SYK

Ok_Abbreviations8440

SYK is a boring ass stock but it’s going to pump today. Trust me I’m a guy from the Internet

Lucky-Pomegranate-96

Well said. Got in on TJX at 52 week low and it’s been a nice steady riser amid the tech selloff . Now waiting on SYK to do the same . I’m heavy in tech but glad I’ve got other plays too

RealPennyMuncher

Nice nut on SYK and ZTS e love our bottom bouncers

elgrandorado

Ok so I left SYK a few years ago but I worked in one of their key divisions in finance. Take what I say with a pinch of salt. I left after the Vocera acquisition. Honestly internally we were a little confused as to why we went after them. It seemed like one of the classic "we want breadth of scope on our business as opposed to just expertise" and that acquisition allows Stryker directly into the business of medical comms in the way they hadn't been prior. From what I noticed when I was there, Kevin Lobo was a pretty shrewd operator. MAKO was a huge win for them and is at this point clearly the engine behind their post early 2010s growth. I feel like the company is far too acquisitive because at their core, they stopped innovating long ago. I was brought on through one of the many acquisitions Stryker did, and I noticed a few things. 1. Stryker has a strong culture around employee retention. Employees who join organically stick around, especially the engineering groups, some of who dream of working there as an endpoint med tech firm. The issue is that comp is fairly average for most roles, and it becomes a serious issue when competing with real SaaS and tech firms. We once had a Hardware Principal decline an offer because SpaceX was paying.... 3x the total comp. Stryker literally could not come close to matching a $600k+ offer. Real talent nowadays doesn't land at Stryker. 2. Stryker's large balance sheet and size was once an advantage, but is now a weakness imo. The company is spread too thin and in too many areas. It operated 50+ manufacturing facilities prior to the spinoff of VB Spine, and it was a sprawling mess. Even in our regional BU calls, it always felt like our finance lead for the region could never quite grasp how the different plants managed themselves into the roll-up. 3. Stryker is often overpaying for tuck-in acquisitions seeking the next MAKO high. I've seen a couple of acquisitions they made (I can't say which) completely crash and burn simply because the BU leaders who integrated those acquisitions couldn't create the incentive structures necessary to scale those business from unprofitable to margin accretive. 4. Their growth isn't exactly cream of the crop for the valuation. It's an over $100 billion market cap firm and it's organic revenue growth is 9%. It'll average mid to high single digits, but with a large amount of CapEx and facility investment that will weigh down incremental margins. 5. The cyber security attack hurt the company for longer than a few days. They had issues for a couple of months after the fact. I won't say any further on this one because it's very fresh and I don't want to be sued. I might add more as an edit later on, but the mobile app is struggling to let me see the whole note.

tired_ani

That whole sector is in a ditch and specifically for SYK, it started with the Cyber Attack. I see them as a good company at a good price, to protect me against AI concentration. Its the China competition I see risk. How about you? Any POV from the trenches?

elgrandorado

Why SYK? I worked there for a while and I'm just curious.

tired_ani

Want to add to the following NFLX, SPGI, SYK, BSX

FrothyEspresso

If you’re not stupid you can earn it back. Just buy steady stocks like MCD, SYK, DPZ, etc. It will take some time but let them ride it out and eventually you might get back to where you were. If you gamble on more options you’ll just burn your capital.

biggleUno

I have been thinking along the same lines. I’ve added Meli and SYK and DAR in addition to come commodities (DJP). Would you mind if I asked what companies you like that you see at the 16 X and Lower warning multiple?

tired_ani

Decided to trim my trio of FTNT, PANW and CRWD 1/3rd each and start a position in SYK. Tempted to sell of out ISRG (starter position only) and put the proceeds in SYK too. Add to SNPS, BN, SPGI.

MediclePhysicist

I'd like to move Stryker Corp to this list, they dropped 25% because of a hack that they said with affect Q3 and "may linger into Q4". Primarily they are talking about peripheral vascular tech which only makes up 10% of their business. Foreign policy seems to be slowing the entire medical device industry, I see Dems taking the house and getting back to some sort of normalcy on that front. It's also not some speculative tech stock. TLDR: SYK to print over the next 6 months

Last-Confection-6822

Shopping SYK at 10% discount today 🍑

No_Current3675

i bought NXPI RMBS SYK ISRG WM

chancepack

SYK dipped 7%... it is in buying category!

WSBrexiteer

Stryker bears feasting today on the -8% drop. Which makes sense. AI solves all illnesses. No need for SYK hospital beds and other medical equipment. 200IQ ber logic.

