SNNSmith & Nephew plc
What is the market doing?
No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−13% vs 200-day).
In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −13% vs its 200-day average.
A token position, settled Sep 15, 2026, a few days of normal trading to cover. Down 23% since the previous count, up from 0.4% of shares outstanding three months ago.
Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.
How SNN is trading
Smith & Nephew plc is −24% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 43 points behind the market.
1-year return · S&P 500 +18%
- vs 200-day average
- −13%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
- RSI (14)
- 43
RSI (14) · neutral
- Below its 52-week high
- 26%
Below its 52-week high
Details›
- Last close2026-10-09
- $27.24
- 1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%
- −1.4%
- 1 yearS&P 500 +18%
- −24%
- 5 yearsS&P 500 +88%
- −16%
- vs 50-day average$28.59
- −4.8%
- 52-week high
- $36.61
- 52-week low
- $26.43
- Annualised volatility
- 29%
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 (year to date) | −16% |
| 2025 | +37% |
| 2024 | −7.3% |
| 2023 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | −20% |
| 2021 | −16% |
| 2020 | −10% |
| 2019 | +31% |
| 2018 | +8.9% |
| 2017 | +19% |
| Month | Years | Positive | Average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 10 | 8 of 10 | +1.8% |
| Feb | 10 | 6 of 10 | +0.98% |
| Mar | 10 | 3 of 10 | −3.6% |
| Apr | 10 | 6 of 10 | +4.8% |
| May | 10 | 7 of 10 | +0.84% |
| Jun | 10 | 5 of 10 | −0.33% |
| Jul | 11 | 5 of 11 | +0.47% |
| Aug | 11 | 6 of 11 | +0.38% |
| Sep | 11 | 3 of 11 | −2.5% |
| Oct | 11 | 5 of 11 | −4.9% |
| Nov | 10 | 6 of 10 | +3.3% |
| Dec | 10 | 7 of 10 | +2.6% |
End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.