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Stryker Corp. is listed on the NYSE in the Healthcare sector while operating in the Medical Devices industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $358.71 and fluctuated between $359.08 as its day high and $351.89 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Stryker Corp. is $136.40B. A total of 1.4 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.31M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Berry William E Jr sold 7,690 shares of SYK for 358.48 per share on Mar 07 ’24. After the transaction, the VP, Chief Accounting Officer now owns 3,675 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 09 ’24, Boehnlein Glenn S sold 9,600 shares at 342.81 per share. SYK shares that VP, Chief Financial Officer owns now total 20,194.
Among the insiders who sold shares, STRYKER RONDA E disposed of 92,296 shares on Feb 06 ’24 at a per-share price of $339.95. This resulted in the Director holding 3,662,832 shares of SYK after the transaction. In another insider transaction, STRYKER RONDA E sold 201,146 shares at $342.90 per share on Feb 05 ’24. Company shares held by the Director now total 3,755,128.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Stryker Corp. pays an annual dividend of $3.85, resulting in a dividend yield of 1.07%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 43.50. SYK’s most recent ex-dividend date was 3/27/2024 when it declared a $0.80 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 4/30/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 1/31/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 12/28/2023. The SYK stock dividend was $0.80 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SYK has a high of $361.41 and a low of $249.98.
As of this writing, SYK has an earnings estimate of $2.36 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 24 estimates, with a high estimate of $2.48 per share and a lower estimate of $2.28. The company reported an EPS of $2.46 in the last quarter, which was 1.20% higher than expectations of $2.43.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. SYK’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $3.02B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $12.48B in debt and $4.55B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $48.92, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $14.88B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SYK is Buy with a score of 4.43.