WSBrexiteer

Stryker bears feasting today on the -8% drop. Which makes sense. AI solves all illnesses. No need for SYK hospital beds and other medical equipment. 200IQ ber logic.

ThanklessWaterHeater

Not to be too much of a Mom booster, but because I'm proud of her: I could show you the investments she made in BDX and LLY in the 80s, into AMGN and REGN in the 90s, into AAPL and SYK and CAH and EW in the aughts, into LRCX around 2010, all of which I still hold along with my own investments. She made lots of lousy investments as well—HP! Intel! 3Com! Cisco! Mom says: if you can research companies and identify ones that are well-run, profitable and growing; if you never put more into one investment than you'd be willing to lose; if you can be patient and wait decades to see results, in the long run the good ones grow so much that the ones that don't grow are a rounding error.

MaximumDiscipline843

instead of just fishing for answers is exactly the right instinct. One thing I'd add for pre-earnings prep: pay attention to how the stock and options market are already pricing in the print (you mentioned this for SYK too) — a "beat" that was already priced in often reacts worse than an in-line result that surprises to the upside on guidance. Sentiment going in matters almost as much as the numbers themselves. Also worth tracking: management's language on the call vs. the press release. Sometimes the tone during Q&A (hedging, deflecting analyst questions) tells you more than the headline EPS number. Curious what you find on SYK's recovery — the cyber attack angle is a smart thing to dig into before the July 30 print.

AttitudeGrouchy33

This is probably one of the better uses of AI for investing: not "tell me what to buy," but "teach me what questions to ask." The move I would make is to turn every company into the same repeatable checklist, so the AI does not just produce a nice essay. Something like: - what would make this thesis wrong - what metric matters most this quarter - what is consensus already pricing in - what are the boring risks I am ignoring - what would make me wait instead of buy Then save the answer before you act. The saved thesis matters because future-you can grade whether the reasoning was good or just sounded good. Biased because we are building milo, but that is the direction I think investing AI goes: agents with visible research, trades, diary, and a record you can judge, not black-box stock tips. https://app.andmilo.com/?code=@milo4reddit For SYK specifically I would use AI to compare the bull case against the next earnings risk, reimbursement/capex cycles, and valuation versus other medtech names. Not as a final answer, more like a research assistant that is forced to show its work.

PulIthEld

ISRG — Quick DD $402 · ~51x P/E · $142B cap · near 52-wk low Business: Robotic surgery leader (da Vinci). ~60% recurring "razor-blade" revenue, wide moat (installed base + surgeon switching costs). Good: Revenue $4.4B→$10B since 2020, growth accelerating to +21% (2025); 18% procedure growth; best-in-class margins, net cash. Bad: Down 33% from highs on (1) valuation reset from ~70x, (2) growth decel (2026 guide +13-15%), (3) real competition arriving (Medtronic Hugo, J&J Ottava). Still priciest in its peer group (vs SYK 36x, MDT 22x). Verdict: Quality compounder, fairer-but-not-cheap. Business is intact (the premium came out, not the fundamentals). Competitors have the hardware but haven't breached the moat. Accumulate on weakness if you believe the moat holds — not a screaming bargain. Watch Hugo/Ottava share trends.

tired_ani

Happy with how things are but something doesn’t feel right. Although not by design, portfolio is all in on the multi dimensional AI boom. Any suggestions for Mid or Large Cap companies that could act as a hedge to this? I can think of Nintendo (anti RAM bubble) , SAFRAN & TDG , Medical Devices (ISRG, SYK, BSX) .

CutRevolutionary6838

SYK is undervalued in my opinion but I am biased working in the medical field. Thoughts?

No-Improvement3164

Look at SYK. HUM and UNH recovered

dvdmovie1

The issue I have across the board is that medtech is as out of favor as software. You mention Resmed, but look at the YTD for ABT, MDT, SYK, ISRG, BSX, etc. Given that, if earnings aren't great then people are selling. Cheap has to be cheaper than before in this market if something doesn't have an appealing narrative around it and/or has some degree of various headwinds. Graph showing healthcare as a % of the S&P tanking to lows of the late 1990's: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HHzT3jyXMAYFg43?format=jpg&name=medium

chancepack

I'm taking my money to SYK. Great undervalued stock right now.

dvdmovie1

People keep talking about software having a bad year, but medtech is having a pretty lousy year as well. It's just not just ABT - SYK, BSX, MEDT, ISRG, etc. The last ABT quarter wasn't very good but I think the issue becomes with something like this is that in this market, if something has issues, it gets sold and sold some more/cheap gets cheaper than before. This is a market where people are piling into anything with a narrative, anything that doesn't just doesn't have buyers.

