Stryker (SYK) Competitors $389.02 -1.85 (-0.47%) Closing price 07/17/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$388.84 -0.19 (-0.05%) As of 07/17/2025 07:19 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock SYK vs. ISRG, BSX, CAH, COR, DVA, MDT, ZBH, ABT, BDX, and EWShould you be buying Stryker stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stryker include Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Boston Scientific (BSX), Cardinal Health (CAH), Cencora (COR), DaVita (DVA), Medtronic (MDT), Zimmer Biomet (ZBH), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), and Edwards Lifesciences (EW). These companies are all part of the "medical" sector. Stryker vs. Its Competitors Intuitive Surgical Boston Scientific Cardinal Health Cencora DaVita Medtronic Zimmer Biomet Abbott Laboratories Becton, Dickinson and Company Edwards Lifesciences Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) and Stryker (NYSE:SYK) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation. Does the media favor ISRG or SYK? In the previous week, Intuitive Surgical had 21 more articles in the media than Stryker. MarketBeat recorded 63 mentions for Intuitive Surgical and 42 mentions for Stryker. Stryker's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Intuitive Surgical's score of 1.28 indicating that Stryker is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Intuitive Surgical 52 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Stryker 38 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ISRG or SYK? 83.6% of Intuitive Surgical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Stryker shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Intuitive Surgical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.9% of Stryker shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is ISRG or SYK more profitable? Intuitive Surgical has a net margin of 28.41% compared to Stryker's net margin of 12.31%. Stryker's return on equity of 23.74% beat Intuitive Surgical's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Intuitive Surgical28.41% 14.43% 12.81% Stryker 12.31%23.74%11.25% Which has more risk & volatility, ISRG or SYK? Intuitive Surgical has a beta of 1.64, indicating that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stryker has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, ISRG or SYK? Stryker has higher revenue and earnings than Intuitive Surgical. Stryker is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intuitive Surgical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIntuitive Surgical$8.35B22.15$2.32B$6.8275.68Stryker$22.60B6.57$2.99B$7.4052.57 Do analysts prefer ISRG or SYK? Intuitive Surgical currently has a consensus price target of $592.86, suggesting a potential upside of 14.86%. Stryker has a consensus price target of $428.55, suggesting a potential upside of 10.16%. Given Intuitive Surgical's higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Intuitive Surgical is more favorable than Stryker.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Intuitive Surgical 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.70Stryker 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.79 SummaryIntuitive Surgical beats Stryker on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Stryker News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SYK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SYK and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SYK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStrykerMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$149.19B$10.32B$5.57B$20.75BDividend Yield0.86%2.05%3.80%3.67%P/E Ratio52.5716.3128.1027.60Price / Sales6.5729.26441.4159.14Price / Cash25.9122.2635.8422.13Price / Book7.193.618.264.66Net Income$2.99B$233.40M$3.24B$994.58M7 Day Performance-0.06%-1.11%1.48%0.00%1 Month Performance4.24%3.68%8.07%5.25%1 Year Performance17.44%-15.76%30.29%10.76% Stryker Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SYKStryker4.7859 of 5 stars$389.02-0.5%$428.55+10.2%+16.3%$149.19B$22.60B52.5753,000Positive NewsISRGIntuitive Surgical4.6601 of 5 stars$518.47+1.3%$592.86+14.3%+21.1%$185.82B$8.35B76.0215,638Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionBSXBoston Scientific4.6449 of 5 stars$104.46+1.2%$116.09+11.1%+35.1%$154.54B$16.75B76.2553,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsCAHCardinal Health4.878 of 5 stars$161.58+0.4%$157.43-2.6%+66.1%$38.56B$222.29B25.2048,900Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCORCencora4.4925 of 5 stars$296.68+0.5%$306.33+3.3%+30.8%$57.47B$638.56M34.4046,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDVADaVita4.5125 of 5 stars$143.51+0.7%$164.50+14.6%+2.6%$10.83B$12.82B14.2276,000Positive NewsMDTMedtronic4.6434 of 5 stars$89.70-0.3%$97.47+8.7%+10.2%$115.00B$33.54B24.7795,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionZBHZimmer Biomet4.9543 of 5 stars$93.73-0.1%$110.00+17.4%-14.5%$18.54B$7.68B20.7417,000Analyst UpgradeABTAbbott Laboratories4.9888 of 5 stars$132.59+0.4%$143.11+7.9%+15.3%$230.60B$42.34B17.19114,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastGap DownBDXBecton, Dickinson and Company4.7738 of 5 stars$176.29+0.2%$219.22+24.4%-22.8%$50.45B$20.87B33.5974,000Analyst RevisionEWEdwards Lifesciences4.3849 of 5 stars$78.23+0.2%$80.40+2.8%-12.7%$45.90B$5.44B11.1815,800Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ISRG Alternatives BSX Alternatives CAH Alternatives COR Alternatives DVA Alternatives MDT Alternatives ZBH Alternatives ABT Alternatives BDX Alternatives EW Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:SYK) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Just Fired the IRS Agents Targeting Your SavingsElon Musk just fired 6,700 IRS agents — and exposed a war on your retirement. 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