West Pharmaceutical Services (WST) Competitors $211.27 +1.01 (+0.48%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$211.24 -0.03 (-0.01%) As of 04:29 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. 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 West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE:WST) and Cooper Companies (NASDAQ:COO) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability and dividends. Which has more volatility and risk, WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cooper Companies has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate WST or COO? West Pharmaceutical Services currently has a consensus target price of $332.50, indicating a potential upside of 57.38%. Cooper Companies has a consensus target price of $110.25, indicating a potential upside of 33.96%. Given West Pharmaceutical Services' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Cooper Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WST or COO? 93.9% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.4% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of West Pharmaceutical Services shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Cooper Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor WST or COO? In the previous week, West Pharmaceutical Services had 1 more articles in the media than Cooper Companies. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for West Pharmaceutical Services and 24 mentions for Cooper Companies. Cooper Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat West Pharmaceutical Services' score of 0.74 indicating that Cooper Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment West Pharmaceutical Services 15 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cooper Companies 18 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is WST or COO 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 West Pharmaceutical Services17.03% 18.60% 13.80% Cooper Companies 10.07%9.38%6.09% Which has better earnings & valuation, 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$2.90B5.24$492.70M$6.3733.17Cooper Companies$3.93B4.19$392.30M$2.0639.95 Does the MarketBeat Community favor WST or COO? Cooper Companies received 354 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 56.11% of users gave West Pharmaceutical Services an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWest Pharmaceutical ServicesOutperform Votes27156.11% Underperform Votes21243.89% Cooper CompaniesOutperform Votes62566.42% Underperform Votes31633.58% SummaryWest Pharmaceutical Services beats Cooper Companies on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. 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$15.18B$4.39B$5.55B$19.22BDividend Yield0.39%39.93%5.09%4.00%P/E Ratio31.5829.8622.6833.45Price / Sales5.2457.90404.2829.18Price / Cash22.6051.0838.1817.52Price / Book5.696.226.794.55Net Income$492.70M$68.15M$3.22B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.53%1.00%2.44%2.18%1 Month Performance-4.61%-1.80%3.78%-2.05%1 Year Performance-42.70%21.29%17.05%5.45% West Pharmaceutical Services Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.6619 of 5 stars$211.27+0.5%$332.50+57.4%-42.1%$15.18B$2.90B31.5810,700COOCooper Companies3.2237 of 5 stars$81.85+1.2%$110.25+34.7%-9.5%$16.37B$3.93B41.9714,000Positive NewsALGNAlign Technology4.4007 of 5 stars$181.09-1.2%$246.17+35.9%-37.9%$13.26B$4.00B32.2823,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageMMSIMerit Medical Systems3.9899 of 5 stars$95.44+0.9%$109.00+14.2%+21.6%$5.64B$1.36B46.786,850Short Interest ↑ICUIICU Medical3.881 of 5 stars$135.90+0.2%$162.67+19.7%+39.4%$3.34B$2.38B-29.7414,500Upcoming EarningsAnalyst UpgradeHAEHaemonetics4.6413 of 5 stars$62.55+0.1%$101.22+61.8%-31.6%$3.14B$1.37B24.632,820Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.9039 of 5 stars$13.87+0.9%$22.58+62.8%-53.8%$2.76B$3.79B-6.7015,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpQDELQuidelOrtho4.5515 of 5 stars$28.96+3.1%$46.83+61.7%-29.7%$1.95B$2.78B-0.967,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsGap UpNEOGNeogen3.81 of 5 stars$5.14-0.4%$9.00+75.1%-58.0%$1.12B$906.00M-2.352,110Analyst RevisionPositive NewsSTAASTAAR Surgical4.3387 of 5 stars$18.16+0.7%$24.25+33.5%-59.0%$895.74M$313.90M-44.29960Upcoming EarningsCERSCerus2.0804 of 5 stars$1.34-0.7%$3.50+161.2%-24.4%$256.15M$180.27M-12.18290Earnings ReportNews Coverage 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 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThink NVDA’s run was epic? 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