CutRevolutionary6838

I’m bullish on SYK

xXFoxyGrandpaXx

Anyone take a look at SYK? Been taking dump after dump since the cyber attack

ES_FTrader

What do you think of SYK?

wrongrobertpatrick

Calls on HCA and SYK, because someone’s getting an L4/L5 herniation or pars fracture

ThanklessWaterHeater

I’m already very long on SYK, RMD and DXCM. ADBE has fallen so far it’s now on my watchlist. I’ve never seen the appeal of MSFT, and still don’t. But I invest in stability. And at the moment the world is more unstable than it has ever been in my lifetime. I’ve done some judicious trimming, and have a decent amount set aside for when I feel comfortable buying again. But I’m not buying anything right now.

1111thatsfiveones

Ortho is a small segment for SYK. It’s huge for SGRY, and even a partial disruption could hamstring their quarter.

Ok_Jaguar_7134

Right on man. Invest your $ how you want. I’m just trying to share with you Stryker is fine. The redundancy in systems will be fine. And the legion of commission sales reps are already out with scanners rebuilding the database. I’m telling you this as someone who did it for a long time. We had something similar happen (not hacking but data leak and delete) I had 4 hospitals scanned in in a day and a half. This is the reason SYK stock barely moved.

Hamzehaq7

man, this is wild. a $5.5B drop in one day is no joke. can’t believe those oil tensions are causing this ripple effect. SYK was looking solid, but now with their ops halted, it’s gonna be a rough ride. wonder how long it'll take them to get back on track... or if they'll bounce back at all. you think they’ll recover quickly once things stabilize?

Wamby31686

geopolitical risk is so underpriced in equities until suddenly it isn't.. SYK is a case study happening in real time

JonAce

Congrats on those whose third eye opened and they bought puts on SYK yesterday. Near-term ATM puts are up 8x.

debitsvsreddits

Guys is anyone making money on SYK rn?

debitsvsreddits

SYK massive cyber attack by Iran

essgee9

Robotic surgery: ISRG, SYK

luv2belis

So you're saying invest in SYK?

essgee9

Inari was.such a good acquisition. Been waiting for a good buying opportunity for SYK. It's at a 6-month low and may be going lower. I'm averaging in now.

essgee9

Some of my highest conviction positions I haven't seen mentioned: SYK - for surgical robotics & med tech ABBV - drug portfolio & discovery AMAT - semiconductor tech TSM - the best semiconductor fab CRWV - complex AI infrastructure

No-Improvement3164

SYK jumped of cliff

BiggFro

Appreciate ur response w jargon. I primarily do Mag7 names, $SPX but occasionally companies I like and see solid flow to like $STZ & $SYK. I do think having a more forgiving min such as $100 makes a lot of sense. I was primarily a put seller for years and ur right, obligations are a bitch lol. For some reason I deal better w/ max loss scenarios of going long contracts over selling. Do you target a specific delta? I do when I am selling options but when day trading I am more-so watching price action looking to close ASAP and am operating \~ATM. I don't find it too stressful but I did have years where I would become a wreck. I am so used to 9-10% swing trades I'm finding scalping engaging and fun. How would you steelman my idea?

Dizzy-Intention3407

$Bone Biologics Corp which corp will acquire BBLG🦴👀🤗? Medtronic (NYSE: MDT), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), Stryker (NYSE: SYK), Zimmer Biomet (NYSE: ZBH), and Bioventus (NASDAQ: BVS).

MaximumCarnage93

I think medtech stocks like ISRG, BSX, and SYK are better than most biotech stocks. LLY has probably been the best long-term large cap biopharma. They will probably dominate oral obesity going forward too. Most small cap biotech will fail and only a few will get bought out or go up multiple fold. I wouldn’t bother trying to gamble on that as a 20 year old. VOO is fine, but would not have it as my only holding. Could use international and emerging market exposure via an ETF like VT or country specific.

TypingIguanaReturns

Stryker (SYK) and Zimmer (ZBH)

Prior-Preparation896

Obvious answer that nobody has said are in the HC sector…SYK, WST, HCA, CRL, MDT, prob some large cap pharma as well

NoMorning5015

might open up a position in SYK. looks like it has some things aligned for higher growth.

