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 $4.63 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 $3.87 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Rothschild & Co Redburn on September 18, 2025, Stryker Corp [SYK] has been a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $420. As of December 02, 2024, Morgan Stanley has increased its “an Equal-weight” rating to a “an Overweight” for SYK. Earlier on September 10, 2024, Wolfe Research initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Outperform” for SYK stock.
Analyzing SYK Stock Performance
On last trading session, Stryker Corp [NYSE: SYK] plunged -0.07% to $369.75. The stock’s lowest price that day was $367.32, but it reached a high of $373.0 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a drop of approximately -1.48%. Over the course of the year, Stryker Corp shares have jumped approximately 3.98%.
Is Stryker Corp subject to short interest?
Stocks of Stryker Corp saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-09-30 jumping by 0.7 million shares to 4.88 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-29 was 4.19 million shares. A jump of 14.25% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.83 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 3.83.
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In terms of Stryker Corp share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 410 in the next 12 months, up nearly 10.81% from the previous closing price of $370.0. Analysts anticipate Stryker Corp stock to reach 450 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 407. In spite of this, 14 analysts ranked Stryker Corp stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On May 30, 2024, Goldman assigned a price target of “a Neutral” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $372.
