Shares of Stryker Co. (NYSE:SYK – Get Free Report) have received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nineteen research firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $381.16.
SYK has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Needham & Company LLC raised their target price on Stryker from $392.00 to $393.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, August 1st. Stifel Nicolaus decreased their price objective on Stryker from $375.00 to $365.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, July 31st. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $380.00 price objective on shares of Stryker in a research note on Tuesday, September 10th. BTIG Research raised their target price on shares of Stryker from $374.00 to $383.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, October 14th. Finally, Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Stryker from $345.00 to $370.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Monday, October 14th.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Stryker
Institutional Trading of Stryker
A number of large investors have recently made changes to their positions in SYK. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC increased its stake in shares of Stryker by 0.4% during the first quarter. Harbor Investment Advisory LLC now owns 6,982 shares of the medical technology company’s stock worth $2,499,000 after buying an additional 31 shares during the period. Proficio Capital Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of Stryker by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 1,418 shares of the medical technology company’s stock valued at $507,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc lifted its position in shares of Stryker by 4.0% during the 2nd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 864 shares of the medical technology company’s stock worth $294,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. grew its stake in shares of Stryker by 4.6% during the second quarter. Stanley Laman Group Ltd. now owns 752 shares of the medical technology company’s stock worth $256,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Plimoth Trust Co. LLC increased its holdings in Stryker by 0.3% in the second quarter. Plimoth Trust Co. LLC now owns 9,476 shares of the medical technology company’s stock valued at $3,224,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. 77.09% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
Stryker Stock Up 2.7 %
SYK stock opened at $369.56 on Tuesday. The company has a market cap of $140.78 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.19, a P/E/G ratio of 2.78 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51, a quick ratio of 0.95 and a current ratio of 1.68. The business’s 50-day moving average is $355.79 and its two-hundred day moving average is $343.26. Stryker has a fifty-two week low of $255.22 and a fifty-two week high of $374.63.
Stryker (NYSE:SYK – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 30th. The medical technology company reported $2.81 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.79 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $5.42 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.40 billion. Stryker had a net margin of 16.12% and a return on equity of 22.89%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 8.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $2.54 EPS. As a group, analysts forecast that Stryker will post 12 earnings per share for the current year.
Stryker Announces Dividend
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 31st. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 30th will be issued a dividend of $0.80 per share. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 30th. This represents a $3.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.87%. Stryker’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 36.53%.
Stryker Company Profile
Stryker Corporation operates as a medical technology company. The company operates through two segments, MedSurg and Neurotechnology, and Orthopaedics and Spine. The Orthopaedics and Spine segment provides implants for use in total joint replacements, such as hip, knee and shoulder, and trauma and extremities surgeries.
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