Is West Pharmaceutical Services Stock Underperforming the Dow?

Exton, Pennsylvania-based West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST) designs, manufactures, and sells containment and delivery systems for injectable drugs and healthcare products. With a market cap of $18.5 billion, West Pharmaceutical’s operations span the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Indo-Pacific. Companies worth $10 billion or more are generally described as "large-cap stocks." West Pharmaceutical fits right into that category, with its market cap exceeding this threshold, reflecti ...