-=Stryker (SYK) reported earnings on Tue 29 Jan 2019 (a/h)

KALAMAZOO, Mich. (AP) _ Stryker Corp. (SYK) on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter net income of $2.07 billion, after reporting a loss in the same period a year earlier.

The Kalamazoo, Michigan-based company said it had net income of $5.44 per share. Earnings, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were $2.18 per share.

The results beat Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of 13 analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $2.15 per share.

The medical device maker posted revenue of $3.8 billion in the period, which also topped Street forecasts. Twelve analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $3.73 billion.

For the year, the company reported profit of $3.55 billion, or $9.34 per share. Revenue was reported as $13.6 billion.

For the current quarter ending in April, Stryker expects its per-share earnings to range from $1.80 to $1.85. Analysts surveyed by Zacks had forecast adjusted earnings per share of $1.84.

The company expects full-year earnings in the range of $8 to $8.20 per share.

Stryker shares have risen nearly 3 percent since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index has increased slightly more than 5 percent. In the final minutes of trading on Tuesday, shares hit $161.07, a decrease of almost 5 percent in the last 12 months.

Earnings this week : Jan 28 - Feb. 1, 19 (wk 5)

So far, 22% of the S&P 500 has reported quarterly results.

• A myriad of large/mega cap bellwethers will report quarterly results next week, including Caterpillar on Monday morning and four of the largest technology companies in the world: Apple on Tuesday afternoon, Microsoft and Facebook on Wednesday and Amazon on Thursday.

Earnings confirmed to report this week:

Monday (Jan 28) 

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According to FactSet, fourth quarter reported earnings per share are up 12% with sales up 6.6%. Fourth quarter earnings are now expected to grow 11% with sales up 6.0%. Roughly 67% have exceeded earnings estimates while 55% have beaten revenue expectations. 59% of companies reporting earnings have traded higher in response.

First quarter EPS are now expected to grow just 0.5% with sales up 6%. For 2019, earnings are expected to grow 6.1% with sales up 5.3%.

-=Boston Scientific(BSX) : report of buyout approach from Stryker (SYK)

• The Wall Street Journal reported that the medical device company received a buyout approach medical technology products company Stryker Corp. (SYK)
• That would create a medical-device giant with a combined value of more than $110 billion.

-=Stryker (SYK) reported earnings on Thur 26 Oct 2017 (a/h)

Stryker beats by $0.02, beats on revs; guides Q4 EPS in-line

• Reports Q3 (Sep) earnings of $1.52 per share, excluding non-recurring items, $0.02 better than the Capital IQ Consensus of $1.50; revenues rose 6.1% year/year to $3.01 bln vs the $2.97 bln Capital IQ Consensus.
• Co issues in-line guidance for Q4, sees EPS of $1.92-1.97, excluding non-recurring items, vs. $1.93 Capital IQ Consensus Estimate; continues to expect 2017 organic net sales growth to be in the range of 6.5% to 7.0%.