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After finishing at $325.50 in the prior trading day, Stryker Corp. (NYSE: SYK) closed at $332.14, up 2.04%. In other words, the price has increased by $2.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.27 million shares were traded. SYK stock price reached its highest trading level at $332.39 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $326.63.
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 52.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 44.27. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 0.99 and its Current Ratio is at 1.71. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.70 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.58.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for the company, Canaccord Genuity on January 31, 2024, Upgraded its rating to Buy and sets its target price to $360 from $315 previously.
On October 20, 2023, ROTH MKM started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $345.
BofA Securities Upgraded its Neutral to Buy on September 05, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $310 to $315.
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 Mar 07 ’24 when Berry William E Jr sold 7,690 shares for $358.48 per share. The transaction valued at 2,756,730 led to the insider holds 3,675 shares of the business.
Boehnlein Glenn S sold 9,600 shares of SYK for $3,290,952 on Feb 09 ’24. The VP, Chief Financial Officer now owns 20,194 shares after completing the transaction at $342.81 per share. On Feb 06 ’24, another insider, STRYKER RONDA E, who serves as the Director of the company, sold 92,296 shares for $339.95 each. As a result, the insider received 31,376,021 and left with 3,662,832 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 126528741376 and an Enterprise Value of 137521659904. As of this moment, Stryker’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 37.97, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 24.78. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 3.35. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 6.04 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 6.60. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 6.56 whereas that against EBITDA is 25.289.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, SYK has reached a high of $361.41, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $249.98. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -4.10%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.51%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.25M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1753860 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 380.10M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 357.22M. Insiders hold about 6.23% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 80.69% stake in the company. Shares short for SYK as of 1713139200 were 4324815 with a Short Ratio of 3.46, compared to 1710460800 on 3800762. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4324815 and a Short% of Float of 1.2.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, SYK’s forward annual dividend rate was 3.1, compared to 3.10 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.009523809The stock’s 5-year Average Dividend Yield is 1.05.
