WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES (WST) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:WST - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US9553061055 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
Taking everything into account, WST scores 0 out of 10 in our technical rating. WST scores bad on all fronts: it is a bad performer in the overall market and both the medium and short term pictures are negative.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
90% of all other stocks performed better in the past year than WST.
WST is one of the lesser performing stocks in the Life Sciences Tools & Services industry. 63% of 56 stocks in the same industry do better.
WST is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. WST is lagging the S&P500 Index which is trading in the middle of its 52 week range.
In the last month WST has a been trading in the 187.43 - 234.02 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
WST has an average volume of 1216670 traded shares per day. This is a good sign as it is always nice to have a liquid stock.
Although the technical rating is bad, WST does present a nice setup opportunity. Prices have been consolidating lately. There is a resistance zone just above the current price starting at 209.23. Right above this resistance zone may be a good entry point.
More info and screens
199.88
411.77
We can see 4 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 209.23 to 214.72. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines and important moving averages in multiple time frames.
- Resistance @329.49 from a trend line in the weekly time frame.
- Resistance @344.00 from a horizontal line in the daily time frame.
- Resistance @407.69 from a horizontal line in the weekly time frame.
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS10.97
Mansfield-2.84
10 Day High218.53
10 Day Low187.43
20 Day High234.02
20 Day Low187.43
52 Week High394.42
52 Week Low187.43
Performance
1 Week-0.91%
2 Weeks-8.21%
1 Month-11.26%
3 Month-39.97%
6 Month-31.17%
12 Month-45.73%
2 Year-44.11%
3 Year-35.92%
5 Year6.68%
10 Year278.94%
15 Year864.88%
Daily CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (D)
Bullish Hammer (D)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (D)
Hanging Man (D)
Bullish Harami (D)
Doji (D)
Gravestone Doji (D)
DragonFly Doji (D)
Bearish Engulfing (D)
Bearish Shooting Star (D)
Bearish Harami (D)
Inside Bar (D)
Red Dog Reversal Down (D)
Red Dog Reversal Up (D)
Dark Cloud Cover (D)
Weekly CandleStick Patterns
Bullish Engulfing (W)
Bullish Hammer (W)
Bearish Inverted Hammer (W)
Hanging Man (W)
Bullish Harami (W)
Doji (W)
Gravestone Doji (W)
DragonFly Doji (W)
Bearish Engulfing (W)
Bearish Shooting Star (W)
Bearish Harami (W)
Inside Bar (W)
Dark Cloud Cover (W)
Daily Chart Patterns
Bull Flag
Bear Flag
Ascending Triangle (D)
Descending Triangle (D)
Symmetrical Triangle (D)
Squeeze
Channel (D)
Channel Up (D)
Channel Down (D)
Rising Wedge (D)
Falling Wedge (D)
Double Bottom (D)
Multiple Bottom (D)
Double Top (D)
Multiple Top (D)
Weekly Chart Patterns
Weekly Bull Flag
Weekly Bear Flag
Squeeze Week
Channel (W)
Double Bottom (W)
Multiple Bottom (W)
Double Top (W)
Multiple Top (W)
Technical Indicators
MACD(12,26,9)0.95
RSI(14)36.7
LBB191.19
UBB228.07
201.9
-7.23 (-3.46%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryLife Sciences Tools & Services
Performance
% Chg-3.46%
1 Week-0.91%
2 Weeks-8.21%
1 Month-11.26%
3 Month-39.97%
6 Month-31.17%
12 Month-45.73%
2 Year-44.11%
3 Year-35.92%
5 Year6.68%
10 Year278.94%
15 Year864.88%
Volatility
ATR(14)10.84
ATR(20)%4.59%
ATR Inc16.35%
Range Today13.88
ADR(20)8.94
ADR(20)%4.43%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS10.97
Mansfield-2.84
10 Day High218.53
10 Day Low187.43
20 Day High234.02
20 Day Low187.43
52 Week High394.42
52 Week Low187.43
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start209.23
Volume & EV
DER(3)2.66%
DER(5)0.67%
Volume1.68M
Volume Incr-1.93%
Vol(5)939.32K
Vol(50)1.22M