Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for CNMD in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
This week's commentary on CONMED centers on analyst activity and valuation debate rather than new corporate news. Argus lowered its target price for CNMD to $47.00, while a separate report cites an average "Reduce" rating from eight research firms with an average target of $41.40. Other coverage flags the stock as undervalued after a 6.0% drop, alongside broader mentions of upgrades and downgrades from firms including Piper Sandler, Wells Fargo, BMO Capital, and B of A Securities.
CNMD closed at $45.36, up 2.1%, sitting between its 50-day average of $47.99 and 200-day average of $41.07. The GekkoIndex reads 60.5, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Price remains 29.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $64.34. Over the past six months the stock has returned 17.9%, though the one-month return is -2%.
CONMED next reports earnings on 28 October 2026 after close, 16 days away and inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter saw an EPS beat of $1.38 versus $1.11 estimated, with a 6.2% reaction, and the company has beaten estimates in 6 of the last 8 quarters. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current window. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 7.2% gain over 5 years, positive in 3 of them. Consensus analyst sentiment includes 5 hold and 1 sell rating among 6 firms, with a consensus target of $45.50.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
CONMED scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
Averages disagree
Close $45.36 sits between the 50-day ($47.99) and 200-day ($41.07) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart60.5, Accumulation
Reading 60.5 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex29.5% below
Price is 29.5% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 16 days
Reports on Oct 28, 2026, 16 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+7.2% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +7.2% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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CONMED closed at $45.36 on Oct 12, 2026, −0.1% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $31.44 to $53.66.
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CONMED makes surgical instruments and equipment used across a range of operations, selling its devices worldwide. The company is known for its orthopedic products, including soft tissue fixation systems and suture anchors designed to help surgeons repair injuries during minimally invasive sports medicine procedures, sold under brand names such as Hall, CONMED Linvatec, Concept, and Shutt.
Beyond orthopedics, CONMED produces general surgical equipment covering insufflation, smoke evacuation, electrosurgery, and endomechanical tools. It also makes diagnostic and therapeutic instruments for gastroenterology and for treating biliary conditions, along with cardiac monitoring items such as ECG and EEG electrodes and defibrillation pads. Its customers include hospitals and surgical centers, reached both through direct sales and through specialized medical distributors.
CONMED was founded in 1970 and is headquartered in Largo, Florida. Its shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker CNMD.
CONMED’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 60.5, in the Accumulation zone, up 3.7 points over five sessions.
Up 3.7 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 62 | +0.2% | +2.7% | ||
| Accumulation (current zone) | 328 | 0.0% | +0.6% | ||
| Neutral | 282 | −0.9% | −4.9% | ||
| Distribution | 9 | Too few readings yet | |||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average CNMD share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
CONMED trades 29.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $64.34, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what CONMED shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$64.34
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 9, 2026
29.5% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 30.3% below the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for CONMED, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for CNMD in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in CNMD were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
CONMED has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
CONMED reports on Oct 28, 2026, after the close (16 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Oct 28, 2026
Expected after the close, 16 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 2026 | $1.38 est $1.11 | $343.5M est $337.6M | +6.2% |
| Apr 29, 2026 | $0.89 est $0.82 | $317.0M est $310.6M | −0.4% |
| Jan 28, 2026 | $0.54 est $1.26 | $373.2M est $366.9M | −5.7% |
| Nov 5, 2025 | $0.09 est $0.88 | $337.9M est $366.9M | −3.3% |
| Jul 30, 2025 | $1.15 est $1.13 | $342.3M est $334.6M | +1.7% |
| Apr 30, 2025 | $0.95 est $0.81 | $321.3M est $313.4M | +11.8% |
| Feb 5, 2025 | $1.34 est $1.20 | $347.9M est $341.0M | −7.6% |
| Oct 30, 2024 | $1.05 est $1.00 | $316.7M est $318.1M | +5.5% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for CONMED is $45.50, +0.3% from the last close, from 6 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 6 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30 | J.P. Morgan | $45 | −0.8% |
| Jul 30 | Wells Fargo | $46 | +1.4% |
| Jul 30 | Piper Sandler | $45 | −0.8% |
| Jul 30 | Needham | — | — |
| Jul 30 | Bank of America Securities | — | — |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, CONMED averaged +7.2% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +2.6% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.5% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +3.1% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +7.2% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +6.5% | 5 of 5 |
For scale, CNMD’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 7.4%.
CONMED’s market cap is $1.36B, with a P/E ratio of 25.4 and revenue of $1.37B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of CONMED this week reads positive: 2 positive, 2 neutral and 1 negative headlines.
CONMED’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| TMOThermo Fisher Scientific | Neutral | 18.2% above |
| ABTAbbott Laboratories | Neutral | 14.7% below |
| DHRDanaher | Neutral | 4.5% above |
| ISRGIntuitive Surgical | Neutral | 18.8% above |
| MDTMedtronic | Neutral | 22.9% below |
| SYKStryker | Accumulation | 12.6% below |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
CONMED’s market cap is $1.36B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $45.36, with 29.95M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 25.4.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for CONMED is $45.50, +0.3% from the last close. Of the 6 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 0 rate it a buy, 5 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate CONMED is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $45.36 is 29.5% below Gekko Fair Value of $64.34. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
CONMED is expected to report on Oct 28, 2026, after the market closes (16 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $1.00 per share on revenue of $336.3M. CONMED beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 5.3% on average across the report.
CONMED’s 52-week high is $53.66 and its 52-week low is $31.44; it closed at $45.36 on Oct 12, 2026, −0.1% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $159.11 on Nov 5, 2021.
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