West Pharmaceutical Services Stock Number Of Shares Shorted

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USD 327.57 3.47 1.07%

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West Pharmaceutical Services Company Number Of Shares Shorted Analysis

West Pharmaceutical's Number of Shares Shorted is the total amount of shares that are currently sold short by investors. When a stock is sold short, the short seller assumes the responsibility of repurchasing the stock at a lower price. The speculator will make money if the stock goes down in price or will experience a loss if the stock price goes up.

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Current West Pharmaceutical Number Of Shares Shorted

1.54 M

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	Total Assets	Total Stockholder Equity	Net Debt	Retained Earnings	Net Receivables	Total Liab	Total Current Assets	Short Term Debt	Intangible Assets	Accounts Payable	Common Stock	Long Term Debt	Good Will	Treasury Stock	Property Plant Equipment	Current Deferred Revenue	Short Term Investments	Net Tangible Assets	Long Term Debt Total	Capital Surpluse	Deferred Long Term Liab	Long Term Investments	Accumulated Depreciation	Short Long Term Debt	Cash And Equivalents	Net Invested Capital	Net Working Capital	Capital Stock
Total Assets		0.98	-0.87	0.97	0.98	0.76	0.99	0.58	-0.35	0.98	0.54	-0.56	0.47	-0.86	0.97	0.15	0.87	0.95	-0.61	0.53	0.61	0.81	-0.91	0.52	0.86	0.9	0.89	-0.62
Total Stockholder Equity	0.98		-0.93	0.99	0.99	0.66	0.99	0.58	-0.5	0.97	0.55	-0.68	0.36	-0.91	0.97	0.05	0.87	0.99	-0.69	0.59	0.59	0.82	-0.95	0.52	0.88	0.91	0.91	-0.64
Net Debt	-0.87	-0.93		-0.93	-0.92	-0.5	-0.93	-0.46	0.71	-0.87	-0.48	0.77	-0.06	0.96	-0.84	0.08	-0.86	-0.95	0.71	-0.59	-0.65	-0.84	0.93	-0.44	-0.91	-0.93	-0.94	0.54
Retained Earnings	0.97	0.99	-0.93		0.97	0.66	0.98	0.64	-0.51	0.94	0.47	-0.72	0.3	-0.92	0.97	0.06	0.87	1.0	-0.64	0.52	0.6	0.77	-0.9	0.61	0.88	0.92	0.91	-0.72
Net Receivables	0.98	0.99	-0.92	0.97		0.71	0.99	0.52	-0.45	0.98	0.56	-0.61	0.41	-0.9	0.96	0.11	0.88	0.96	-0.66	0.59	0.63	0.86	-0.96	0.44	0.89	0.91	0.92	-0.57
Total Liab	0.76	0.66	-0.5	0.66	0.71		0.73	0.31	0.13	0.72	0.16	-0.06	0.51	-0.56	0.65	0.68	0.77	0.63	0.02	-0.01	0.73	0.68	-0.57	0.37	0.67	0.7	0.69	-0.4
Total Current Assets	0.99	0.99	-0.93	0.98	0.99	0.73		0.53	-0.44	0.97	0.53	-0.62	0.38	-0.91	0.96	0.13	0.89	0.97	-0.63	0.54	0.65	0.84	-0.94	0.5	0.9	0.93	0.94	-0.6
Short Term Debt	0.58	0.58	-0.46	0.64	0.52	0.31	0.53		-0.29	0.55	0.13	-0.67	0.15	-0.5	0.64	-0.09	0.41	0.62	-0.39	0.23	0.24	0.21	-0.38	0.85	0.4	0.48	0.38	-0.8
Intangible Assets	-0.35	-0.5	0.71	-0.51	-0.45	0.13	-0.44	-0.29		-0.37	-0.16	0.85	0.52	0.69	-0.38	0.48	-0.46	-0.58	0.6	-0.51	-0.28	-0.43	0.54	-0.24	-0.5	-0.51	-0.52	0.4
Accounts Payable	0.98	0.97	-0.87	0.94	0.98	0.72	0.97	0.55	-0.37		0.6	-0.57	0.49	-0.83	0.96	0.11	0.86	0.93	-0.65	0.62	0.61	0.84	-0.94	0.46	0.85	0.86	0.86	-0.57
