Stryker Reaches New 52-Week High (SYK)

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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Stryker Corporation (NYSE:SYK) hit a new 52-week high Wednesday as it is currently trading at $61.87, above its previous 52-week high of $61.72 with 2.3 million shares traded as of 4:02 p.m. ET. Average volume has been 1.9 million shares over the past 30 days.

Stryker has a market cap of $23.4 billion and is part of the health care sector and health services industry. Shares are up 12.3% year to date as of the close of trading on Tuesday.

Stryker Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, operates as a medical technology company. The company operates in three segments: Reconstructive, MedSurg, and Neurotechnology and Spine. The company has a P/E ratio of 16.3, below the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7.

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TheStreet Ratings rates Stryker as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures, increase in stock price during the past year, growth in earnings per share and reasonable valuation levels. Although no company is perfect, currently we do not see any significant weaknesses which are likely to detract from the generally positive outlook. You can view the full Stryker Ratings Report.

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