Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) Position Boosted by Wisconsin Capital Management LLC

Wisconsin Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) by 6.1% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 7,455 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 428 shares during the period. Intuitive Surgical accounts for approximately 1.5% of Wisconsin Capital Management LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 29th biggest holding. Wisconsin Capital Management LLC’s holdings in Intuitive Surgical were worth $2,515,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA lifted its stake in Intuitive Surgical by 0.3% during the fourth quarter. Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA now owns 8,899 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $3,002,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. Liberty Capital Management Inc. grew its position in shares of Intuitive Surgical by 3.8% during the 4th quarter. Liberty Capital Management Inc. now owns 815 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $275,000 after buying an additional 30 shares during the last quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of Intuitive Surgical by 2.3% during the fourth quarter. Miracle Mile Advisors LLC now owns 1,438 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $485,000 after purchasing an additional 32 shares during the last quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. grew its stake in Intuitive Surgical by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 2,192 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $739,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Venturi Wealth Management LLC grew its position in Intuitive Surgical by 10.7% in the 4th quarter. Venturi Wealth Management LLC now owns 341 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $115,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.64% of the company’s stock.

Intuitive Surgical Trading Down 0.5 %

ISRG traded down $1.89 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $373.12. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 1,262,491 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,667,548. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $386.26 and a 200 day simple moving average of $345.39. The stock has a market cap of $132.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 67.35, a PEG ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 1.36. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has a twelve month low of $254.85 and a twelve month high of $403.76.

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 18th. The medical equipment provider reported $1.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.40 by $0.10. Intuitive Surgical had a return on equity of 12.91% and a net margin of 27.16%. The company had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.87 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.00 earnings per share. Intuitive Surgical’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.5% compared to the same quarter last year. Sell-side analysts expect that Intuitive Surgical, Inc. will post 4.84 earnings per share for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ISRG has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $365.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Friday, April 19th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $428.00 to $462.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 3rd. Raymond James boosted their price target on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $372.00 to $435.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Thursday, January 25th. Royal Bank of Canada increased their price objective on Intuitive Surgical from $400.00 to $432.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 24th. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $420.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, April 8th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $396.17.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Gary S. Guthart sold 24,325 shares of Intuitive Surgical stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $376.06, for a total transaction of $9,147,659.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now directly owns 9,425 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,544,365.50. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. In other news, EVP Myriam Curet sold 5,318 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $370.66, for a total transaction of $1,971,169.88. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 298 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $110,456.68. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Gary S. Guthart sold 24,325 shares of Intuitive Surgical stock in a transaction dated Monday, January 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $376.06, for a total transaction of $9,147,659.50. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 9,425 shares in the company, valued at $3,544,365.50. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 255,736 shares of company stock valued at $98,639,667. Insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

Intuitive Surgical Company Profile

Intuitive Surgical, Inc develops, manufactures, and markets products that enable physicians and healthcare providers to enhance the quality of and access to minimally invasive care in the United States and internationally. The company offers the da Vinci Surgical System that enables complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach; and Ion endoluminal system, which extends its commercial offerings beyond surgery into diagnostic procedures enabling minimally invasive biopsies in the lung.