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West Pharmaceutical Services shares have a market-typical stock price level. They are safely financed and are good value, but show below average growth. We recommend evaluating whether the future of the company West Pharmaceutical Services is typical for this industry which the market average price level of the shares suggests. If you believe that the future of the company is above average, that could be an argument for buying the shares and vice versa.


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Country USA
Industry Life Sciences Tools & Services
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Size class Large

Large companies - similar industry as West Pharmaceutical Services

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1. Thermo Fisher Scientific (XXL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
1. Thermo Fisher Scientific (XXL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 91 55 41 92
2. Agilent (XL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
2. Agilent (XL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 77 15 86 81
3. Merck (USA) (XXL, US)  Pharmaceuticals
3. Merck (USA) (XXL, US)   Pharmaceuticals 88 34 59 75
4. Bristol-Myers Squibb (XXL, US)  Pharmaceuticals
4. Bristol-Myers Squibb (XXL, US)   Pharmaceuticals 92 56 27 70
5. Pfizer (XXL, US)  Pharmaceuticals
5. Pfizer (XXL, US)   Pharmaceuticals 98 28 48 70
6. Danaher (XXL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
6. Danaher (XXL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 79 19 69 61
7. AbbVie (XXL, US)  Biotechnology
7. AbbVie (XXL, US)   Biotechnology 63 59 35 58
8. Johnson & Johnson (XXL, US)  Pharmaceuticals
8. Johnson & Johnson (XXL, US)   Pharmaceuticals 49 44 69 57
9. Gilead (XXL, US)  Biotechnology
9. Gilead (XXL, US)   Biotechnology 51 76 34 56
10. Avantor (XL, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
10. Avantor (XL, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 95 17 15 31

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Large companies - similar region as West Pharmaceutical Services

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1. Cognizant Technology (XXL, US)  IT Consulting & oth. Services
1. Cognizant Technology (XXL, US)   IT Consulting & oth. Services 96 43 95 100
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2. Mueller Industries (XL, US)   Industrial Machinery 83 79 100 100
3. Alphabet (XXL, US)  Interactive Media & Services
3. Alphabet (XXL, US)   Interactive Media & Services 83 43 95 100
4. Nexteer Automotive Group (XL, US)  Auto Parts & Equipment
4. Nexteer Automotive Group (XL, US)   Auto Parts & Equipment 79 95 98 100
5. Cheesecake Factory (XL, US)  Restaurants
5. Cheesecake Factory (XL, US)   Restaurants 77 91 88 100
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6. Jones Lang LaSalle (XXL, US)   Real Estate Services 70 80 94 100
7. Lithia Motors (XXL, US)  Automotive Retail
7. Lithia Motors (XXL, US)   Automotive Retail 100 93 67 100
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8. Fluor (XXL, US)   Construction & Engineering 69 75 98 100
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9. Yum! (XL, US)   Restaurants 71 81 64 100
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10. Zimmer (XL, US)   Health Care Equipment 96 45 83 100

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Mid sized companies - similar industry as West Pharmaceutical Services

Similar Stocks VALUEVVV GROWTHVV SAFETYVV COMBINED
1. Bio-Techne (L, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
1. Bio-Techne (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 76 48 94 100
2. Inotiv (M, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
2. Inotiv (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 79 61 45 89
3. 10x Genomics (M, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
3. 10x Genomics (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 45 55 79 79
4. Revvity (L, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
4. Revvity (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 93 19 66 77
5. Bruker (L, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
5. Bruker (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 99 21 55 72
6. NeoGenomics (M, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
6. NeoGenomics (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 48 66 50 66
7. Repligen (M, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
7. Repligen (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 6 82 76 64
8. Bio-Rad Laboratories (L, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
8. Bio-Rad Laboratories (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 57 7 92 42
9. Medpaces (L, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
9. Medpaces (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 9 41 9 29
10. Azenta (M, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
10. Azenta (M, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 43 1 67 20

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Mid sized companies - similar region as West Pharmaceutical Services

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1. Cal-Maine Foods (L, US)  Packaged Foods & Meats
1. Cal-Maine Foods (L, US)   Packaged Foods & Meats 70 89 100 100
2. Paycom Software (L, US)  Application Software
2. Paycom Software (L, US)   Application Software 71 59 100 100
3. Avanos Medical (M, US)  Health Care Supplies
3. Avanos Medical (M, US)   Health Care Supplies 96 27 95 100
4. Innospec (L, US)  Specialty Chemicals
4. Innospec (L, US)   Specialty Chemicals 41 43 100 100
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5. AdvanSix (L, US)   Commodity Chemicals 97 89 98 100
6. Phibro Animal Health (L, US)  Pharmaceuticals
6. Phibro Animal Health (L, US)   Pharmaceuticals 92 86 69 100
7. USANA Health Sciences (L, US)  Personal Products
7. USANA Health Sciences (L, US)   Personal Products 70 64 98 100
8. Bio-Techne (L, US)  Life Sciences Tools & Services
8. Bio-Techne (L, US)   Life Sciences Tools & Services 76 48 94 100
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9. Hooker Furniture (M, US)   Home Furnishings 76 96 67 100
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