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Stephen Simpson • Thu, Apr 25
Stryker: Positioned To Stay Ahead Of The Game, But Will Company Keep Pace?
Emerging Equities • Tue, Apr 23
Stryker Corporation: Specific M&A Predictions
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Stryker Seems Back On Track, But There's Work To Do
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Despite Poor Economics, 2013 Is Looking Good At Stryker
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Value Investor Radar: Stryker
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Stryker's Balanced Capital Allocation Strategy Provides Healthy Returns
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Earnings Preview: Stryker Corporation
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Medical Equipment Company Back Of Envelope Calculations: Stryker Vs. Zimmer
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An Unexpected Change In Leadership At Stryker
Stephen Simpson • Thu, Feb 9, 2012 • 1 Comment

American Society Of Clinical Oncology Abstracts Point To Potential Profits
David Greene • Tue, May 21 • 3 Comments
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California Dividend Bull • Thu, May 16 • 5 Comments
Best And Worst ETFs And Mutual Funds: Large-Cap Value Style
David Trainer • Fri, May 10
Abbott: Where Is Growth Coming From?
Nick Chiu • Mon, Apr 22 • 9 Comments
MAKO Is For Growth: Seek Income And Stability Elsewhere
Nick Chiu • Thu, Apr 11 • 2 Comments
10 Over-Achieving Dividend Contenders
Eric Landis • Thu, Mar 28 • 6 Comments
Medtronic: The Next Acquisition
Amod Saul • Wed, Mar 27 • 3 Comments
BioDrain Medical Is About To Clean Up: An Interview With CEO Josh Kornberg
Daniel Lauchheimer • Tue, Mar 26
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Chuck Carnevale • Thu, Mar 14 • 83 Comments
VIX - Options Volatility And Market Sonar: Thursday Recap
Erick McKitterick • Thu, Mar 7 • 17 Comments
Positive Catalysts For Illumina, Stryker: How To Invest
Nick Chiu • Mon, Mar 4
Globus Medical Has The Growth, But What About Value?
Stephen Simpson • Fri, Mar 1 • 3 Comments
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Stephen Simpson • Wed, Feb 27 • 2 Comments
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Stephen Simpson • Thu, Feb 21 • 4 Comments
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Stryker Corporation - Shareholder/Analyst Call
Tue, Apr 30
Stryker Management Discusses Q1 2013 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Apr 24
Stryker's CEO Presents at Citi 2013 Global Healthcare Conference (Transcript)
Mon, Feb 25
Stryker Management Discusses Q4 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Jan 23
Stryker Management Discusses Q3 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Oct 17, 2012
Stryker Corporation - Shareholder/Analyst Call
Thu, Sep 6, 2012
Stryker Management Discusses Q2 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Wed, Jul 18, 2012
Stryker's Management Host 33rd Annual Meeting of Shareholders (Transcript)
Tue, Apr 24, 2012
Stryker's CEO Discusses Q1 2012 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Apr 17, 2012
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Tue, Jan 24, 2012
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Thu, Oct 20, 2011
Stryker's CEO Discusses Q2 2011 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
Tue, Jul 19, 2011 • 1 Comment
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Tue, Apr 19, 2011
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Company Description

Stryker Corporation (the Company or Stryker) is one of the world’s leading medical technology companies with the most broadly based range of products in orthopaedics and a significant presence in other medical specialties. Stryker works with respected medical professionals to help people lead... More

