Code Snippets
curl "https://financialdata.net/api/v1/stock-splits?identifier=WST&key=API_KEY"import requests
url = 'https://financialdata.net/api/v1/stock-splits?identifier=WST&key=API_KEY'
response = requests.get(url)
print(response.json())
const url = 'https://financialdata.net/api/v1/stock-splits?identifier=WST&key=API_KEY';
const response = await fetch(url);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);
Sample Response
[
{
"trading_symbol": "WST",
"central_index_key": "0000105770",
"registrant_name": "WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC",
"execution_date": "2013-09-27",
"multiplier": 2.0
},
...
]Query Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| identifier | string | The trading symbol for a security, or the central index key (CIK). The latter is assigned to the entity by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. (e.g., MSFT, 0000789019) |
| format | string | (Optional) The format of the returned data, either JSON or CSV. Defaults to JSON. (e.g., json, csv) |
Endpoint Overview
A stock split occurs when a company increases the number of outstanding shares to improve the stock's liquidity. A company decides to do a stock split to intentionally lower the price of a single share, making the company's stock more affordable. Our API provides stock split data for several thousand US and international companies.
Company Profile
WEST PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES INC
NYSE: WST- Market Cap:$15.70B
- ISIN:US9553061055
- Fiscal Year End:12/31
- CEO:Eric M. Green
- Employees:8200
West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. is a designer and manufacturer of injectable pharmaceutical packaging and delivery systems. Founded in 1923 by Herman O. West and J.R. Wike of Philadelphia, the company is headquartered in Exton, Pennsylvania. In its early years of development, West produced rubber components for packaging injectable drugs, providing a sterile environment for the producers of penicillin and insulin.