West Pharmaceutical (WST)

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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.