Sector: Healthcare

Industry: Medical Instruments & Supplies

Country: United States

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Friday, May 17, 7:18 AM Stryker (SYK) is downgraded to Reduce at SunTrust as a bank survey sows ACO's, CMS bundling, and readmission will negatively impact hips and knees pricing. Comment! [Healthcare]
Monday, April 29, 3:59 PM Vascular specialists at Carolinas HealthCare System in Charlotte, North Carolina, and the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio perform the initial implants of a novel stent graft system from Medtronic (MDT +1%) as part of an FDA initiative designed to encourage more early-stage clinical research on new medical devices in the U.S. The implants are among the first to be performed under the agency's early feasibility pilot program, which includes a total of nine medical devices from different companies. Comment! [Healthcare]
Wednesday, April 24, 4:32 PM More on Stryker (SYK): Q1 beats on its EPS but comes up short on revenue. Net earnings fell 13% Y/Y as product-recall-related charges offset better sales growth. Reconstructive-products business +2.8%, hip products sales -0.8% and knee products -1%. In its neurotechnology and spine segment sales were up 5.7%, despite a 1.8% drop in spine-product sales. Comment! [Healthcare, Earnings]
Wednesday, April 24, 4:14 PM Stryker (SYK): EPS of $1.03 beats by $0.02. Revenue of $2.19B (+1% Y/Y) misses by $20M. (PR). Tune in to its conference call here: (Webcast) Comment! [Earnings, Healthcare, Breaking News]
Wednesday, April 24, 12:10 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: AFL, AIZ, AKAM, ANGI, ARII, ARRS, ASGN, AVG, BAS, BDN, CAKE, CCI, CDNS, CLF, CLGX, CMO, CMRE, COG, CROX, CTXS, DRE, DRWI, EFX, EQIX, FFIV, FIO, FLS, GGG, INFN, ISIL, ITMN, JAH, KEX, LOGI, LPS, LRCX, LSI, MLNX, NEU, NOW, OIS, ORLY, OTEX, PDH, PMTC, QCOM, RJF, RYL, SCI, SKX, SRCL, SUSQ, SYK, TAL, TER, TEX, TQNT, TSCO, TWI, VAR, WCN, WDC, WLL, XLNX, XNPT, ZNGA 1 Comment [Earnings]
Tuesday, April 23, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: AFL, AIZ, AKAM, ANGI, ARII, ARRS, ASGN, AVG, BAS, BDN, CAKE, CCI, CDNS, CLF, CLGX, CMO, CMRE, COG, CROX, CTXS, DRE, DRWI, EFX, EQIX, FFIV, FIO, FLS, GGG, INFN, ISIL, ITMN, JAH, KEX, LOGI, LPS, LRCX, LSI, MLNX, NEU, NOW, OIS, ORLY, OTEX, PDH, PMTC, QCOM, RJF, RYL, SCI, SKX, SRCL, SUSQ, SYK, TAL, TER, TEX, TQNT, TSCO, TWI, VAR, WCN, WDC, WLL, XLNX, XNPT, ZNGA Comment! [Earnings]
Wednesday, April 10, 4:03 PM Stryker (SYK +0.6%) says that its orthopaedic division has received notice that the FDA has reviewed the voluntary recall of its ShapeMatch Cutting Guides and will rate it as a Class I recall. According to the agency's outline, a Class 1 recall describes a situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the product will cause "serious adverse health consequences." SYK voluntarily recalled the devices in January, saying some may have been improperly manufactured. Comment! [Healthcare]
Monday, April 8, 9:31 AM Stryker (SYK) names William Jellison as CFO to replace Dean Bergy, who has been serving in the job on an interim basis. Jellison comes from dental equipment maker Dentsply (XRAY), where he was CFO. Jellison's appointment is effective from April 22. Dentsply appoints company President and COO Chris Clark to replace Jellison. (PR) Comment! [Healthcare]
Thursday, March 21, 11:42 AM Stryker (SYK -0.9%) slips after pricing an offering to sell $600M in unsecured notes due 2018 and $400M of notes due 2043. The company plans to use the proceeds from the offering for working capital and other general corporate purposes, including acquisitions, stock repurchases and other business opportunities. Comment! [Healthcare]
Tuesday, March 12, 8:46 AM Stryker's (SYK -0.5%) Instruments division has received a warning letter from the FDA following an inspection at the company's facility in Portage, Michigan in November, when the agency had concerns about the plant's quality systems. The letter also cites Stryker for not notifying the FDA about a product recall, and for marketing devices, including the Neptune Waste Management System, without 510(k) clearance. (PR) Comment! [Healthcare, Breaking News]
Wednesday, January 23, 4:22 PM More on Stryker (SYK): Q4 beats on both EPS and revenue estimates on a 4.2% Y/Y increase in sales. Net profit fell 33% Y/Y on hefty charges related to a product recall, while sales continued to strengthen. Neuro-technology and Spine net sales increased 9.7% Y/Y, with its reconstructive segment growing by 6.7% over the same period. Comment! [Healthcare, Earnings]
Wednesday, January 23, 4:07 PM Stryker (SYK): Q4 EPS of $1.14 beats by $0.01. Revenue of $2.34B (+4.2% Y/Y) beats by $70M. (PR) Comment! [Healthcare, Earnings, Breaking News]
Wednesday, January 23, 12:05 AM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: AAPL, ALTR, AMGN, BKW, CBST, CCI, FBC, FFIV, HXL, INVN, JEC, LOGI, LRCX, LSI, MIPS, MLNX, NE, NFLX, PLCM, SWFT, SNDK, SYK, SYMC, TER, URI, VAR, WDC Comment! [Earnings]
Tuesday, January 22, 5:35 PM Notable earnings after Wednesday’s close: AAPL, ALTR, AMGN, BKW, CBST, CCI, FBC, FFIV, HXL, INVN, JEC, LOGI, LRCX, LSI, MIPS, MLNX, NE, NFLX, PLCM, SWFT, SNDK, SYK, SYMC, TER, URI, VAR, WDC 3 Comments [Earnings]
Thursday, January 17, 6:15 AM Stryker (SYK) agrees to acquire Hong Kong-based Trauson Holdings for $764M in a deal that will enable the U.S. medical-device maker to expand in the fast-growing Chinese orthopedic market. Luna Group, which owns 61.7% of Trauson's, will tender its stake. The deal comes after Stryker and Trauson entered into an OEM partnership for instrumentation sets in 2007. (PR) Comment! [M&A, Healthcare]
Thursday, January 10, 9:37 AM Baird raises its price target for Stryker (SYK +0.5% to $58.69) to $63 from $59 after the company said Q4 earnings would come in above consensus. Baird, which rates Stryker at "Outperform," says the company's long-term earnings goals remain achievable and notes the solid organic growth in its orthopedic implants. Comment! [Quick Ideas, Healthcare]

