West Pharmaceutical Servs Market Sentiment

Market sentiment signals for West Pharmaceutical Servs (WST): analyst consensus, short interest, options flow and insider activity.

Key Signals

Analyst Consensus▲ Buy

Short Interest▼ 4.0% short float

Options Flow▲ 0.21 P/C ratio

Insider Activity— Neutral (30d)

Analyst Consensus

Buy

17 analysts

Options Flow (P/C)

0.21

More calls — Bullish

289 calls · 62 puts

Avg Consensus PT

$396

+8.4%

Highest Price Target

$536

+46.5%

Jefferies

Lowest Price Target

$311

-15.0%

Rothschild & Co

Short Interest

4.0%

Rising — Bearish

Insider Activity (30d)

Neutral

Short Interest — % of Float

Recent Analyst Actions

Date	Firm	Analyst & Accuracy	Upside / Downside	PT Change	Action	Rating
Sep 22, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Kallum Titchmarsh—	+9.3%	$365 → $400	Upgrade	Equal-Weight→Overweight
Sep 9, 2026	UBS	Doug Schenkel—	+13.4%	$340 → $415	Maintained	Buy
Aug 3, 2026	Citigroup	Joanne Wuensch—	+12.6%	$400 → $412	Maintained	Buy
Jul 27, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Daniel Markowitz—	+16.2%	$410 → $425	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 13, 2026	BNP Paribas	Curtis Moiles—	+22.2%	$447	Initiate	Outperform
Jul 9, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Kallum Titchmarsh—	-0.2%	$325 → $365	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Jul 6, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Daniel Markowitz—	+12.1%	$390 → $410	Maintained	Outperform
Jul 2, 2026	Keybanc	Paul Knight—	+6.6%	$350 → $390	Maintained	Overweight
Jun 9, 2026	Barclays	Luke Sergott—	+9.3%	$310 → $400	Upgrade	Equal-Weight→Overweight
Jun 2, 2026	Stephens & Co.	Steven Etoch—	-1.6%	$360 → $360	Maintained	Overweight
Jun 2, 2026	Wolfe Research	Mike Polark—	—	—	Assumes	Outperform
May 29, 2026	Morgan Stanley	Kallum Titchmarsh—	-11.2%	$315 → $325	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Apr 27, 2026	Barclays	Luke Sergott—	-15.3%	$275 → $310	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Apr 14, 2026	Barclays	Luke Sergott—	-24.8%	$265 → $275	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Feb 13, 2026	Barclays	Luke Sergott—	-27.6%	$325 → $265	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Feb 3, 2026	Evercore ISI Group	Daniel Markowitz—	-12.5%	$390 → $320	Maintained	Outperform
Dec 2, 2025	Morgan Stanley	Kallum Titchmarsh—	-22.1%	$285	Initiate	Equal-Weight
Oct 29, 2025	TD Cowen	Brendan Smith—	-4.3%	$350	Initiate	Buy
Oct 27, 2025	Barclays	Luke Sergott—	-11.2%	$275 → $325	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Oct 24, 2025	UBS	John Sourbeer—	-3.0%	$320 → $355	Maintained	Buy
Oct 24, 2025	Keybanc	Paul Knight—	-4.3%	$325 → $350	Maintained	Overweight
Oct 23, 2025	Evercore ISI Group	Daniel Markowitz—	+6.6%	$350 → $390	Maintained	Outperform
Oct 2, 2025	Barclays	Luke Sergott—	-24.8%	$260 → $275	Maintained	Equal-Weight
Sep 15, 2025	Rothschild & Co	Jamie Clark—	-15.0%	$311	Initiate	Buy
Jul 25, 2025	Barclays	Luke Sergott—	-28.9%	$245 → $260	Maintained	Equal-Weight