West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors. Shares of West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. slipped 1.52% to $242.63 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 0.40% to 6,370.17 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.34% to 44,785.50. This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses. West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. closed 31.14% below its 52-week high of $352.33, which the company reached on October 24th. The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Thursday, as Abbott Laboratories fell 0.33% to $132.00, Becton Dickinson & Co. fell 1.29% to $196.63, and Baxter International Inc. fell 1.73% to $23.85.

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. stock underperforms Thursday when compared to competitors

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. stock declined 1.52% to $242.63 on Thursday, marking its second consecutive day of losses. The stock is currently 31.14% below its 52-week high of $352.33, set on October 24th. The S&P 500 Index fell 0.40% to 6,370.17, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.34% to 44,785.50 during the same session. Competitors Abbott Laboratories, Becton Dickinson & Co., and Baxter International Inc. also saw declines, with Abbott falling 0.33%, Becton Dickinson falling 1.29%, and Baxter dropping 1.73%.