5,000 Shares in Intuitive Surgical, Inc. $ISRG Purchased by Freemont Management S.A.

Freemont Management S.A. purchased a new position in Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRGFree Report) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 5,000 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $2,832,000.

Several other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the business. SFE Investment Counsel bought a new position in shares of Intuitive Surgical in the 4th quarter worth about $336,000. Proactive Wealth Strategies LLC increased its stake in shares of Intuitive Surgical by 12.4% in the 4th quarter. Proactive Wealth Strategies LLC now owns 1,087 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $616,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. Atria Investments Inc increased its stake in shares of Intuitive Surgical by 21.8% in the 4th quarter. Atria Investments Inc now owns 35,939 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $20,354,000 after acquiring an additional 6,440 shares in the last quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in shares of Intuitive Surgical by 10.3% in the 4th quarter. Catalyst Financial Partners LLC now owns 2,403 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $1,361,000 after acquiring an additional 225 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Strategic Family Wealth Counselors L.L.C. bought a new position in shares of Intuitive Surgical in the 4th quarter worth about $285,000. 83.64% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Intuitive Surgical Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ISRG opened at $432.27 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $153.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 52.40, a P/E/G ratio of 3.45 and a beta of 1.51. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $417.74 and a fifty-two week high of $603.88. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $466.62 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $515.53.

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRGGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, April 21st. The medical equipment provider reported $2.50 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.08 by $0.42. The business had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.62 billion. Intuitive Surgical had a net margin of 28.15% and a return on equity of 15.98%. Intuitive Surgical’s revenue was up 23.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.81 EPS. On average, equities research analysts predict that Intuitive Surgical, Inc. will post 8.57 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research analysts recently issued reports on the stock. Mizuho set a $525.00 price target on shares of Intuitive Surgical and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, April 13th. UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $570.00 to $550.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, March 17th. Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $575.00 to $610.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their price objective on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $609.00 to $621.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, HSBC reduced their price objective on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $653.00 to $604.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, April 22nd. Eighteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $581.91.

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Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Mark Brosius sold 645 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $485.01, for a total transaction of $312,831.45. Following the sale, the senior vice president owned 1,613 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $782,321.13. This trade represents a 28.57% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, SVP Patricia L. Wadors sold 220 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $499.71, for a total transaction of $109,936.20. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 5,647 shares of company stock worth $2,760,359. 0.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

About Intuitive Surgical

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Intuitive Surgical, founded in 1995 and headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, is a medical technology company focused on the design, manufacture and service of robotic-assisted surgical systems. The company is best known for its da Vinci surgical systems, which enable minimally invasive procedures by translating a surgeon’s hand movements into finer, scaled motions of small instruments inside the patient. Intuitive’s business centers on supplying hospitals and surgical centers with systems, instruments and related technologies that aim to improve precision, visualization and control in the operating room.

In addition to its core surgical platforms, Intuitive markets a portfolio of reusable and disposable instruments, accessories, and proprietary software, and provides training, servicing and clinical support to its customers.

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