Investors can expect a company’s stock to rise or fall based on the buying and selling of stock by its insiders. Stryker Corp shares valued at $60,370 were sold by Wells Preston Wendell on Nov 20 ’25. At $365.88 per share, Wells Preston Wendell sold 165 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 6,694 shares worth approximately $2.41 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Preston Wells purchased 165 shares, netting a total of over 60,370 in proceeds.
Before that, Berry William E Jr had sold 1,953 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $713,802, the VP, Chief Accounting Officer traded Stryker Corp shares for $365.49 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,953 shares, worth approximately $1.02 million.
As published in a research note from Raymond James on January 06, 2026, Stryker Corp [SYK] has been rated up from a Mkt perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $418. Analysts at Citizens JMP upgraded the stock from ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid December. As of September 18, 2025, Rothschild & Co Redburn has initiated its “Neutral” rating for SYK.
Analyzing SYK Stock Performance
On last trading session, Stryker Corp [NYSE: SYK] rose 1.00% to $359.39. The stock’s lowest price that day was $350.02, but it reached a high of $359.39 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -2.27%. Over the course of the year, Stryker Corp shares have dropped approximately -0.44%.
Is Stryker Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Stryker Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 0.64 million shares to 4.76 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 4.13 million shares. A jump of 13.39% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.99 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.99.
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In terms of Stryker Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 418 in the next 12 months, up nearly 17.48% from the previous closing price of $355.82. Analysts anticipate Stryker Corp stock to reach 465 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 390. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked Stryker Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2026. On December 02, 2024, Morgan Stanley assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and upgraded coverage with a $445.