Jim Van Meerten
$SYK - 100% Barchart technical buy signals - 6 new highs and up 3.16% in the last month - Relaitve Strength Index 71.31%
May 13, 4:15 PM
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Medical devices etf $IHI breaking out to new all-time high on 2.7x volume. Top holdings: $MDT, $COV, $TMO, $ISRG, $SYK....
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ZetaKap
5 Large Cap Stocks With Solid Profitability And Reserves http://bit.ly/X0WQfj $AGN $CELG $FAST $SYK $ZMH @ZetaKap
10/31/12
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7 Large Caps Armed With Cash And Analyst Backing http://bit.ly/NESPq0 $ADI $AGN $ALTR $EW $GLW $SYK $ZMH @ZetaKap
8/16/12
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$SYK Reports In-Line Quarter http://bit.ly/HSp06p
4/18/12
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let me play these stocks before i it the blues sky to perth aus for 25days with friends ,ABT ARE BLK SYK PM BP , see you guy soon in aus
4/10/12
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Healthcare Dividend Stocks With Gaining Earnings Momentum + http://stks.co/3AsM + $NVO $HLF $USPH $SYK $MR $MLAB $RDY $UHS $CMN $PRGO $COO
4/2/12
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Growth Catalysts Despite Many Headwinds in Med Tech; Analyst Discusses $ABMD, $BSX, $EW, $MDT, $STJ, $SYK, $ZMH - http://su.pr/2BOPoN
3/20/12
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Eric Cota
Stryker Corporation: $SYK Cash Flow Valuation Update http://goo.gl/UQa9X
2/28/12
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Medical devices etf $IHI breaking out to new all-time high on 2.7x volume. Top holdings: $MDT, $COV, $TMO, $ISRG, $SYK....
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America's Best Companies are Cheap http://bit.ly/sbXkGk $ABT AVP $BBY $CVX $ENDP $EZPW $FISV GME $HPG $INTC IR ItW JNJ $MDT SYK TEVA LLL
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