Retireful LLC Acquires New Holdings in Intuitive Surgical, Inc. $ISRG

Retireful LLC bought a new stake in Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund bought 1,144 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $655,000.

Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in ISRG. Holos Integrated Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Intuitive Surgical during the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Kilter Group LLC bought a new stake in Intuitive Surgical in the second quarter worth $27,000. Greykasell Wealth Strategies Inc. bought a new stake in Intuitive Surgical in the third quarter worth $27,000. Olistico Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Intuitive Surgical during the fourth quarter worth $28,000. Finally, Caitlin John LLC acquired a new position in Intuitive Surgical during the third quarter worth $30,000. 83.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Key Stories Impacting Intuitive Surgical

Here are the key news stories impacting Intuitive Surgical this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Recent fundamentals — Intuitive reported a strong quarter (EPS and revenue beats, healthy margins and ~19% year-over-year revenue growth), which underpins investor confidence in growth and helps justify the stock’s premium P/E.
• Positive Sentiment: Analyst / thematic support — Motley Fool coverage frames ISRG as a high-growth pick and highlights the company’s durable competitive position in surgical robotics, which can support longer-term investor demand. Intuitive Surgical Maintains Edge Despite Security Breach
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent trading moves — Coverage of ISRG’s intraday/settlement gains shows short-term buyer interest, but volume and market context suggest this is a continuation of momentum trading rather than a new fundamental catalyst. ISRG Rises But Trails Market
• Negative Sentiment: Security / operational risk — A phishing attack in March compromised an employee account and exposed some customer contact, employee and corporate information; this raises short-term reputational and operational risk and could pressure sentiment until controls and remediation are clearly communicated. Intuitive Surgical Maintains Edge Despite Security Breach
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade — Zacks cut ISRG from “strong-buy” to “hold,” which can reduce short-term buying pressure from model-driven funds and investor groups that track analyst sentiment. Zacks.com

Insider Activity at Intuitive Surgical

In related news, Director Gary S. Guthart sold 24,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $530.10, for a total transaction of $12,987,450.00. Following the transaction, the director owned 3,694 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,958,189.40. The trade was a 86.90% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, SVP Patricia L. Wadors sold 220 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on 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 quarter, insiders sold 32,943 shares of company stock valued at $17,279,568. 0.60% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Intuitive Surgical Stock Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ISRG opened at $464.45 on Thursday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $490.34 and its 200-day moving average is $513.40. The company has a market cap of $164.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 58.87, a P/E/G ratio of 3.56 and a beta of 1.68. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has a 52-week low of $425.00 and a 52-week high of $603.88.

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, January 22nd. The medical equipment provider reported $2.53 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $2.27 by $0.26. The business had revenue of $2.87 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.72 billion. Intuitive Surgical had a return on equity of 15.06% and a net margin of 28.38%.The firm’s revenue was up 18.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.21 EPS. As a group, equities analysts predict that Intuitive Surgical, Inc. will post 6.43 EPS for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have weighed in on ISRG shares. HSBC boosted their price target on Intuitive Surgical from $644.00 to $653.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, January 26th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Intuitive Surgical from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, February 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada upped their target price on Intuitive Surgical from $625.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, December 17th. Argus lowered their price target on Intuitive Surgical from $630.00 to $560.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Evercore dropped their price target on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $580.00 to $550.00 and set an “in-line” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 23rd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $614.95.

About Intuitive Surgical

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.