Is ResMed A Better Way Than Stryker To Own Medical Device Growth?

Stryker's sales have grown about 10% a year on average over the past three years, and so have ResMed's. That shared growth rate in medical devices is the bet the two have in common. Stryker (SYK) is the giant, selling hospitals everything from hip and knee products to capital equipment. ResMed is a sleep device maker with less than a quarter of Stryker's revenue. Stryker costs 32.6 times its past year's earnings, against 21.9 times for ResMed. So does Stryker's reach justify that higher price? T