West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. (WST) Dividends
Dividend Yield and Dividend History Highlights
- In terms of debt burden relative to earnings, WST has an EBITDA to net debt ratio of 629,600,000, ranking above 95.28% stocks in our set (note that its net debt is negative, meaning it has more cash than debt).
- To help you reduce price risk in your dividend portfolio, here are the dividend stocks that are least correlated with WST's price: CLWT, IIVI, GPN, MAXR and GECC.
WST Price Forecast Based on Dividend Discount Model
| Current Price | DDM Fair Value Target: | Forecasted Gain: |
| $360.43 | $23.12 | -94.42% |
A technique commonly used by dividend investors to value dividend-issuing stocks is the Dividend Discount Model (DDM), which seeks to determine a fair share price based on the dividend provided by the company relative to a number of other company-specific factors. As for WST, the DDM model generated by StockNews estimates a return of negative 94.42% in comparison to its current price. Some interesting points we thought investors may wish to consider regarding the dividend discount model forecast for West Pharmaceutical Services Inc are:
- In comparison to stocks we observe that provide shareholders with a dividend, West Pharmaceutical Services Inc's dividend yield of 0.17% is in the bottom 1.16%.
- Regarding its relative worth based on the dividend discount model, WST's provides a return of -94.42% based on the forecast of the dividend discount model we used relative to its current share price; this is a better return than 2.6% of all stocks we measured with our dividend discount model.
- Beta, which compares volatilty of an individual stock to that of the S&P 500, is lower for West Pharmaceutical Services Inc than it is for only 12.31% of other dividend issuers in the Healthcare sector.
WST Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend Date | Type | Payout Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-23 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2024-01-30 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2023-11-07 | Dividend | $0.20 | +5.26% |
| 2023-07-25 | Dividend | $0.19 | -- |
| 2023-04-25 | Dividend | $0.19 | -- |
| 2023-01-24 | Dividend | $0.19 | -- |
| 2022-11-08 | Dividend | $0.19 | +5.56% |
| 2022-07-19 | Dividend | $0.18 | -- |
| 2022-04-19 | Dividend | $0.18 | -- |
| 2022-01-18 | Dividend | $0.18 | -- |
| 2021-11-09 | Dividend | $0.18 | +5.88% |
| 2021-07-20 | Dividend | $0.17 | -- |
| 2021-04-20 | Dividend | $0.17 | -- |
| 2021-01-19 | Dividend | $0.17 | -- |
| 2020-11-09 | Dividend | $0.17 | +6.25% |
| 2020-07-28 | Dividend | $0.16 | -- |
| 2020-04-21 | Dividend | $0.16 | -- |
| 2020-01-21 | Dividend | $0.16 | -- |
| 2019-10-22 | Dividend | $0.16 | +6.67% |
| 2019-07-23 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2019-04-16 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2019-01-22 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2018-10-23 | Dividend | $0.15 | +7.14% |
| 2018-07-17 | Dividend | $0.14 | -- |
| 2018-04-17 | Dividend | $0.14 | -- |
| 2018-01-17 | Dividend | $0.14 | -- |
| 2017-10-17 | Dividend | $0.14 | +7.69% |
| 2017-07-17 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2017-04-17 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2017-01-13 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2016-10-17 | Dividend | $0.13 | +8.33% |
| 2016-07-18 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2016-04-18 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2016-01-15 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2015-10-19 | Dividend | $0.12 | +9.09% |
| 2015-07-20 | Dividend | $0.11 | -- |
| 2015-04-20 | Dividend | $0.11 | -- |
| 2015-01-16 | Dividend | $0.11 | -- |
| 2014-10-20 | Dividend | $0.11 | +10.00% |
| 2014-07-21 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2014-04-21 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2014-01-17 | Dividend | $0.10 | -- |
| 2013-10-21 | Dividend | $0.10 | +5.26% |
| 2013-09-27 | Split | 2-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 2013-07-22 | Dividend | $0.19 | -- |
| 2013-04-15 | Dividend | $0.19 | -- |
| 2013-01-18 | Dividend | $0.19 | -- |
| 2012-10-22 | Dividend | $0.19 | +5.56% |
| 2012-07-16 | Dividend | $0.18 | -- |
| 2012-04-16 | Dividend | $0.18 | -- |
| 2012-01-13 | Dividend | $0.18 | -- |
| 2011-10-17 | Dividend | $0.18 | +5.88% |
| 2011-07-18 | Dividend | $0.17 | -- |
| 2011-04-18 | Dividend | $0.17 | -- |
| 2011-01-14 | Dividend | $0.17 | -- |
| 2010-10-18 | Dividend | $0.17 | +6.25% |
