Stock Price Trends

West Pharmaceutical Services Inc (WST)

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of injectable pharmaceutical packaging and delivery systems. The company is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania.

Stock Price Trends

Stock price trends estimated using linear regression.

Key facts

  • The primary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the primary trend is 51.13% per annum.
  • WST price at the close of July 25, 2024 was $277.16 and was lower than the bottom border of the primary price channel by $13.35 (4.59%).
  • The secondary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the secondary trend is 13.91% per annum.
  • WST price at the close of July 25, 2024 was lower than the bottom border of the secondary price channel by $32.28 (10.43%).

Linear Regression Model

Model equation:
Yi = α + β × Xi + εi

Top border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi + 2 × s)

Bottom border of price channel:
Exp(Yi) = Exp(a + b × Xi – 2 × s)

where:

i - observation number
Yi - natural logarithm of WST price
Xi - time index, 1 day interval
σ - standard deviation of εi
a - estimator of α
b - estimator of β
s - estimator of σ
Exp() - calculates the exponent of e


Primary Trend

Start date: March 13, 2024
End date: July 23, 2024

a = 9.3109

b = -0.0020

s = 0.0285

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × -0.0020) – 1
= -51.13%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0285) – 1
= 12.08%

March 13, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,165)
= Exp(a + b × X1,165 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,692 + 2 × s)
= Exp(9.3109 + -0.0020 × 1,692 + 2 × 0.0285)
= Exp(6.0485)
= $423.50

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,165)
= Exp(a + b × X1,165 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,692 – 2 × s)
= Exp(9.3109 + -0.0020 × 1,692 – 2 × 0.0285)
= Exp(5.9345)
= $377.85

July 23, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,255)
= Exp(a + b × X1,255 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,824 + 2 × s)
= Exp(9.3109 + -0.0020 × 1,824 + 2 × 0.0285)
= Exp(5.7896)
= $326.88

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,255)
= Exp(a + b × X1,255 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,824 – 2 × s)
= Exp(9.3109 + -0.0020 × 1,824 – 2 × 0.0285)
= Exp(5.6755)
= $291.65

Description

  • The primary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the primary trend is 51.13% per annum.
  • WST price at the close of July 25, 2024 was $277.16 and was lower than the bottom border of the primary price channel by $13.35 (4.59%).

Secondary Trend

Start date: May 21, 2024
End date: July 24, 2024

a = 6.5214

b = -0.0004

s = 0.0185

Annual growth rate:

Exp(365 × b) – 1
= Exp(365 × -0.0004) – 1
= -13.91%

Price channel spread:

Exp(4 × s) – 1
= Exp(4 × 0.0185) – 1
= 7.70%

May 21, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,213)
= Exp(a + b × X1,213 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,761 + 2 × s)
= Exp(6.5214 + -0.0004 × 1,761 + 2 × 0.0185)
= Exp(5.8356)
= $342.29

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,213)
= Exp(a + b × X1,213 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,761 – 2 × s)
= Exp(6.5214 + -0.0004 × 1,761 – 2 × 0.0185)
= Exp(5.7614)
= $317.81

July 24, 2024 calculations

Top border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,256)
= Exp(a + b × X1,256 + 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,825 + 2 × s)
= Exp(6.5214 + -0.0004 × 1,825 + 2 × 0.0185)
= Exp(5.8094)
= $333.41

Bottom border of price channel:

Exp(Y1,256)
= Exp(a + b × X1,256 – 2 × s)
= Exp(a + b × 1,825 – 2 × s)
= Exp(6.5214 + -0.0004 × 1,825 – 2 × 0.0185)
= Exp(5.7352)
= $309.57

Description

  • The secondary trend is decreasing.
  • The decline rate of the secondary trend is 13.91% per annum.
  • WST price at the close of July 25, 2024 was lower than the bottom border of the secondary price channel by $32.28 (10.43%).