Both in Surgical Instruments
West Pharmaceutical Services vs Becton, Dickinson and
Over the past year WST returned +45.5% and BDX returned +11.8%; their daily moves had a correlation of 0.27.
WST +45.5% BDX +11.8%Growth of $1, one year, split-adjusted
| Metric | WST | BDX |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $406.99 | $198.17 |
| Market cap | $28.35B | $53.98B |
| Today | −0.22% | −0.22% |
| 1 month | +8.0% | +9.7% |
| 6 months | +31.3% | +37.5% |
| Year to date | +47.9% | +2.1% |
| 1 year | +44.3% | +10.9% |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | +8.7% | +5.4% |
| Gross margin | 39.7% | 46.5% |
| Net margin | 24.5% | 7.6% |
| P/E (TTM) | 44.4× | 57.4× |
| Price / sales | 8.3× | 2.6× |
| Net cash | $261.2M | -$16.10B |
| Dividend yield | 0.22% | 2.12% |
| Volatility (60d) | 20.3% | 22.0% |
| Short % of float | 2.9% | 3.2% |
| Next earnings | — | — |
Shading marks the stronger figure where one clearly exists (lower is better for valuation and volatility).