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West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST) vs Consumer Sentiment
Correlation
of % moves
+31%
In sync
of periods
65%
History
monthsmonths · through 2026-07
59
These move in the same direction about 65% of the time
Their swing sizes only faintly line up (~9% of the pattern is shared).
A real but noisy link — useful as context, risky as a standalone signal.
Both lines start at the same point — easy to compare when growth rates are similar.
What to Watch
Slipping looser
The recent pattern is looser than its long-run baseline — keep an eye on whether this sticks.
Consumer Sentiment moves ~14 months before WST
Watch Consumer Sentiment for an early read on WST.
Tighter in drawdowns
The relationship is stronger when both prices are falling than when both are rising — typical risk-off behaviour.
Flips between sync and inverse
Sometimes the two move together, sometimes opposite. Don't treat this as a stable signal.
Advanced
Statistics
In sync(i)
65%
Headline metric
Movement correlation(i)
+31%
Based on % moves
95% CI
+5% → +52%
Likely range of correlation
Pipeline
Pipeline Summary
59 paired data points survived the monthly window.
Raw input
1,253
675
Normalized
1,253
675
Prepared
61
675
Aligned
59
59
Invalid removed
R²(i)
9%
Variance explained
Significance
p < 0.05
Statistical confidence
Data points(i)
58
Thin
Time-Shifted Correlation
See how correlation changes when one series is offset in time. A taller bar at a non-zero shift means the two move together better when one leads the other — that's a potential lead/lag signal.
Correlation by shift
Click a bar to inspect. Range: -18 to 18 months.
Selected shift
-14 months
Correlation at this shift
-50%
+19% stronger than no-shift baseline
Consumer Sentiment shifted 14 months later. Reads: "Does West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST) today line up with Consumer Sentiment 14 months ago?"
44 overlapping points at this shift
Baseline
+31%
No-shift correlation, matching the main time-series chart above.
Peak shift
-14 months
-50%
A non-zero peak suggests one series lines up better when shifted against the other.
Stability
How the correlation evolves over time. A stable line means the relationship is reliable; large swings signal regime-dependent behavior.
Do They Crash Together?
How these series behave when markets are rising, falling, or diverging. A correlation that holds in drawdowns is very different from one that only works in rallies.
Both Rising
-11%
19 periods · Return correlation when both series rose
Both Falling
+36%
18 periods · Return correlation when both series fell
Diverging
-61%
21 periods · Return correlation when series moved apart
Scatter
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Duplicates removed
0
A: 0 / B: 0
Alignment drops
618
A: 2 / B: 616
Series A
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (WST)
WST
Stock · 1,253 raw → 61 prepared
Series B
Consumer Sentiment
UMCSENT
FRED · 675 raw → 675 prepared
Sign agreement
100.0%
How often both values share the same sign.
Zero crossings
8
Estimated crossover points between normalized spreads.
Slope
0.2773
Linear regression slope.
Intercept
-0.0036
Linear regression intercept.
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