Common Stock	0.54	0.55	-0.48	0.47	0.56	0.16	0.53	0.13	-0.16	0.6		-0.24	0.59	-0.32	0.6	-0.26	0.33	0.46	-0.76	0.84	0.09	0.54	-0.63	0.0	0.46	0.4	0.4	0.0
Long Term Debt	-0.56	-0.68	0.77	-0.72	-0.61	-0.06	-0.62	-0.67	0.85	-0.57	-0.24		0.25	0.75	-0.62	0.45	-0.56	-0.76	0.69	-0.53	-0.32	-0.45	0.62	-0.61	-0.59	-0.63	-0.59	0.7
Good Will	0.47	0.36	-0.06	0.3	0.41	0.51	0.38	0.15	0.52	0.49	0.59	0.25		-0.03	0.5	0.34	0.16	0.23	-0.22	0.33	0.07	0.28	-0.34	0.0	0.19	0.17	0.18	-0.01
Treasury Stock	-0.86	-0.91	0.96	-0.92	-0.9	-0.56	-0.91	-0.5	0.69	-0.83	-0.32	0.75	-0.03		-0.82	-0.06	-0.86	-0.95	0.57	-0.45	-0.71	-0.8	0.88	-0.44	-0.92	-0.95	-0.95	0.58
Property Plant Equipment	0.97	0.97	-0.84	0.97	0.96	0.65	0.96	0.64	-0.38	0.96	0.6	-0.62	0.5	-0.82		0.07	0.78	0.95	-0.68	0.61	0.49	0.72	-0.89	0.55	0.79	0.83	0.81	-0.68
Current Deferred Revenue	0.15	0.05	0.08	0.06	0.11	0.68	0.13	-0.09	0.48	0.11	-0.26	0.45	0.34	-0.06	0.07		0.15	0.03	0.6	-0.54	0.53	0.1	0.04	0.01	0.16	0.18	0.18	0.02
Short Term Investments	0.87	0.87	-0.86	0.87	0.88	0.77	0.89	0.41	-0.46	0.86	0.33	-0.56	0.16	-0.86	0.78	0.15		0.88	-0.42	0.4	0.72	0.92	-0.85	0.43	0.87	0.89	0.89	-0.54
Net Tangible Assets	0.95	0.99	-0.95	1.0	0.96	0.63	0.97	0.62	-0.58	0.93	0.46	-0.76	0.23	-0.95	0.95	0.03	0.88		-0.65	0.53	0.62	0.79	-0.91	0.59	0.89	0.93	0.91	-0.71
Long Term Debt Total	-0.61	-0.69	0.71	-0.64	-0.66	0.02	-0.63	-0.39	0.6	-0.65	-0.76	0.69	-0.22	0.57	-0.68	0.6	-0.42	-0.65		-0.92	-0.05	-0.53	0.75	-0.22	-0.53	-0.52	-0.53	0.3
Capital Surpluse	0.53	0.59	-0.59	0.52	0.59	-0.01	0.54	0.23	-0.51	0.62	0.84	-0.53	0.33	-0.45	0.61	-0.54	0.4	0.53	-0.92		0.03	0.58	-0.73	-0.01	0.45	0.39	0.41	-0.14
Deferred Long Term Liab	0.61	0.59	-0.65	0.6	0.63	0.73	0.65	0.24	-0.28	0.61	0.09	-0.32	0.07	-0.71	0.49	0.53	0.72	0.62	-0.05	0.03		0.74	-0.56	0.29	0.82	0.8	0.79	-0.22
Long Term Investments	0.81	0.82	-0.84	0.77	0.86	0.68	0.84	0.21	-0.43	0.84	0.54	-0.45	0.28	-0.8	0.72	0.1	0.92	0.79	-0.53	0.58	0.74		-0.89	0.15	0.91	0.85	0.87	-0.23
Accumulated Depreciation	-0.91	-0.95	0.93	-0.9	-0.96	-0.57	-0.94	-0.38	0.54	-0.94	-0.63	0.62	-0.34	0.88	-0.89	0.04	-0.85	-0.91	0.75	-0.73	-0.56	-0.89		-0.26	-0.86	-0.85	-0.88	0.43
Short Long Term Debt	0.52	0.52	-0.44	0.61	0.44	0.37	0.5	0.85	-0.24	0.46	0.0	-0.61	0.0	-0.44	0.55	0.01	0.43	0.59	-0.22	-0.01	0.29	0.15	-0.26		0.39	0.5	0.39	-0.86
Cash And Equivalents	0.86	0.88	-0.91	0.88	0.89	0.67	0.9	0.4	-0.5	0.85	0.46	-0.59	0.19	-0.92	0.79	0.16	0.87	0.89	-0.53	0.45	0.82	0.91	-0.86	0.39		0.98	0.98	-0.39
Net Invested Capital	0.9	0.91	-0.93	0.92	0.91	0.7	0.93	0.48	-0.51	0.86	0.4	-0.63	0.17	-0.95	0.83	0.18	0.89	0.93	-0.52	0.39	0.8	0.85	-0.85	0.5	0.98		0.99	-0.51
Net Working Capital	0.89	0.91	-0.94	0.91	0.92	0.69	0.94	0.38	-0.52	0.86	0.4	-0.59	0.18	-0.95	0.81	0.18	0.89	0.91	-0.53	0.41	0.79	0.87	-0.88	0.39	0.98	0.99		-0.44
Capital Stock	-0.62	-0.64	0.54	-0.72	-0.57	-0.4	-0.6	-0.8	0.4	-0.57	0.0	0.7	-0.01	0.58	-0.68	0.02	-0.54	-0.71	0.3	-0.14	-0.22	-0.23	0.43	-0.86	-0.39	-0.51	-0.44

