ING Groep NV Decreases Stock Holdings in Boston Scientific Corporation $BSX

ING Groep NV decreased its holdings in shares of Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSXFree Report) by 40.9% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 146,224 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock after selling 101,072 shares during the period. ING Groep NV’s holdings in Boston Scientific were worth $13,942,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in BSX. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its position in shares of Boston Scientific by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 27,376 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,445,000 after buying an additional 226 shares in the last quarter. FWL Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Boston Scientific during the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC lifted its position in shares of Boston Scientific by 35.3% during the 2nd quarter. Main Street Financial Solutions LLC now owns 7,556 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $812,000 after buying an additional 1,971 shares in the last quarter. Ieq Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Boston Scientific by 97.0% during the 2nd quarter. Ieq Capital LLC now owns 123,592 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $13,275,000 after buying an additional 60,860 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HUB Investment Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Boston Scientific by 56.2% during the 2nd quarter. HUB Investment Partners LLC now owns 7,102 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $763,000 after buying an additional 2,556 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.07% of the company’s stock.

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Boston Scientific Stock Up 0.2%

Shares of BSX opened at $48.66 on Monday. Boston Scientific Corporation has a 52-week low of $47.17 and a 52-week high of $109.50. The company has a market capitalization of $72.32 billion, a PE ratio of 20.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.56. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $58.11 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $76.53. The company has a quick ratio of 1.22, a current ratio of 1.90 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSXGet Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The medical equipment provider reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. Boston Scientific had a return on equity of 19.17% and a net margin of 17.29%.The business had revenue of $5.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.19 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.75 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.6% on a year-over-year basis. Boston Scientific has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.820-0.840 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.410 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Boston Scientific Corporation will post 3.37 EPS for the current year.

Boston Scientific announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a share repurchase program on Monday, May 18th that allows the company to buyback $5.00 billion in shares. This buyback authorization allows the medical equipment provider to purchase up to 6.4% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are generally a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several research firms recently commented on BSX. Barclays reduced their price objective on Boston Scientific from $96.00 to $89.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Oppenheimer set a $90.00 price objective on Boston Scientific in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. Citigroup reduced their price objective on Boston Scientific from $87.00 to $70.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $71.00 price objective on Boston Scientific in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group downgraded Boston Scientific from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, April 29th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $85.92.

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Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, Director David C. Habiger bought 2,250 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $55.92 per share, with a total value of $125,820.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 13,878 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $776,057.76. The trade was a 19.35% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Edward J. Ludwig bought 3,580 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, May 20th. The stock was bought at an average cost of $56.68 per share, with a total value of $202,914.40. Following the completion of the purchase, the director directly owned 25,359 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,437,348.12. The trade was a 16.44% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Insiders purchased 9,800 shares of company stock valued at $554,012 in the last three months. 0.34% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Boston Scientific Profile

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Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) is a global medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of products used in less-invasive medical procedures. Founded in 1979 by John Abele and Peter Nicholas, the company is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and focuses on technologies that enable physicians to treat a wide range of cardiovascular, digestive, urologic, pulmonary and chronic pain conditions without open surgery.

Boston Scientific’s activities span product development, clinical research, regulatory affairs and commercial sales.

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