Teleflex beats quarterly profit estimates on robust medical devices demand Oct 31 (Reuters) - Surgical equipment maker Teleflex TFX.N reported a better-than-expected profit for the third quarter on Thursday, helped by strong demand for its medical devices. Robust demand for non-urgent procedures, especially among older adults, have kept investor expectations heightened around the performance of medical device makers over the past year.

Implant maker Zimmer Biomet lowers full-year profit forecast Oct 30 (Reuters) - Hip implant maker Zimmer Biomet ZBH.N lowered its annual profit forecast on Wednesday following last month's disruptions to a software platform that was managing some of the company's operations. Zimmer Biomet said in September it had to replace its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system due to "usual glitches".

U.S. RESEARCH ROUNDUP-Agilon Health, Alphabet, Crocs Oct 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street securities analysts revised their ratings and price targets on several U.S.-listed companies, including Agilon Health, Alphabet and Crocs, on Wednesday. HIGHLIGHTS * Agilon Health Inc AGL.N : Citigroup cuts to sell from neutral * Alphabet Inc GOOGL.O : Seaport Research Partners raises to buy from neutral * Crocs Inc CROX.O : Raymond James cuts to market perform from outperform * Leggett & Platt Inc LEG.N : Piper

Stryker Corp reports results for the quarter ended in September 30 - Earnings Summary Stryker Corp SYK.N reported quarterly adjusted earnings of $2.87​​ per share for the quarter ended September 30, higher than the same quarter last year, when the company reported EPS of $2.46. The mean expectation of twenty eight analysts for the quarter was for earnings of $2.77 per share.

Stryker raises annual profit forecast on robust demand for medical, surgical devices Oct 29(Reuters) - Stryker Corp SYK.N slightly raised its annual profit forecast on Tuesday, banking on strong demand for its medical and surgical devices and healthy procedural volumes. Shares of the Kalamazoo, Michigan-based company rose 3.3% to $367, in after-market hours.

BRIEF-Stryker Q3 Adjusted EPS USD 2.87 Vs. IBES Estimate USD 2.77 Oct 29 (Reuters) - Stryker Q3 adjusted gross margin 64.5%. Q3 adjusted EBIT margin 24.7% Q3 adjusted net income USD 1,100 million vs. IBES estimate USD 1,070 million Q3 EPS USD 2.16 Q3 revenue USD 5,500 million vs. IBES estimate USD 5,373 million Q3 net income USD 834 million outlook

MORNING BID AMERICAS-Election-agitated Treasuries meet megacap earnings A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan Even as public borrowing estimates were shaved on Monday, U.S. Treasury yields continue to probe three-month highs as markets lean toward a win for Donald Trump in next week's election and a possible clean sweep in Congress for his Republican party.

CORRECTED-Hurricane-related IV fluid shortage could hurt medical device makers (Oct 17) Corrects paragraph 3 in Oct. 17 story to say Baxter expects to meet 90% to 100% of allocation for certain products, not all products. The story was previously refiled to correct dateline By Manas Mishra and Christy Santhosh Oct 17 (Reuters) - A shortage of intravenous (IV) saline fluids due to Hurricane Helene is forcing hospitals to defer non-urgent surgeries, and could hurt companies that make medical devic

BRIEF-Treace Files Patent Infringement And Unfair Competition Suit To Protect Lapiplasty Bunion Technology Oct 14 (Reuters) - Treace Medical Concepts Inc TMCI.O : TREACE FILES PATENT INFRINGEMENT AND UNFAIR COMPETITION SUIT TO PROTECT LAPIPLASTY® BUNION TECHNOLOGY TREACE MEDICAL CONCEPTS INC - FILES LAWSUIT AGAINST STRYKER AND ITS SUBSIDIARY WRIG

BRIEF-Stryker Completes Acquisition Of Nico Corporation Sept 20 (Reuters) - Stryker Corp SYK.N : STRYKER COMPLETES ACQUISITION OF NICO CORPORATION, EXPANDING MINIMALLY INVASIVE SOLUTIONS FOR BRAIN TUMOR REMOVAL AND STROKE CARE Source text for Eikon: ID:nPnSMmzca Further company coverage: SYK.N

BRIEF-Stryker Files For Offering Of € Denominated Notes, Size Not Disclosed - Filing Sept 4 (Reuters) - Stryker Corp SYK.N : STRYKER FILES FOR OFFERING OF € DENOMINATED NOTES, SIZE NOT DISCLOSED - FILING Source text for Eikon: [ID:n0001193125-24-212577] Further company coverage: SYK.N

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BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Evogene, Stryker, Opera Eikon search string for individual stock moves: STXBZ The Day Ahead newsletter: https://refini.tv/3LI4BU7 The Morning News Call newsletter: https://refini.tv/3dKUyB8 Wall Street's main indexes fell in volatile trading on Thursday, as rising Treasury yields pressured stocks ahead of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole that could offer clues on the possibility of a rate cut next month.

BUZZ-Stryker rises on deal to acquire Vertos Medical ** Shares of medical device maker Stryker SYK.N rise 1.1% to $348.86 ** Co says it would acquire privately held Vertos Medical to expand its minimally invasive pain management portfolio ** Deal gives SYK access to Vertos' minimally invasive treatment for chronic lower back pain caused by lumbar s

BRIEF-Stryker to acquire Vertos Medical Aug 22 (Reuters) - Stryker Corp SYK.N : STRYKER ANNOUNCES DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE VERTOS MEDICAL, INC., EXPANDING INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT SOLUTIONS STRYKER: CO & VERTOS MEDICAL WILL CONTINUE TO OPERATE AS SEPARATE ENTITIES & PROCEED WITH BUSINESS AS USUAL UNTIL DEAL CLOSES Source text for Eikon

UPDATE 1-Russian commander says Ukraine's forces pushing along the border front Russia evacuates district in Kursk Russian commander: one village taken back from Ukraine Ukrainian forces are pushing along the Kursk front Ukraine says its advance is 'going well' Intense fighting on other parts of front Russia shows U.S.-made Stryker being destroyed in Russia Adds Russia pushing out Ukrainian forces from one village, description of battle from Russian commander in paragraphs 1, 4-11, official visi