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How Does the Market View Stryker?

After this afternoon's 3.2% surge to $300.2 per share, Stryker might just keep moving past its target price of $289.74. With an average analyst rating of buy, and target prices from $250.0 to $326.0, the stock's next move is anyone's guess.

Stryker's short interest — meaning the percentage of the share float that is being shorted — is lower than average at 1.9%. The stock's short ratio is 5.44. The company's insiders own 6.48% of its outstanding shares, which indicates a strong alignment between management and shareholder interests.

Another number to watch is the company's rate of institutional share ownership, which now stands at 80.2%. In conclusion, we believe there is positive market sentiment regarding Stryker.

Institutions Invested in Stryker

Date Reported Holder Percentage Shares Value
2022-12-31 Vanguard Group, Inc. (The) 8% 30,246,178 $9,080,053,460
2022-12-31 Blackrock Inc. 6% 24,495,068 $7,353,541,560
2022-12-31 Greenleaf Trust 5% 19,635,485 $5,894,670,510
2022-12-31 Wellington Management Group, LLP 4% 17,030,078 $5,112,514,337
2022-12-31 Price (T.Rowe) Associates Inc 4% 14,964,141 $4,492,309,747
2022-12-31 State Street Corporation 4% 14,119,016 $4,238,599,008
2022-12-31 Capital Research Global Investors 4% 14,076,626 $4,225,873,319
2022-12-31 Bank Of New York Mellon Corporation 2% 6,584,506 $1,976,701,535
2022-12-31 Morgan Stanley 2% 5,978,782 $1,794,860,170
2022-12-31 Geode Capital Management, LLC 2% 5,836,252 $1,752,071,953
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