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After finishing at $365.29 in the prior trading day, Stryker Corp (NYSE: SYK) closed at $363.84, down -0.40%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.40 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.56 million shares were traded. SYK stock price reached its highest trading level at $371.11 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $361.335.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of SYK by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 30.90 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 39.81. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 1.32 and its Current Ratio is at 1.95. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.68 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.61.
On December 02, 2024, Morgan Stanley Upgraded its rating to Overweight which previously was Equal-Weight and also upped its target price recommendation from $370 to $445.
On September 10, 2024, Wolfe Research started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and target price of $405.Wolfe Research initiated its Outperform rating on September 10, 2024, with a $405 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 18 ’25 when Golston Allan C. sold 2,458 shares for $383.07 per share. The transaction valued at 941,586 led to the insider holds 14,895 shares of the business.
Allan Golston bought 2,458 shares of SYK for $941,000 on Feb 18 ’25. On Jan 31 ’25, another insider, STRYKER RONDA E, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 201,392 shares for $392.24 each. As a result, the insider received 78,993,068 and left with 3,642,075 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, SYK now has a Market Capitalization of 138833707008 and an Enterprise Value of 149014036480. As of this moment, Stryker’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 46.86, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.45. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 4.32. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.14 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.73. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.595 whereas that against EBITDA is 24.811.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for SYK is 0.94, which has changed by 0.023056984 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.087141395 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, SYK has reached a high of $406.19, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $314.93. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.74%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.54%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.39M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1646870 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 381.40M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 357.03M. Insiders hold about 6.43% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.08% stake in the company. Shares short for SYK as of 1740700800 were 4731157 with a Short Ratio of 3.41, compared to 1738281600 on 3946928. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4731157 and a Short% of Float of 1.3099999.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SYK’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.24, compared to 3.24 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.008869665The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.03. The current Payout Ratio is 41.74% for SYK, which recently paid a dividend on 2024-12-31 with an ex-dividend date of 1743379200. Stock splits for the company last occurred on 2004-05-17 when the company split stock in a 2:1 ratio.
