Smith & Nephew is a medical devices company with strong growth profile (7.2/10), a perfect Piotroski F-Score of 9/9, and 140% free cash flow conversion, but faces a death cross price pattern, consecutive earnings misses, and a news sentiment modifier that has shifted the outlook toward selling for current holders.
Thesis pillars
- Strong Growth And Cash Conversion→Stable
- Consecutive Earnings Misses↓Deteriorating
- Death Cross Negative Momentum↑Improving
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Smith & Nephew SNATS, Inc. (SNN) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Healthcare · Medical Devices
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $32.33, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Earnings in 5 days (event risk).
Smith & Nephew plc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells medical devices and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine & ENT, and Advanced... Read more
Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $32.33, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Earnings in 5 days (event risk). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 60. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 5/8 gates (positive momentum, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Fails on favorable risk/reward ratio and earnings proximity 5d<=7d. Suitability: moderate.
Recent developments
updated 2026-07-31Recent Developments — Smith & Nephew SNATS, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS Smith+Nephew's ESSA Spatial Surgery System Receives FDA's De Novo Classification — benzinga Jul 29, 2026 positive
- NEWS Canaccord Genuity Maintains Hold on Smith & Nephew, Lowers Price Target to $30 — benzinga May 11, 2026 neutral
- NEWS Smith & Nephew Sees FY2026 Sales $6.534B vs $6.557B Est — benzinga May 6, 2026 negative
- NEWS Smith+Nephew To Showcase ALLEVYNCOMPLETE CARE Dressing And RENASYS EDGE tNPWT, To Simplify Wound Management And Ease Cli — benzinga May 5, 2026 positive
- NEWS Smith+Nephew Reported Additional Data From Clinical Superiority Of Its CARTIHEAL AGILI-C Cartilage Repair Implant; Resul — benzinga Apr 21, 2026 positive
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Hold if already holding. Not a fresh buy at $32.33, but acceptable to hold if already in. Reasons: Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Earnings in 5 days (event risk). Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 60. Maintain position. Not compelling to add more. Target $32.10 (-0.7%), stop $30.71 (−5.3%), A.R:R -1.0:1. Score 6.1/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $32.10 (-8.3% upside). Target $32.10 (-0.7%), stop $30.71 (−5.3%), A.R:R -1.0:1. Stop-loss: $30.71.
Analyst target reached - limited upside remaining; Earnings in 5 days (event risk); Consecutive earnings misses (2).
Smith & Nephew SNATS, Inc. trades at a P/E of 22.8 (forward 14.3). TrendMatrix value score: 6.5/10. Verdict: Hold.
24 analysts cover SNN with a consensus score of 3.7/5. Average price target: $34.
What does Smith & Nephew SNATS, Inc. do?Smith & Nephew plc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells medical devices and...
Smith & Nephew plc, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells medical devices and services in the United Kingdom, the United States, and internationally. The company operates in three segments: Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine & ENT, and Advanced Wound Management. It offers knee implant products for knee replacement procedures; hip implants for revision procedures; trauma and extremities products that include internal and external devices used in the stabilization of severe fractures and deformity correction procedures; and other reconstruction products. The company also provides sports medicine joint repair products comprise instruments, technologies, and implants to perform minimally invasive surgery, as well as treating soft tissue injuries and degenerative conditions of the shoulder, knee, hip, and small joints. In addition, it provides arthroscopic enabling technologies comprising fluid management equipment for surgical access, cameras, digital image capture, scopes, light sources, and monitors to assist with visualization inside the joints, radio frequency, electromechanical and mechanical tissue resection devices, and hand instruments for removing damaged tissue; and ear, nose, and throat solutions. Further, the company offers advanced wound care products for the treatment and prevention of acute and chronic wounds, leg, diabetic and pressure ulcers, burns, and post-operative wounds; advanced wound bioactives, such as biologics and other bioactive technologies for debridement and dermal repair/regeneration, and regenerative medicine products, including skin, bone graft, and articular cartilage substitutes; and advanced wound devices, such as traditional and single-use negative pressure wound therapy, and hydrosurgery systems. It serves the healthcare providers. Smith & Nephew plc was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Watford, the United Kingdom.