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Based on the recorded statements, West Pharmaceutical Services has 1.54 M of outstending shares currently sold short by investors. This is 51.74% lower than that of the Health Care Equipment & Supplies sector and 51.87% lower than that of the Health Care industry. The number of shares shorted for all United States stocks is 67.19% higher than that of the company.

West Number Of Shares Shorted Peer Comparison

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West Pharmaceutical ESG Sustainability

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West Fundamentals

	Return On Equity	0.18
	Return On Asset	0.1
	Profit Margin	0.17 %
	Operating Margin	0.22 %
	Current Valuation	23.54 B
	Shares Outstanding	72.42 M
	Shares Owned By Insiders	0.58 %
	Shares Owned By Institutions	95.80 %
	Number Of Shares Shorted	1.54 M
	Price To Earning	40.71 X
	Price To Book	8.62 X
	Price To Sales	8.25 X
	Revenue	2.95 B
	Gross Profit	1.14 B
	EBITDA	875.7 M
	Net Income	593.4 M
	Cash And Equivalents	894.3 M
	Cash Per Share	9.85 X
	Total Debt	309 M
	Debt To Equity	0.12 %
	Current Ratio	3.80 X
	Book Value Per Share	37.96 X
	Cash Flow From Operations	776.5 M
	Short Ratio	2.83 X
	Earnings Per Share	6.75 X
	Price To Earnings To Growth	6.12 X
	Target Price	358.24
	Number Of Employees	10.6 K
	Beta	1.0
	Market Capitalization	23.72 B
	Total Asset	3.83 B
	Retained Earnings	3.52 B
	Working Capital	1.26 B
	Current Asset	673.7 M
	Current Liabilities	314.3 M
	Annual Yield	0 %
	Five Year Return	0.36 %
	Net Asset	3.83 B
	Last Dividend Paid	0.8

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