West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Competitors $212.74 +2.04 (+0.97%) As of 04/14/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock WST vs. COO, ALGN, MMSI, ICUI, HAE, XRAY, QDEL, NEOG, 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), ICU Medical (ICUI), Haemonetics (HAE), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), Neogen (NEOG), 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 ICU Medical Haemonetics DENTSPLY SIRONA QuidelOrtho Neogen STAAR Surgical Cerus Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) and West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer COO or WST? Cooper Companies received 355 more outperform votes than West Pharmaceutical Services when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.42% of users gave Cooper Companies an outperform vote while only 56.02% of users gave West Pharmaceutical Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCooper CompaniesOutperform Votes62566.42% Underperform Votes31633.58% West Pharmaceutical ServicesOutperform Votes27056.02% Underperform Votes21243.98% Does the media prefer COO or WST? In the previous week, West Pharmaceutical Services had 4 more articles in the media than Cooper Companies. MarketBeat recorded 31 mentions for West Pharmaceutical Services and 27 mentions for Cooper Companies. Cooper Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat West Pharmaceutical Services' score of 0.71 indicating that Cooper Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cooper Companies 19 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive West Pharmaceutical Services 15 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend COO or WST? Cooper Companies currently has a consensus price target of $110.25, indicating a potential upside of 39.98%. West Pharmaceutical Services has a consensus price target of $332.50, indicating a potential upside of 56.29%. Given West Pharmaceutical Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 Cooper Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70West Pharmaceutical Services 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in COO or WST? 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.9% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, COO or WST? Cooper Companies has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, West Pharmaceutical Services has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is COO or WST more profitable? West Pharmaceutical Services has a net margin of 17.03% compared to Cooper Companies' net margin of 10.07%. West Pharmaceutical Services' return on equity of 18.60% beat Cooper Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Cooper Companies10.07% 9.38% 6.09% West Pharmaceutical Services 17.03%18.60%13.80% Which has better valuation & earnings, COO or WST? West Pharmaceutical Services has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioCooper Companies$3.93B4.01$392.30M$2.0638.23West Pharmaceutical Services$2.89B5.32$492.70M$6.6931.80 SummaryWest Pharmaceutical Services beats Cooper Companies on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$15.38B$4.09B$5.35B$18.51BDividend Yield0.41%39.53%5.11%4.25%P/E Ratio31.8027.6221.7131.06Price / Sales5.3246.52381.2526.47Price / Cash22.6051.0838.1517.54Price / Book5.735.816.444.29Net Income$492.70M$67.09M$3.20B$1.02B7 Day Performance11.90%5.35%9.07%6.72%1 Month Performance-7.64%-3.99%-6.04%-6.79%1 Year Performance-43.84%13.12%10.79%1.22% West Pharmaceutical Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.5767 of 5 stars$212.74+1.0%$332.50+56.3%-44.0%$15.38B$2.89B31.8010,700Analyst RevisionCOOCooper Companies3.1066 of 5 stars$73.31-0.6%$110.25+50.4%-15.8%$14.66B$3.93B37.6016,000Positive NewsALGNAlign Technology4.6624 of 5 stars$153.35-0.1%$262.64+71.3%-47.4%$11.23B$4.00B27.3421,610Analyst RevisionPositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.4916 of 5 stars$92.51+0.0%$111.70+20.7%+28.4%$5.46B$1.36B45.356,950Short Interest ↓Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeICUIICU Medical3.7923 of 5 stars$142.25+2.1%$168.67+18.6%+43.1%$3.49B$2.38B-31.1314,500Positive NewsGap DownHAEHaemonetics4.6304 of 5 stars$58.96-3.2%$101.22+71.7%-30.4%$2.96B$1.37B23.212,820Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGap DownXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.8202 of 5 stars$13.24-2.5%$23.33+76.2%-58.2%$2.63B$3.79B-6.4015,000Gap UpQDELQuidelOrtho4.3125 of 5 stars$28.36+0.8%$51.20+80.5%-35.3%$1.91B$2.78B-0.947,000Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeNEOGNeogen3.2381 of 5 stars$7.85+0.6%$14.00+78.3%-56.4%$1.70B$913.83M-3.582,110Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeSTAASTAAR Surgical4.2846 of 5 stars$16.14+1.4%$25.29+56.7%-65.3%$796.11M$313.90M-39.37960Positive NewsGap DownCERSCerus2.5591 of 5 stars$1.24flat$4.00+222.6%-22.3%$230.38M$180.27M-11.27290Positive NewsGap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies COO Competitors ALGN Competitors MMSI Competitors ICUI Competitors HAE Competitors XRAY Competitors QDEL Competitors NEOG Competitors STAA Competitors CERS Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WST) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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