ANALYST-UPGRADE ·Filed Oct 7, 2026
Barclays initiates coverage on SYK at Overweight
Latest settled — T+5d
SYK ▲ +2.65% at T+5d
LONG call ✓ call won +2.65% · α vs SPY +2.55% · entry $275.25 → $282.55
Latest observation: T+7 +5.21% FF3 residual α
T+1d
+0.25%
call +0.25% · α +0.67%
$275.93
settled 11d ago
T+5d
+2.65%
call +2.65% · α +2.55%
$282.55
settled 5d ago
T+20d
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call — · α —
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T+60d
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Executive Summary
Barclays initiates coverage on SYK at Overweight
Impact Score
Base Score
2/7
LLM Adjustment
+0
Final Score
4/10
Consensus & Targets
Buy / Strong Buy
27 (79%)
Hold
7
Sell / Strong Sell
0
Total Analysts
25
Mean PT
$367.00
Median PT
$360.00
High PT
$465.00
Low PT
$298.00
Current Price
$285.22
Implied Upside
+28.7%
Recent Analyst Activity
| Date | Firm | Action | Rating | Price Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-07 | Truist Securities | maintain | Hold | $310.00 |
| 2026-10-07 | Barclays | initiate | Overweight | $375.00 |
| 2026-09-30 | Stifel | maintain | Buy | $330.00 |
| 2026-09-22 | TD Cowen | maintain | Hold | $298.00 |
| 2026-09-18 | Canaccord Genuity | maintain | Buy | $385.00 |
| 2026-09-10 | Citigroup | maintain | Buy | $360.00 |
| 2026-09-09 | Wells Fargo | maintain | Overweight | $348.00 |
| 2026-08-13 | Wolfe Research | downgrade | Peer Perform | — |
| 2026-08-03 | Citizens | maintain | Market Outperform | $400.00 |
| 2026-07-31 | RBC Capital | maintain | Outperform | $420.00 |
Firm Track Record — Barclays
Barclays accuracy: 54% on 6742 calls | avg return: 4%
Industry benchmark: mean 51% ± 11%. Top tier: ≥61% (mean + 1σ). Based on 15 firms with ≥5 scored calls.
| Firm | Accuracy | Calls | Avg Return | vs Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piper Sandler | 100% | 3/3 | 4.8% | top tier |
| Roth MKM | 100% | 2/2 | 0.9% | top tier |
| UBS | 100% | 3/3 | 6.2% | top tier |
| Baird | 100% | 2/2 | 4.7% | top tier |
| BTIG | 89% | 8/9 | 4.6% | top tier |
| JMP Securities | 67% | 2/3 | 0% | top tier |
| Stifel | 67% | 2/3 | 2% | top tier |
| Truist Securities | 64% | 7/11 | 1.3% | top tier |
| Evercore ISI Group | 63% | 5/8 | 1.4% | top tier |
| Barclays | 60% | 3/5 | 2.4% | above average |
Earnings Estimates
| Period | EPS Est. | EPS Range | Revenue | Revisions (7d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1q | $5.14 | $4.98 — $5.23 | $8.0B | ↑1 ↓0 |
| 0q | $3.57 | $3.44 — $3.80 | $6.6B | ↑0 ↓0 |
| +1y | $16.71 | $16.38 — $17.08 | $29.6B | ↑0 ↓0 |
| 0y | $14.98 | $14.90 — $15.07 | $27.2B | ↑1 ↓0 |
Cross-Platform Signals
Insider Trades (90d)
0 buys / 5 sells
Congressional
Thomas Kean Jr (republican) — sell $1,001 - $15,000
Institutional
INTECH INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC — add (27.9%)
Institutional
ABN AMRO INVESTMENT SOLUTIONS — doubled (103.5%)
Institutional
B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG — add (52.3%)
Short Interest
Short: 429,010 | Exempt: 5 | TRF Vol: 712,317 | Short Ratio: 60.2% | Off-exchange volume (dark pool + OTC)
Investment Themes
Healthcare & Medical Devices
Documents Analyzed
Report based on filing metadata.
17 reports for SYK
75% Hit rate best @ T+20▲ +9.98%
Filters
Rows
| Type | Now | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Oct 7, 2026 11d ago | ANALYST-UPGRADE | $275.25 $282.55 | ▲ +2.65% | ▲ +2.55% | $294.66 (+7.05%) |
Aug 31, 2026 6w ago | Press Release | $317.40 $275.39 | ▼ −13.24% | ▼ −13.32% | $294.66 (−7.16%) |
Aug 26, 2026 7w ago | Insider Cluster | $329.67 $312.19 | ▼ −5.30% | ▼ −5.18% | $294.66 (−10.62%) |
Aug 20, 2026 8w ago | Insider Cluster | $327.70 $322.12 | ▼ −1.70% | ▼ −2.82% | $294.66 (−10.08%) |
Jul 13, 2026 14w ago | Court Ruling | $331.45 $319.87 | ▼ −3.49% | ▼ −2.71% | $294.66 (−11.10%) |
Jul 9, 2026 14w ago | ANALYST-UPGRADE | $327.11 $331.20 | ▲ +1.25% | ▲ +1.38% | $294.66 (−9.92%) |
Jun 26, 2026 16w ago | 8-K | $332.71 $326.54 | ▼ −1.85% | ▼ −4.02% | $294.66 (−11.44%) |
Jun 17, 2026 17w ago | Court Ruling | $301.14 $316.11 | ▲ +4.97% | ▲ +5.87% | $294.66 (−2.15%) |
May 29, 2026 20w ago | Insider Cluster | $299.24 $305.66 | ▲ +2.15% | ▲ +4.90% | $294.66 (−1.53%) |
May 29, 2026 20w ago | Insider Cluster | $299.24 $305.66 | ▲ +2.15% | ▲ +4.90% | $294.66 (−1.53%) |
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