Boston Scientific Corp (BSX) is undervalued and Stryker Corp (SYK) is overvalued.
Against our estimates of intrinsic value, BSX trades at the wider discount: a margin of safety of +30%, against -35% for SYK.
Values as of the 22 Sept 2026 close.
Discounting its cash flows at 8.0% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $64.12; the price of $44.92 is 30% below that value, and 80% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 73/100 on 10 of 12 signals
Discounting its cash flows at 8.7% (average of 3 methods) values the shares at $204.41; the price of $275.09 is 35% above that value, and 77% of that value comes from beyond year five.
Leak Score 65/100 on 10 of 12 signals
| Metric | BSX | SYK |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Undervalued | Overvalued |
| Price | $44.92 | $275.09 |
| Intrinsic value | $64.12 | $204.41 |
| Margin of safety | +30% | -35% |
| Leak Score | 73/100 (10/12) | 65/100 (10/12) |
| Market cap | $65.1B | $105.5B |
| Revenue growth, 5 years | 15.2% | 11.8% |
| Operating margin | 21.8% | 24.3% |
| Net margin | 17.5% | 14.4% |
| Return on equity | 15.5% | 16.5% |
| Debt to equity | 0.51 | 0.64 |
| P/E | 18.2x | 28.5x |
| Forward P/E | 13.2x | 16.4x |
| P/B | 2.6x | 4.4x |
| Dividend yield | — | 1.3% |