NoMorning5015

There are several factors, some are stock speicifc and others are me specific. BSX is a growth play and WM is a recession play. I have wanted to open positions in each for some time but haven't had the cash until today. BSX has a huge pipeline of products coming to market (either developed in house or acquired through M&A) that I think will pad revenue growth for several years from now. WM: everyone needs their trash taken away and they have stable and steady contracts and I see them as a safe play. They have solid management, which means as much as any number. My own portfolio is lacking in healthcare and industrials (well, I'm in ETN & AME) and these are the ones I thought would be best. I considered ISRG, SYK as alternatives for BSX.

TwoCrustyCorndogs

Stryker having the ticket SYK is a fuckin war crime. 

ConfusedKanye

SYK fucked me 

tallest4eva

I missed the 4th question about which ticker isn't in the S&P 500 (DIS, SYK, or SPS). I knew Disney was, but I guessed wrongly by first guessing the right answer (SPS) then 2nd guessing myself.😡. Then I proceeded to know every other answer, until the end when I guessed Lineage as the largest IPO in 2024 correctly. I was so damn close.

ConfusedKanye

Same SYK isn't even real 

glorifindel

Damn I didn’t know SYK vs SPS and guessed wrong. SPS isn’t a cool ticker name though, I hesitated and picked SYK

ConfusedKanye

They put SYK second to hedge the freebies they're handing out  PUTS ON HOOD NO FREE SHIT BUCKO

Peeeeech

who tf even heard of SYK 

ConfusedKanye

WHO THE FUCK KNOWS WHAT SYK EVEN IS

sscreric

fucking chose SYK 

no_sporks

I chose SYK 

triggermeharderdaddy

wtf is SYK anyways 

elgrandorado

$SYK Portage, Michigan, Jan. 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Stryker (NYSE:SYK) reported operating results for the fourth quarter and full year of 2024: Fourth Quarter Results Reported net sales increased 10.7% to $6.4 billion Organic net sales increased 10.2% Reported operating income margin of 9.0% Adjusted operating income margin(1) increased 200 bps to 29.2% Reported EPS decreased 52.7% to $1.41 Adjusted EPS(1) increased 15.9% to $4.01 “We delivered another year of double-digit organic sales growth while continuing to expand adjusted operating margins and drive adjusted earnings per share growth,” said Kevin A. Lobo, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Stryker. “We also had many product launches and were active in M&A to further enhance our position in high-growth end markets. I would like to thank our teams for their efforts in delivering excellent results and positioning Stryker for sustained success in 2025 and beyond.” Revenue was flat against guidance, with adjusted EPS topping expectations of $3.87. Stock is up afterhours pending the earnings call.

Own-Wolverine-5361

!banbet SYK +2% 2d

plainorbit

Anyone got thoughts on SYK Stryker?! I think CALLS!

satanicmajesty

I'm just a degenerate gambler. If this were my portfolio, and if this is not in an IRA, I would sell all those in the red to offset some profits before the end of the year and get into some solid and boring stuff, like CASY, maybe GILD, HD, Costco, maybe some SBUX or some stocks that have dropped greatly and have potential to recover, like SNOW and NIKE. What about some SYK, since you like health stocks? Personally, I just made like 600%+ on RKLB options, have SNOW options and hope we get a good earnings call, and I think I own all the stocks I just mentioned. I'm waiting to buy some NIKE options on a red day to get a good price and maybe sell when it's up 50% or something. Only put like 15% max of what you have in really volatile stuff, put the rest in boring stuff. I have AVGO too, still looks good to me. I still have a bunch of NVDA, but I bought it cheap years ago for like $20. At this point, I wouldn't buy so much until after a dip. After this bull run we've had, I also think maybe we could get a drop, but who knows, right? I would keep some cash money just in case.

Maximum-Course-8921

EDR is the parent company of UFC DIS owns ESPN which has exclusive UFC broadcasting rights DKNG offers betting on UFC events MNST is a major sponsor of UFC events and fighters NKE makes sports apparel and equipment LYV is a global leader in live event management including sports SYK specializes in orthopedic devices and equipment

2014michave

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ElephantFromKonni

TMO, UNH, and SYK are my healthcare holdings. They are long-term holdings and have no plan to sell. Healthcare stocks are integral to a diversified portfolio, and you have made a good case for them.

Altruistic_Bat_7344

My sweet spot for value DCF is 5-30b market cap. I find value there. Some stocks i catched 5Y ago: WSO/SYK/DECK

frumpydrangus

SYK, CI, MMM, A. Idk maybe their caps are too large for ya

sheikh_ali

SYK calls?

