge that we little guys arent allowed to know I guess

X a prime buy at $43.11
Actually I will alert X at $43.11!!!

Every stinkin day someone ends the day with a big sell.
Nice upward trend forming here.

WOW WAC rocking again today....Only the start this could be above $30 easily.

JBL up big in two days also.

ECOB in at .07 not sold a share yet at .27

WAC massive run underway!!!