| 2010-07-19 | Dividend | $0.16 | -- |
| 2010-04-19 | Dividend | $0.16 | -- |
| 2010-01-15 | Dividend | $0.16 | -- |
| 2009-10-19 | Dividend | $0.16 | +6.67% |
| 2009-07-20 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2009-04-20 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2009-01-16 | Dividend | $0.15 | -- |
| 2008-10-20 | Dividend | $0.15 | +7.14% |
| 2008-07-21 | Dividend | $0.14 | -- |
| 2008-04-21 | Dividend | $0.14 | -- |
| 2008-01-18 | Dividend | $0.14 | -- |
| 2007-10-22 | Dividend | $0.14 | +7.69% |
| 2007-07-16 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2007-04-16 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2007-01-22 | Dividend | $0.13 | -- |
| 2006-10-16 | Dividend | $0.13 | +8.33% |
| 2006-07-17 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2006-04-17 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2006-01-13 | Dividend | $0.12 | -- |
| 2005-10-17 | Dividend | $0.12 | +9.09% |
| 2005-07-18 | Dividend | $0.11 | -- |
| 2005-04-18 | Dividend | $0.11 | -- |
| 2005-01-14 | Dividend | $0.11 | -- |
| 2004-10-18 | Dividend | $0.11 | +4.76% |
| 2004-09-30 | Split | 2-1-for-1 Stock Split | N/A |
| 2004-07-19 | Dividend | $0.21 | -- |
| 2004-04-19 | Dividend | $0.21 | -- |
| 2004-01-16 | Dividend | $0.21 | -- |
| 2003-10-20 | Dividend | $0.21 | +5.00% |
| 2003-07-21 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2003-04-21 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2003-01-17 | Dividend | $0.20 | -- |
| 2002-10-21 | Dividend | $0.20 | +5.26% |
| 2002-07-22 | Dividend | $0.19 | -- |
| 2002-04-15 | Dividend | $0.19 | -- |
| 2002-01-18 | Dividend | $0.19 | -- |
| 2001-10-22 | Dividend | $0.19 | +5.56% |
| 2001-07-16 | Dividend | $0.18 | -- |
| 2001-04-16 | Dividend | $0.18 | -- |
| 2001-01-22 | Dividend | $0.18 | -- |
| 2000-10-16 | Dividend | $0.18 | +5.88% |
| 2000-07-17 | Dividend | $0.17 | -- |
| 2000-04-17 | Dividend | $0.17 | -- |
| 2000-01-14 | Dividend | $0.17 | -- |
| 1999-10-18 | Dividend | $0.17 | +6.25% |
| 1999-07-19 | Dividend | $0.16 | -- |
| 1999-04-19 | Dividend | $0.16 | +100.00% |
| 1999-01-15 | Dividend | $0.08 | -- |
| 1998-10-19 | Dividend | $0.08 | +6.67% |
| 1998-07-20 | Dividend | $0.08 | -- |
| 1998-04-20 | Dividend | $0.08 | -- |
| 1998-01-16 | Dividend | $0.08 | -- |
| 1997-10-20 | Dividend | $0.08 | +7.14% |
| 1997-07-21 | Dividend | $0.07 | -- |
| 1997-04-21 | Dividend | $0.07 | -- |
| 1997-01-17 | Dividend | $0.07 | -- |
| 1996-10-21 | Dividend | $0.07 | +7.69% |
| 1996-07-22 | Dividend | $0.07 | -- |
| 1996-04-15 | Dividend | $0.07 | -- |
| 1996-01-22 | Dividend | $0.07 | -- |
| 1995-10-16 | Dividend | $0.07 | +8.33% |
| 1995-07-17 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 1995-04-12 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 1995-01-11 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 1994-10-13 | Dividend | $0.06 | +9.09% |
| 1994-07-14 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 1994-04-14 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 1994-01-12 | Dividend | $0.06 | -- |
| 1993-10-14 | Dividend | $0.06 | +10.00% |
| 1993-07-15 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 1993-04-15 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 1993-01-13 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 1992-10-15 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 1992-07-16 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 1992-04-15 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 1992-01-15 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 1991-10-17 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 1991-07-18 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 1991-04-11 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 1991-01-16 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 1990-10-18 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 1990-07-12 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 1990-04-11 | Dividend | $0.05 | -- |
| 1990-01-18 | Dividend | $0.05 | +25.00% |
| 1989-10-12 | Dividend | $0.04 | -- |
| 1989-07-13 | Dividend | $0.04 | +6.67% |
| 1989-04-13 | Dividend | $0.04 | -- |
| 1989-01-11 | Dividend | $0.04 | -- |
| 1988-10-13 | Dividend | $0.04 | -- |
| 1988-07-14 | Dividend | $0.04 | +7.14% |
| 1988-04-14 | Dividend | $0.04 | -- |
| 1988-01-13 | Dividend | $0.04 | -- |
WST Dividends vs. Peers
WST's dividend yield currently ranks #110 of 256 vs. its peers in the Medical - Devices & Equipment category.
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