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 $482,202 were sold by Berry William E Jr on May 12 ’25. At $388.56 per share, Berry William E Jr sold 1,241 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 2,833 shares worth approximately $1.11 million following the completion of this transaction.
Before that, Allan Golston had added 6,101 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $2,379,738, the Director bought Stryker Corp shares for $390.06 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] plunged -1.92% to $392.73. The stock’s lowest price that day was $392.07, but it reached a high of $401.99 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -0.99%. Over the course of the year, Stryker Corp shares have jumped approximately 17.84%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $406.19 on 01/28/25 and a 52-week low of $329.16 on 04/07/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Stryker Corp (SYK)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 389.20, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 385.68. In the upper region, resistance lies at 399.12. The next price resistance is at 405.52. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 49.85 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
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 436 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.89% from the previous closing price of $400.41. 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.
