The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Stryker Corp shares valued at $75,289,655 were sold by STRYKER RONDA E on Aug 06 ’25. At $376.45 per share, STRYKER RONDA E sold 200,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 3,222,108 shares worth approximately $1.21 billion following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Berry William E Jr sold 1,241 shares, netting a total of over 482,202 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $388.56 each, the insider now holds 2,833 shares.
Before that, William Berry Jr had added 1,241 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $482,197, the Officer bought Stryker Corp shares for $388.56 each.
Analysts at Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ to ‘”an Overweight”‘ outlook in a report released in early December. As of September 10, 2024, Wolfe Research has initiated its “an Outperform” rating for SYK. Earlier on May 30, 2024, Goldman initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Neutral” for SYK stock.
Analyzing SYK Stock Performance
On last trading session, Stryker Corp [NYSE: SYK] rose 0.38% to $376.37. The stock’s lowest price that day was $373.72, but it reached a high of $381.3393 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -4.17%. Over the course of the year, Stryker Corp shares have jumped approximately 19.13%.
Is Stryker Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Stryker Corp saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-07-15 dropping by -0.34 million shares to 4.77 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-06-13 was 5.11 million shares. A decline of -7.14% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.69 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.69.
Which companies own the most shares of Stryker Corp (SYK)?
In terms of Stryker Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 418.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 11.62% from the previous closing price of $374.94. Analysts anticipate Stryker Corp stock to reach 450 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 403. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked Stryker Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 22, 2024, Needham assigned a price target of “a Buy” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $392.
