West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (WST) Stock Forecast Nov. 6, 2026
Analysis updated on Nov. 6, 2026 (UTC) · Alpha · vs marketSwitch to Total · NYSE
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (WST) stock forecast summary
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West Pharmaceutical Services Inc is a large-cap company with a market capitalization of $27.85B. It ranks number 8 by market capitalization among the 60 Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus issuers in our coverage with a current forecast. Its Dividend Yield of 0.23% is the lowest of the 10 peers that report one.
For WST, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 48.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 26.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected return relative to the market over the horizon: a positive alpha means the model expects the stock to beat the market, whatever the market does. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +3.1%, buy ≥ +1.5%, sell < -0.5%, strong sell < -1.8% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-11-06 signals)
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WST price chart and AI forecast
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West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (WST) fundamentals
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus peers listed below that report each metric.
Valuation & Market
| Metric | WST | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $27.85B | 8/60 |
| P/E Ratio | 44.87x | 9/27 |
| P/B Ratio | 9.38x | 13/55 |
| Dividend Yield | 0.23% | 10/10 |
| EPS | $8.91 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $42.61 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $48.76 | – |
| FCF/Share | $6.51 | – |
Profitability & Margins
| Metric | WST | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | 21.5% | 7/40 |
| ROA | 15.7% | 5/43 |
| ROIC | 22.8% | 6/54 |
| Gross Margin | 37.6% | 49/54 |
| Operating Margin | 23.0% | 7/55 |
| Net Margin | 18.8% | 6/42 |
| EBT Margin | 23.2% | 8/55 |
| Tax Rate | 21.3% | – |
Financial Health
| Metric | WST | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 2.82x | 37/59 |
| Quick Ratio | 2.10x | 30/55 |
| D/E Ratio | 0.37x | 38/56 |
| Financial Leverage | 1.37x | 37/54 |
| Interest Coverage | 10.4x | 10/50 |
| Working Capital | $1.17B | 10/59 |
Cash Flow
| Metric | WST | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | $654M | 11/56 |
| Free Cash Flow | $453M | 9/50 |
| Capital Spending | -$201M | 41/50 |
| OCF Growth YoY | -5.7% | 23/32 |
| FCF Growth YoY | 19.6% | 12/27 |
| FCF/Sales | 13.3% | 13/50 |
| CapEx/Sales | 5.9% | 8/50 |
Operational Efficiency
| Metric | WST | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.84x | 18/52 |
| Receivables Turnover | 4.5x | 46/52 |
| Inventory Turnover | 4.6x | 8/52 |
| Fixed Assets Turnover | 2.0x | 52/54 |
| Days Sales Outstanding | 80 days | 7/52 |
| Days Inventory | 80 days | 45/52 |
| Payables Period | 43 days | 34/47 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 117 days | 28/42 |
Income Statement
| Metric | WST | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $3.40B | 11/54 |
| Operating Income | $780M | 9/56 |
| Net Income | $639M | 7/43 |
| R&D Expense | $76M | 25/53 |
| SG&A Expense | $437M | 24/54 |
| Cost of Goods Sold | $2.12B | 10/54 |
Dividend & Shareholder Information
| Metric | WST | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Dividends Per Share | $0.90 | – |
| Payout Ratio | 10.1% | 9/9 |
| Shares Outstanding | 70M | – |
| Net Income Growth | 29.9% | 6/18 |
| EPS Growth | 32.0% | 7/21 |
Balance Sheet Highlights (USD millions)
| Total Current Assets | $1.82B | 44.7% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $464M | 11.4% of assets |
| Accounts Receivable | $748M | 18.4% of assets |
| Inventory | $465M | 11.4% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $1.09B | 26.9% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $395M | 9.7% of assets |
