$331.42
0.56% today
NYSE, Dec 24, 06:45 pm CET
ISIN
US9553061055
Symbol
WST

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Target price 2024 - Analyst rating & recommendation

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Classifications & Recommendation:

Buy
54%
Hold
46%

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Price Target

Target Price $374.50
Price $329.57
Potential
Number of Estimates 8
8 Analysts have issued a price target West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 2025 . The average West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. target price is $374.50. This is higher than the current stock price. The highest price target is , the lowest is .
A rating was issued by 13 analysts: 7 Analysts recommend West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. to buy, 6 to hold and 0 to sell.
Analysts don't have a crystal ball either, but they do represent the opinion of the market quite well. You should not take the price potential and the ratings as a recommendation to act. Rather, they serve as an additional building block for your own opinion or stock analysis.
Analyst Estimates: Analysts believe that the West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. stock has an average upside potential 2025 of . Most analysts recommend the West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. stock at Purchase.

Sales and Margin forecast 2024, 2025 to 2028

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Quarter Annually
Dec '23 2024
Estimates
Revenue Billion $ 2.95 2.88
2.27% 2.24%
EBITDA Margin 28.74% 24.87%
6.19% 13.47%
Net Margin 19.36% 16.43%
0.33% 15.13%

10 Analysts have issued a sales forecast West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 2024 . The average West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. sales estimate is

$2.9b
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. This is
0.30% higher
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than the revenue of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest sales forecast is
$2.9b 0.63%
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, the lowest is
$2.9b 0.10%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics:

Revenue Estimates

2023 $3.0b 2.27%
2024
$2.9b 2.24%
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2025
$3.1b 5.92%
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2026
$3.3b 8.61%
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2027
$3.5b 5.73%
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2028
$3.7b 6.16%
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10 Analysts have issued an West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. EBITDA forecast 2024. The average West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. EBITDA estimate is

$717m
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. This is
3.93% lower
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than the EBITDA of the last 12 months(TTM). The highest EBITDA forecast is
$735m 1.54%
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, the lowest is
$709m 5.03%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future EBITDA Margins:

EBITDA Estimates

2023 $848m 4.06%
2024
$717m 15.42%
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2025
$832m 15.96%
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2026
$949m 14.01%
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2027
$1.0b 7.39%
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2028
$1.1b 8.09%
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EBITDA Margin

2023 28.74% 6.19%
2024
24.87% 13.47%
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2025
27.23% 9.49%
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2026
28.58% 4.96%
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2027
29.03% 1.57%
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2028
29.56% 1.83%
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6 West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. Analysts have issued a net profit forecast 2024. The average West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. net profit estimate is

$474m
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. This is
3.03% lower
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than the net profit for the last 12 months(TTM). The highest net profit forecast is
$486m 0.52%
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, the lowest is
$450m 7.84%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future Net Margins:

Net Profit Estimates

2023 $571m 1.94%
2024
$474m 17.06%
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2025
$539m 13.64%
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2026
$627m 16.51%
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2027
$726m 15.67%
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Net Margin

2023 19.36% 0.33%
2024
16.43% 15.13%
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2025
17.62% 7.24%
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2026
18.91% 7.32%
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2027
20.68% 9.36%
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Earnings per share, P/E ratio and EV/sales Estimates 2024, 2025 to 2028

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Quarter Annually
Dec '23 2024
Estimates
Earnings Per Share $ 7.88 6.54
1.94% 17.01%
P/E 50.42
EV/Sales 8.21

6 Analysts have issued a West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. forecast for earnings per share. The average West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS is

$6.54
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. This is
2.97% lower
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than earnings per share in the financial year 2023. The highest <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/eps-simply-explained>EPS forecast is
$6.70 0.59%
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, the lowest is
$6.21 7.86%
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.

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

Earnings Per Share

2023 $7.88 1.94%
2024
$6.54 17.01%
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2025
$7.43 13.61%
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2026
$8.65 16.42%
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2027
$10.01 15.72%
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P/E ratio

Current 48.89 2.09%
2024
50.42 3.13%
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2025
44.37 12.00%
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2026
38.08 14.18%
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2027
32.92 13.55%
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Based on analysts' sales estimates for 2024, the West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. stock is valued at an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/enterprise-value-sales-simply-explained>EV/Sales of

and an <a href=https://blog.stocksguide.com/knowledge/price-sales-ratio-simply-explained>P/S ratio of .

This results in the following potential growth metrics and future valuations:

EV/Sales

Current 8.23 6.16%
2024
8.21 0.24%
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2025
7.75 5.59%
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2026
7.14 7.93%
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2027
6.75 5.42%
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2028
6.36 5.80%
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P/S ratio

Current 8.30 7.54%
2024
8.27 0.30%
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2025
7.81 5.59%
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2026
7.19 7.93%
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2027
6.80 5.42%
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2028
6.41 5.80%
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