Bjorn2bwilde24

Decided to flip a coin on whether to take calls or puts on each company listed and then flipped again until I got down to one option. Results... Monday open: HOPE calls Monday close: HOLX calls Tuesday open: EPD calls Tuesday close: SYK calls. I'm gonna see how these 4 do before I flip for the rest of the week.

GaryBuseyBurner

$SYK still green!!!!

GaryBuseyBurner

SYK run up! LFG!

GaryBuseyBurner

SYK gonna pump tomorrow after the ISRG beat today on top of the JNJ beat from yesterday... Sector movement about to be hot

GaryBuseyBurner

I just needed someone to buy SYK.... Nobody buys, now am ded

GaryBuseyBurner

Whoever is doing the SYK buying, I thank you

GaryBuseyBurner

Can someone please help me save my SYK calls? Like get on the line with citadel and tell them to shut off sell orders please.

GaryBuseyBurner

Let's all buy SYK before earnings and save my calls

GaryBuseyBurner

SYK leaps!

GaryBuseyBurner

!banbet SYK 345 2d

GaryBuseyBurner

SYK time to retrace this morning's movement....

Mnguy58

SYK?

GaryBuseyBurner

Anyone know why $SYK is in a tail spin today????

GaryBuseyBurner

Oh man, my SYK calls are not printing this week, are they boys

SomeCallMeTim55

https://www.fool.com/investing/general/2012/09/01/stocks-for-the-long-run-stryker-vs-the-sp-500.aspx#:~:text=Stryker%20has%20traded%20for%20an,It's%20far%20different%20today%2C%20however. Stryker (NYSE: SYK). Stryker shares have simply crushed the S&P 500 over the past quarter-century

skeetskeetamirite

FFs plus lol the old people getting older. I’m long on SYK; think about it—hospitals are gonna need increasingly more medical equipment

costa3505

I sold NVDA, WM, SYK, TSLA calls I sold TSLA puts Now I have nothing on hand calls or puts ​ What should I play next? Are you holding for the long week-end?

ImportantAttention11

It is very difficult to foresee the future, because events like war, natural disasters or innovation can change the future rapidly. My biggest bet is on pharmaceutical or orthopedic companies. Reason: Baby Boomers are getting older and they need pharma and also (maybe) orthopedic surgeries. I think you get the point. So even if the following companies are big companies and are household names, I would still watch these companies. Their market is not even nearly saturated. Companies to keep in mind: Pharmaceutical companies: * Eli Lilly (LLY) * Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) * Merck & Company (MRK) Orthopedic companies: * Stryker Corporation (SYK) * Subsidiary of J&J: DePuy Synthes (JNJ) * Medtronic plc ( MDT) ​ I know some people hate on big pharma. But personal opinion aside: They won't disappear in the near future.

elgrandorado

Robotics have been a thing for a while already. See ISRG or SYK for profitable medical applications of robotics.

Educational-Wall4050

SYK up $40 (15%) in the last month. Pre market appears to be up another $40 (11%)

SauceBoss1972

SYK showing big growth today after a crazy 2023 and earnings call yesterday

marketd3stroyer

BSX, SYK, and NVS seem interesting. I want Altria (MO) to crash and burn but not sure if I'm confident on that one lol

marketd3stroyer

Thoughts on plays for this week? Here are my thoughts: Striker - SYK - call - 350$ (2/16) Altria - MO - put - $37 (2/9) Boston Scientific - BSX - call $70 (2/16) or 65$ (2/2) Novartis - NVS - call - 120$ (2/16) Super micro - SMCI - stock - just buy

marketd3stroyer

Thoughts on plays for this week? Here are my thoughts: Striker - SYK - call - 350$ (2/16) Altria - MO - put - $37 (2/9) Boston Scientific - BSX - call $70 (2/16) or 65$ (2/2) Novartis - NVS - call - 120$ (2/16) Super micro - SMCI - stock - just buy

Carmacon

As soon as I saw the Stryker logo during the Vision Pro event, I bought both AAPL and SYK.

Spuri0n

Selling $TRV calls for mad profit tomorrow. Rolling into $RTX, $LMT, $SYK for earnings run-up

jaesolo

Picked up SYK in October during the market dip…glad I did!

Sugamaballz69

I have SYK on the list right before this one, before the final refine. It’s about 340 stocks I can send you that one if you want but there’s simply better options

shiptowns

Where is SYK on this list?