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West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (WST) industry peers
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Alpha) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| WST West Pharmaceutical Services Inc | $27.85B | |
| SYK Stryker Corp | $127.56B | |
| MMM 3m Co | $95.67B | |
| BSX Boston Scientific Corp | $61.95B | |
| BDX Becton Dickinson & Co | $57.71B | |
| MDLN Medline Inc. | $52.27B | |
| RMD Resmed Inc | $33.10B | |
| DXCM Dexcom Inc | $29.62B | |
| SOLV Solventum Corp | $14.84B | |
| BAX Baxter International Inc | $13.34B | |
| GKOS Glaukos Corp | $13.28B | |
| PEN Penumbra Inc | $12.66B | |
| GMED Globus Medical Inc | $10.93B | |
| PODD Insulet Corp | $10.16B | |
| TFX Teleflex Inc | $6.39B | |
| HAE Haemonetics Corp | $5.46B | |
| MMSI Merit Medical Systems Inc | $5.23B | |
| MMED Minimed Group, Inc. | $4.70B | |
| HTFL Heartflow, Inc. | $4.52B | |
| ICUI Icu Medical Inc/De | $4.30B | |
| PLSE Pulse Biosciences, Inc. | $3.80B | |
| STVN Stevanato Group S.P.A. | $3.71B | |
| ATRC Atricure, Inc. | $2.98B | |
| IRTC Irhythm Holdings, Inc. | $2.97B | |
| UFPT Ufp Technologies Inc | $2.35B | |
| LMAT Lemaitre Vascular Inc | $1.85B | |
| INSP Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. | $1.85B | |
| KMTS Kestra Medical Technologies, Ltd. | $1.72B | |
| NVCR Novocure Ltd | $1.55B | |
| TNDM Tandem Diabetes Care Inc | $1.25B | |
| SGP Spyglass Pharma, Inc. | $1.24B | |
| PRCT Procept Biorobotics Corp | $1.18B | |
| DRTS Alpha Tau Medical Ltd. | $1.17B | |
| ATEC Alphatec Holdings, Inc. | $1.15B | |
| IRMD Iradimed Corp | $1.10B | |
| SIBN Si-Bone, Inc. | $1.09B | |
| IART Integra Lifesciences Holdings Corp | $1.04B | |
| AORT Artivion, Inc. | $985M | |
| BBNX Beta Bionics, Inc. | $854M | |
| KIDS Orthopediatrics Corp | $829M | |
| BVS Bioventus Inc. | $727M | |
| TCMD Tactile Systems Technology Inc | $590M | |
| SGHT Sight Sciences, Inc. | $555M | |
| DCTH Delcath Systems, Inc. | $527M | |
| ANGO Angiodynamics Inc | $493M | |
| RCEL Avita Medical, Inc. | $485M | |
| MDXG Mimedx Group, Inc. | $478M | |
| BWAY Brainsway Ltd. | $437M | |
| NPCE Neuropace Inc | $436M | |
| SSII Ss Innovations International, Inc. | $429M | |
| CERS Cerus Corp | $407M | |
| CARL Carlsmed, Inc. | $396M | |
| MOBI Mobia Medical, Inc. | $373M | |
| EMBC Embecta Corp. | $351M | |
| OBIO Orchestra Biomed Holdings, Inc. | $341M | |
| OFIX Orthofix Medical Inc. | $321M | |
| CLPT Clearpoint Neuro, Inc. | $276M | |
| PROF Profound Medical Corp. | $263M | |
| TMCI Treace Medical Concepts, Inc. | $262M | |
| OSUR Orasure Technologies Inc | $232M |
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West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (WST) stock forecast FAQ
What is the West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (WST) stock forecast?
Our AI scores West Pharmaceutical Services Inc every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
How accurate are West Pharmaceutical Services Inc stock predictions?
For WST, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is 48.0%, measured on 357 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-08-07 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 26.0%, measured on 400 forecast dates between 2022-08-19 and 2026-10-07. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
How often are West Pharmaceutical Services Inc forecasts updated?
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Nov. 6, 2026.
Which companies are West Pharmaceutical Services Inc's industry peers?
60 issuers in our coverage, WST included, share the SEC industry code Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus. The largest are: Stryker Corp (SYK), 3m Co (MMM), Boston Scientific Corp (BSX), Becton Dickinson & Co (BDX), Medline Inc. (MDLN), Resmed Inc (RMD).
This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.