WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES (WST) Stock Technical Analysis
NYSE:WST - New York Stock Exchange, Inc. - US9553061055 - Common Stock - Currency: USD
We assign a technical rating of 0 out of 10 to WST. WST's overall performance in the market is below average. Also recent evolutions are not that positive. Both the medium and short term picture give negative signs.
The short term trend is negative, as is the long term trend. There should be more interesting stocks out there.
When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, WST is a bad performer in the overall market: 94% of all stocks are doing better.
WST is part of the Life Sciences Tools & Services industry. There are 57 other stocks in this industry, of which 78% are performing better than WST.
WST is currently trading near the lower end of its 52 week range, which is not a good sign. Certainly not because the S&P500 Index is trading near new 52 week highs at the moment.
In the last month WST has a been trading in the 197.01 - 348.90 range, which is quite wide. It is currently trading near the lows of this range.
Volume is considerably higher in the last couple of days.
The technical rating of WST is bad and it also does not present a quality setup at the moment. Price movement has been a little bit too volatile to find a nice entry and exit point. It is probably a good idea to wait for a consolidation first.
More info and screens
208.80
411.77
We can see 2 important resistance areas.
- A resistance zone ranging from 339.83 to 344.00. This zone is formed by a combination of multiple trend lines in multiple time frames.
- 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
CRS6.83
Mansfield-4.03
10 Day High332.47
10 Day Low197.01
20 Day High348.9
20 Day Low197.01
52 Week High400.88
52 Week Low197.01
Performance
1 Week5.93%
2 Weeks-36.18%
1 Month-38.69%
3 Month-33.38%
6 Month-30.34%
12 Month-42.6%
2 Year-33.47%
3 Year-45.51%
5 Year40.08%
10 Year285.44%
15 Year982.98%
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)-13.28
RSI(14)22.21
LBB155.82
UBB396.46
210.91
+7.26 (+3.56%)
Chartmill TA Rating
Chartmill Setup Rating
Sector
GICS SectorHealth Care
GICS IndustryLife Sciences Tools & Services
Performance
% Chg3.56%
1 Week5.93%
2 Weeks-36.18%
1 Month-38.69%
3 Month-33.38%
6 Month-30.34%
12 Month-42.6%
2 Year-33.47%
3 Year-45.51%
5 Year40.08%
10 Year285.44%
15 Year982.98%
Volatility
ATR(14)18.14
ATR(20)%6.94%
ATR Inc-54.78%
Range Today8.61
ADR(20)10.65
ADR(20)%5.05%
Trend & SMA
ST Trend
LT Trend
SMA(5)
SMA(10)
SMA(20)
SMA(50)
SMA(100)
SMA(200)
Relative Strength & Ranges
CRS6.83
Mansfield-4.03
10 Day High332.47
10 Day Low197.01
20 Day High348.9
20 Day Low197.01
52 Week High400.88
52 Week Low197.01
CS1 EndN/A
CR1 Start339.83
Volume & EV
DER(3)3.14%
DER(5)3.38%
Volume1.88M
Volume Incr295.2%
Vol(5)2.73M
Vol(50)807.61K