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68.42 (1y: +49%)
Market Cap 2.34 B P/E(ttm) 28.70
Enterprise Value 2.59 B P/B 3.23
WST- NYSE (USA)
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.
  • Currently 2.5/5
Business Predictability Rank: 2.5-Star
Back Testing Results:
Average gain of all 2.5-Star stocks: 7.3% per year.
% of Stocks that are in still loss if held for 10yrs: 18%.
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Key Ratios

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Market Cap $M2,341Revenue $M1,290Net Margin (%)6.4Z-Score3.7
Enterprise Value $M2,578EPS $2.4Operating Margin %10.7F-Score6
P/E(ttm))28.7Cash Flow Per Share $4.7Pre-tax Margin (%)8.6Higher ROA y-yY
Price/Book3.210-y EBITDA Growth Rate %7.4Quick Ratio1.3Cash flow > EarningsY
Price/Sales1.95-y EBITDA Growth Rate %3.9Current Ratio2.0Lower Leverage y-yN
Price/Cash Flow11.7y-y EBITDA Growth Rate %14.2ROA % (ttm)5.2Higher Current Ratio y-yY
Dividend Yield %1.1Insider Buy (3m)0ROE % (ttm)11.1Less Shares Outstanding y-yN
Payout Ratio %40.0Shares Outstanding M34.4ROI % (ttm)9.7Gross Margin Increase y-yY

Gurus Latest Trades with WST

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Total Records: 24   Page:1 2 Next Page
TickerGuruDate Action
 Impactdown Price Range
(Average)* 		Current Price Change from Average Comment Current Shares
WSTKen Fisher 2012-12-31 Add0.06%$51.05 - $55.73
($53.75)		 $ 68.4227%Add 128.19%634,322
WSTJoel Greenblatt 2012-12-31 Sold Out -0.14%$51.05 - $55.73
($53.75)		 $ 68.4227%Sold Out0
WSTJoel Greenblatt 2012-09-30 Add0.05%$47.13 - $53.46
($49.7)		 $ 68.4238%Add 54.51%38,873
WSTKen Fisher 2012-09-30 Add0.02%$47.13 - $53.46
($49.7)		 $ 68.4238%Add 121.94%277,975
WSTJoel Greenblatt 2012-06-30 Buy 0.09%$39.5 - $50.23
($45.35)		 $ 68.4251%New holding, 25159 sh.25,159
WSTJoel Greenblatt 2012-03-31 Sold Out -0.07%$37.79 - $42.8
($38.4)		 $ 68.4278%Sold Out0
WSTRuane Cunniff 2011-12-31 Add0.12%$35.6 - $41.14
($37.8)		 $ 68.4281%Add 134.01%637,162
WSTJoel Greenblatt 2011-12-31 Buy 0.07%$35.6 - $41.14
($37.8)		 $ 68.4281%New holding, 14667 sh.14,667
WSTRuane Cunniff 2011-09-30 Add0.08%$36.91 - $46.45
($41.49)		 $ 68.4265%Add 286.3%272,285
WSTKen Fisher 2011-06-30 Add$42.38 - $47.44
($45)		 $ 68.4252%Add 41.26%101,850
WSTWhitney Tilson 2011-06-30 Sold Out -0.32%$42.38 - $47.44
($45)		 $ 68.4252%Sold Out0
WSTJoel Greenblatt 2011-06-30 Sold Out -0.18%$42.38 - $47.44
($45)		 $ 68.4252%Sold Out0
WSTWhitney Tilson 2011-03-31 Buy 0.32%$38.81 - $44.52
($41.2)		 $ 68.4266%New holding, 360000 sh.360,000
WSTJoel Greenblatt 2011-03-31 Add0.11%$38.81 - $44.52
($41.2)		 $ 68.4266%Add 145.88%13,152
WSTJoel Greenblatt 2010-12-31 Buy 0.07%$33.48 - $42.21
($38.14)		 $ 68.4279%New holding, 5349 sh.5,349
WSTRuane Cunniff 2010-12-31 Add0.01%$33.48 - $42.21
($38.14)		 $ 68.4279%Add 43.75%68,995
WSTKen Fisher 2010-12-31 Add$33.48 - $42.21
($38.14)		 $ 68.4279%Add 25.17%72,100
WSTRuane Cunniff 2010-09-30 Buy 0.02%$33.04 - $36.97
($34.78)		 $ 68.4297%New holding, 47995 sh.47,995
WSTKen Fisher 2010-03-31 Buy 0.01%$35.49 - $43.26
($38.94)		 $ 68.4276%New holding, 48450 sh.48,450
WSTPrivate Capital 2009-12-31 Sold Out $36.66 - $41.52
($39.43)		 $ 68.4274%Sold Out0
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Total Records: 24   Page:1 2 Next Page

WST is held by these Gurus:

Ticker Guru Name Portfolio Date* Current Shares % of Shares Outstanding % of Total Assets Managed Change from Last Holdings Holding History
WST Ken Fisher 2013-03-31639,0391.860.11+0.74%
WST Ruane Cunniff 2013-03-31560,4321.630.24+0.62%
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WST: Insider Buys/Sells

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InsiderPosition Date Trades Shares Trade Price ($) Change (%) Details
JOHNSON L ROBERTDirector 2013-05-17Sell4,000$67.80.91view
JOHNSON L ROBERTDirector 2013-05-08Sell6,400$64.496.09view
ANDERSON MICHAEL AVice President & Treasurer 2013-02-28Sell4,900$60.5213.05view
GAILEY JOHN RVP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. 2013-02-28Sell10,000$60.3813.32view
GAILEY JOHN RVP, Gen. Counsel & Sec. 2012-11-30Sell11,000$53.8127.15view
ZENNER PATRICK JDirector 2012-11-13Sell3,250$53.5627.74view
ANDERSON MICHAEL AVice President & Treasurer 2012-11-09Sell2,800$53.6527.53view
JOHNSON L ROBERTDirector 2012-08-17Sell3,200$48.142.25view
Hunt Jeffrey CVP Pharma Pckg Systems 2012-08-15Buy240$47.6943.47view
JOHNSON L ROBERTDirector 2012-08-14Sell3,200$47.7743.23view

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West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-K) Feb 28 2011 
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) COO & President Steven A Ellers sells 10,000 Shares Feb 24 2010 
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. Reports Operating Results (10-Q) Nov 04 2009 
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) COO & President Steven A Ellers sells 10,000 Shares Sep 01 2009 
West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) COO & President Steven A Ellers sells 10,000 Shares Aug 25 2009 

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