Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Stryker Corp shares valued at $195,305 were sold by Menon Viju on Aug 25 ’25. At $390.61 per share, Menon Viju sold 500 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 12,511 shares worth approximately $4.92 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Viju Menon purchased 500 shares, netting a total of over 195,305 in proceeds.
Before that, Fletcher Robert S had sold 1,785 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $701,630, the VP, Chief Legal Officer traded Stryker Corp shares for $393.07 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 1,785 shares, worth approximately $4.11 million.
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 -0.30% to $393.15. The stock’s lowest price that day was $391.67, but it reached a high of $395.105 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.33%. Over the course of the year, Stryker Corp shares have jumped approximately 11.28%. 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 391.51, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 389.87. In the upper region, resistance lies at 394.95. The next price resistance is at 396.74. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 56.23 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 2025-08-15 dropping by -0.53 million shares to 4.24 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-07-15 was 4.77 million shares. A decline of -12.47% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.2 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.2.
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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 6.13% from the previous closing price of $394.33. 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.
