Weekly Research Analysts’ Ratings Updates for West Pharmaceutical Services (WST)

A number of firms have modified their ratings and price targets on shares of West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE: WST) recently:

• 8/12/2026 – West Pharmaceutical Services was downgraded by Zacks Research from “strong-buy” to “hold”.
• 8/7/2026 – West Pharmaceutical Services was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c+)”.
• 8/3/2026 – West Pharmaceutical Services had its price target raised by Citigroup Inc. from $400.00 to $412.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 7/27/2026 – West Pharmaceutical Services had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $425.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/24/2026 – West Pharmaceutical Services had its “hold (c)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.
• 7/15/2026 – West Pharmaceutical Services had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by TD Cowen.
• 7/13/2026 – West Pharmaceutical Services is now covered by BNP Paribas Exane. They set an “outperform” rating and a $447.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/9/2026 – West Pharmaceutical Services had its price target raised by Morgan Stanley from $325.00 to $365.00. They now have an “equal weight” rating on the stock.
• 7/6/2026 – West Pharmaceutical Services had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Evercore Inc. They now have a $410.00 price target on the stock.
• 7/2/2026 – West Pharmaceutical Services had its price target raised by KeyCorp from $350.00 to $390.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

West Pharmaceutical Services Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, August 5th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, July 29th were paid a dividend of $0.22 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, July 29th. This represents a $0.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. West Pharmaceutical Services’s dividend payout ratio is currently 11.27%.

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc is a global developer and manufacturer of components, systems and services that enable the containment and delivery of injectable drugs. The company focuses on high-quality packaging and delivery solutions for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, producing primary drug packaging components and specialized drug delivery devices used for vaccines, biologics and other injectable therapies. West is known for its elastomeric closures, seals and polymer components that maintain sterility and compatibility with sensitive drug formulations.

In addition to component manufacturing, West provides engineered delivery systems and support services across the product lifecycle.