West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Competitors $314.49 -23.63 (-6.99%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends WST vs. COO, ALGN, MMSI, HAE, ICUI, XRAY, NEOG, QDEL, STAA, and CERSShould you be buying West Pharmaceutical Services stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of West Pharmaceutical Services include Cooper Companies (COO), Align Technology (ALGN), Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), Haemonetics (HAE), ICU Medical (ICUI), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), Neogen (NEOG), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), STAAR Surgical (STAA), and Cerus (CERS). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. West Pharmaceutical Services vs. Cooper Companies Align Technology Merit Medical Systems Haemonetics ICU Medical DENTSPLY SIRONA Neogen QuidelOrtho STAAR Surgical Cerus West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) and Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Is WST or COO more profitable? West Pharmaceutical Services has a net margin of 17.37% compared to Cooper Companies' net margin of 9.45%. West Pharmaceutical Services' return on equity of 18.41% beat Cooper Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets West Pharmaceutical Services17.37% 18.41% 13.74% Cooper Companies 9.45%9.08%5.88% Which has more risk & volatility, WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.Comparatively, Cooper Companies has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to WST or COO? In the previous week, Cooper Companies had 10 more articles in the media than West Pharmaceutical Services. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Cooper Companies and 9 mentions for West Pharmaceutical Services. West Pharmaceutical Services' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Cooper Companies' score of 0.51 indicating that West Pharmaceutical Services is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment West Pharmaceutical Services 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cooper Companies 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cooper Companies. West Pharmaceutical Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cooper Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWest Pharmaceutical Services$2.95B7.72$593.40M$6.7446.66Cooper Companies$3.59B5.52$294.20M$1.8055.50 Does the MarketBeat Community favor WST or COO? Cooper Companies received 355 more outperform votes than West Pharmaceutical Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.63% of users gave Cooper Companies an outperform vote while only 55.74% of users gave West Pharmaceutical Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWest Pharmaceutical ServicesOutperform Votes26255.74% Underperform Votes20844.26% Cooper CompaniesOutperform Votes61766.63% Underperform Votes30933.37% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WST or COO? 93.9% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services presently has a consensus price target of $460.33, suggesting a potential upside of 46.37%. Cooper Companies has a consensus price target of $117.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.43%. Given West Pharmaceutical Services' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe West Pharmaceutical Services is more favorable than Cooper Companies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score West Pharmaceutical Services 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.67Cooper Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 9 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 SummaryWest Pharmaceutical Services beats Cooper Companies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Weiss RatingsTrump won. Buy this coin now.Juan Villaverde called the top and bottom of every crypto bull market since 2012. He believes Bitcoin will go to $150,000 — or more. But there’s one coin he thinks could go even higher.This could be his favorite coin. Get West Pharmaceutical Services News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WST and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WST vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWest Pharmaceutical ServicesSurgical & medical instruments IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$22.78B$4.56B$5.07B$19.81BDividend Yield0.25%39.56%5.10%3.50%P/E Ratio46.6625.28101.9242.29Price / Sales7.7255.021,196.9520.78Price / Cash33.2251.7441.0421.65Price / Book8.285.486.344.66Net Income$593.40M$13.76M$119.64M$983.45M7 Day Performance-2.97%-6.52%-5.13%-2.12%1 Month Performance8.97%2.19%-2.72%-0.39%1 Year Performance-8.25%50.62%31.10%23.34% West Pharmaceutical Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.9796 of 5 stars$314.49-7.0%$460.33+46.4%-8.6%$22.78B$2.95B46.6610,600Analyst RevisionPositive NewsCOOCooper Companies3.5067 of 5 stars$102.00-1.5%N/A+17.0%$20.31B$3.59B56.8215,000Analyst UpgradeShort Interest ↑News CoverageALGNAlign Technology4.692 of 5 stars$219.09-2.7%N/A+10.1%$16.36B$3.86B37.3921,610MMSIMerit Medical Systems4.3915 of 5 stars$104.24+0.1%N/A+42.2%$6.08B$1.26B51.106,950Short Interest ↑Positive NewsHAEHaemonetics4.784 of 5 stars$93.38+2.2%N/A+0.0%$4.78B$1.36B38.753,657Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeICUIICU Medical4.1571 of 5 stars$178.01-0.1%N/A+92.7%$4.35B$2.30B-60.9614,000Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.9012 of 5 stars$17.77+0.7%N/A-38.2%$3.60B$3.90B-8.5815,000NEOGNeogen2.224 of 5 stars$15.34-6.5%N/A-8.5%$3.32B$924.22M-139.452,640QDELQuidelOrtho4.437 of 5 stars$41.14-4.3%N/A-44.8%$2.77B$2.83B-1.477,100Options VolumeSTAASTAAR Surgical4.8603 of 5 stars$29.02-4.6%N/A-24.4%$1.43B$341.22M65.951,115Short Interest ↓CERSCerus2.8499 of 5 stars$1.89-6.9%N/A-0.6%$350.99M$156.37M-17.18625Short Interest ↑Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies COO Competitors ALGN Competitors MMSI Competitors HAE Competitors ICUI Competitors XRAY Competitors NEOG Competitors QDEL Competitors STAA Competitors CERS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:WST) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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