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WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC (WST) stock

Healthcare·Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus·Market cap $23.8B
Auto-Brief · synthesised from 5 layers
WST · us_stock
BULLISH
Confidence70%
Top reasons
  1. 1Revenue growth 13.8% YoY, net margin 16.8%.
  2. 2earnings: WST Q2 2026 earnings reported (scheduled 2026-07-23)
  3. 3No macro events in the recency window.
Generated 7/29/2026, 10:16:49 AM · ai:classify → deterministic:news → deterministic:macro5 layers
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Factor grades

As of 2026-07-28
Composite
C
55th percentile
Valuation
D-
23rd percentile
Growth
C+
56th percentile
Profitability
B
74th percentile
Momentum
B-
67th percentile

Percentile grades within the stock’s sector, computed nightly from SEC filings. Statistical ranking, not investment advice.

Fair value estimate

Current price
$337.00
Fair value estimate
$165.95
Verdict
OVERVALUED
estimate 50.8% below price

Median of 5 peer-multiple estimates. Not investment advice.

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MacroNEUTRALNo feed
0 items
  • No macro events in the recency window.
No macro events in the recency window.
CatalystsBULLISHLive
1 item
  • earnings: WST Q2 2026 earnings reported (scheduled 2026-07-23)
  1. earningsScheduled 2026-07-23
    WST Q2 2026 earnings reported
    Reported EPS 2.37 vs. estimate 2.10.
    BULLISH
FundamentalsBULLISHLive
1 item
  • Revenue growth 13.8% YoY, net margin 16.8%.
  • Forward P/E 33.90966, FCF $0.3B.
  • Earnings beat 0% of trailing 0 quarters.
Revenue growth (YoY)
13.8%
>10% strong
Net margin
16.8%
>15% healthy
Debt / Equity
10.59
<1 conservative
Interest coverage
0.0×
>3 safe
Beta
1.16
vs. SPX
Forward P/E
33.9
Free cash flow
$277.9M
TTM
Earnings beat rate
0%
Trailing 0 quarters
As of 2026-07-29 · Issuer filings + market data
PositioningNEUTRALLive
0 items
  • Peers: 128 of 248 recently-briefed us stock names lean bullish.
Top 13F holders
  • Blackrock Inc.6.8M sh · +3.59% QoQ
  • Vanguard Capital Management LLC4.7M sh · +100.00% QoQ
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management LLC4.1M sh · +100.00% QoQ
  • State Street Corporation3.3M sh · +1.28% QoQ
  • Artisan Partners Limited Partnership2.7M sh · -6.75% QoQ
As of 2026-06-30 · Meaterm
NewsNEUTRALNo feed
0 items
  • No news in the recency window.
  • Signal steady (bullish) vs the last brief.
No news in the recency window.

Key fundamentals

Revenue (TTM)
$3.2B
Net income (TTM)
$542.7M
Diluted EPS (TTM)
$7.48
Gross margin
36.3%
Operating margin
20.3%
Net margin
16.8%

Trailing-twelve-month figures computed by Meaterm from SEC filings, refreshed nightly.

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Frequently asked questions

What are the WST factor grades?

Meaterm scores WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC (WST) on four factors — valuation, growth, profitability and momentum — plus a composite. Each grade is a percentile ranking against the stock's sector, computed nightly from SEC-filed financial data. Grades are statistical rankings, not investment advice or a recommendation to trade.

How is the fair value estimate for WST calculated?

The estimate is the median of several peer-multiple implied values — peer P/E, EV/EBITDA, P/S and P/B applied to the company's own fundamentals — plus a sell-side consensus target when one is available. Peers come from the same industry, matched by size. It is a statistical reference point, not a price target and not investment advice.

Where does the data on this page come from?

Fundamentals and factor grades are computed by Meaterm from SEC filings and refreshed nightly. Positioning context comes from public CFTC and FINRA releases, and macro series from FRED. Every signal, grade and estimate shown is Meaterm’s own computation.

Is WST a good stock to invest in?

Meaterm does not answer that question. This page shows how WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC (WST) ranks statistically against sector peers on valuation, growth, profitability and momentum, and where its price sits relative to a peer-multiple estimate. Use it as research context alongside your own analysis — nothing on this page is investment advice.

How often is this page updated?

Factor grades, fundamentals and the company profile refresh nightly after each trading day. The brief layers — macro, catalysts, positioning and news — are composed when the page loads, and the fair value estimate is recomputed with recent quotes during the day.

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