Stryker (SYK) Competitors $376.24 -0.87 (-0.23%) Closing price 09/16/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$376.96 +0.72 (+0.19%) As of 04:59 AM 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. CSQ, ISRG, BSX, CAH, COR, DVA, MDT, ZBH, ABT, and BDXShould you be buying Stryker stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Stryker include Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (CSQ), Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), Boston Scientific (BSX), Cardinal Health (CAH), Cencora (COR), DaVita (DVA), Medtronic (MDT), Zimmer Biomet (ZBH), Abbott Laboratories (ABT), and Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX). Stryker vs. Its Competitors Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Intuitive Surgical Boston Scientific Cardinal Health Cencora DaVita Medtronic Zimmer Biomet Abbott Laboratories Becton, Dickinson and Company Stryker (NYSE:SYK) and Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund (NASDAQ:CSQ) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk, dividends, profitability and institutional ownership. Is SYK or CSQ a better dividend stock? Stryker pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Stryker pays out 44.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stryker has raised its dividend for 32 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to SYK or CSQ? In the previous week, Stryker had 40 more articles in the media than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for Stryker and 1 mentions for Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat Stryker's score of 1.57 indicating that Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Stryker Very Positive Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund Very Positive Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SYK or CSQ? 77.1% of Stryker shares are held by institutional investors. 5.2% of Stryker shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation & earnings, SYK or CSQ? Stryker has higher revenue and earnings than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStryker$22.60B6.37$2.99B$7.5549.83Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund$280.21MN/AN/AN/AN/A Is SYK or CSQ more profitable? Stryker has a net margin of 12.25% compared to Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Stryker's return on equity of 23.94% beat Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Stryker12.25% 23.94% 11.08% Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund N/A N/A N/A Do analysts recommend SYK or CSQ? Stryker currently has a consensus price target of $431.42, suggesting a potential upside of 14.67%. Given Stryker's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Stryker is more favorable than Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Stryker 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryStryker beats Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund on 11 of the 14 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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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$144.17B$10.84B$5.73B$21.51BDividend Yield0.89%1.89%5.90%3.50%P/E Ratio49.8321.3876.3929.83Price / Sales6.3729.21527.1553.44Price / Cash25.0024.4737.1724.76Price / Book6.953.4313.304.53Net Income$2.99B$212.47M$3.28B$998.53M7 Day Performance-1.82%0.18%0.88%1.09%1 Month Performance-1.47%2.17%4.67%4.39%1 Year Performance3.36%-11.16%76.59%13.83% Stryker Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SYKStryker4.9488 of 5 stars$376.24-0.2%$431.42+14.7%+1.1%$144.17B$22.60B49.8353,000Positive NewsCSQCalamos Strategic Total Return FundN/A$18.75+0.7%N/A+13.5%$0.00$280.21M0.00N/APositive NewsISRGIntuitive Surgical4.9481 of 5 stars$470.11+0.7%$595.95+26.8%-11.6%$168.52B$8.35B65.5715,638Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionBSXBoston Scientific4.833 of 5 stars$108.14+0.9%$117.79+8.9%+18.5%$160.09B$16.75B64.3153,000Positive NewsOptions VolumeCAHCardinal Health4.9635 of 5 stars$150.29+0.5%$165.93+10.4%+31.0%$35.78B$222.58B23.2357,700Positive NewsCORCencora4.8519 of 5 stars$297.64+1.8%$311.25+4.6%+20.2%$57.59B$293.96B30.5646,000Positive NewsDVADaVita4.7599 of 5 stars$134.44-2.5%$164.00+22.0%-21.3%$9.59B$12.82B13.1976,000MDTMedtronic4.9411 of 5 stars$92.91+0.0%$102.14+9.9%+4.5%$119.07B$33.54B25.5795,000Positive NewsZBHZimmer Biomet4.8259 of 5 stars$104.74-0.9%$111.00+6.0%-7.7%$20.74B$7.68B25.4717,000Positive NewsABTAbbott Laboratories4.9088 of 5 stars$132.27-0.5%$144.47+9.2%+12.9%$230.06B$41.95B16.56114,000Positive NewsBDXBecton, Dickinson and Company4.9516 of 5 stars$191.50+0.1%$211.44+10.4%-20.4%$54.84B$20.18B34.4174,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CSQ Alternatives ISRG Alternatives BSX Alternatives CAH Alternatives COR Alternatives DVA Alternatives MDT Alternatives ZBH Alternatives ABT Alternatives BDX 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 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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