Stryker News

Janesville Acoustic is looking to fill production associates and maintenance technicians and Stryker Corp.

Stryker Corp. President and CEO Kevin Lobo said the Kalamazoo-based medical device company is looking to purchase more companies.

Suture anchor having a suture engaging structure and inserter arrangement, patent No.

Kalamazoo Loaves & Fishes has selected the employees of Stryker as the recipients of the 2013 Community Pillar Award.

Kalamazoo, Michigan - May 7, 2013 - Stryker Corporation announced that it will participate in the following investor conference: May 15, 2013 - 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2013 Health Care Conference Las Vegas, Nevada A simultaneous webcast of the Company's presentation will be available on Stryker's website at ... (more)

The firm currently has an "equal weight" rating on the stock. Shares of Stryker traded down 0.05% during mid-day trading on Tuesday, hitting $66.25. Stryker has a one year low of $49.43 and a one year high of $67.15. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $65.41. The company has a market cap of $25.046 billion and a P/E ratio of 20.27.

While the healthcare industry in general has welcomed the Affordable Care Act , some features of the ACA have come under criticism.

Whirlpool Corp. , Kellogg Co. and Stryker Corp. again were included on Fortune Magazine's list of the country's largest companies, ranked by revenues.

's stock had its "market perform" rating reiterated by investment analysts at BMO Capital Markets in a note issued to investors on Friday, Analyst Ratings Network reports.

Kalamazoo, Michigan - April 30, 2013 - Stryker Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.265 per share payable on July 31, 2013, to shareholders of record at the close of business on June 28, 2013, representing an increase of 25% versus the prior year.

The firm currently has a market perform rating on the stock. Shares of Stryker traded up 0.92% during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $65.66. Stryker has a one year low of $49.43 and a one year high of $67.15. The stock's 50-day moving average is currently $65.36. The company has a market cap of $24.931 billion and a P/E ratio of 19.90. A ... (more)

Covidien has been one of the strongest large-cap med-tech stories over the past year or so.

Earnings season hasn't been kind to medical-device makers so far. Leading firms in the industry produced mixed results last week, with cardiovascular products in particular crimping sales across the market, despite rising net income at numerous companies.

's stock had its "outperform" rating reiterated by equities research analysts at RBC Capital in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, Analyst Ratings.Net reports.

The firm currently has a "hold" rating on the stock. Several other analysts have also recently commented on the stock.

House Majority PAC, which is dedicated to electing Democrats to Congress' lower chamber, became the first major super PAC to file a disclosure report in 2013.

With a majority of the major orthopedic and medical technology companies having reported now, it's pretty clear that key markets like orthopedics and surgery are still seeing pretty sluggish performance.

The regulatry problems that orthopedics device maker Stryker is having with the Neptune waste management system and a FDA warning letter is nothing to sneeze at.

Kalamazoo, Michigan - April 24, 2013 - Stryker Corporation reported operating results for the first quarter of 2013: First Quarter Highlights * Net sales growth of 1.3% to $2.2 billion * Reconstructive increased 1.2% as reported, 2.8% constant currency * MedSurg increased 0.3% as reported, 1.0% constant currency * Neurotechnology and Spine ... (more)

Stryker Corporation is reporting a 13.1 percent drop in profits to $304 million in the first quarter due to product recalls.