Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC Has $284.98 Million Position in Intuitive Surgical, Inc. $ISRG

Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) by 1,070.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 503,171 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 460,171 shares during the quarter. Intuitive Surgical comprises 1.7% of Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC’s portfolio, making the stock its 12th biggest holding. Capitolis Liquid Global Markets LLC owned 0.14% of Intuitive Surgical worth $284,976,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the business. Draper Asset Management LLC boosted its stake in Intuitive Surgical by 41.9% in the 4th quarter. Draper Asset Management LLC now owns 5,029 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,848,000 after purchasing an additional 1,485 shares during the period. Deutsche Bank AG boosted its stake in Intuitive Surgical by 9.6% in the 4th quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 1,522,191 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $862,108,000 after purchasing an additional 132,966 shares during the period. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. boosted its stake in Intuitive Surgical by 29.3% in the 4th quarter. Oppenheimer Asset Management Inc. now owns 71,077 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $40,255,000 after purchasing an additional 16,119 shares during the period. Procyon Advisors LLC boosted its stake in Intuitive Surgical by 787.8% in the 4th quarter. Procyon Advisors LLC now owns 4,794 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $2,715,000 after purchasing an additional 4,254 shares during the period. Finally, China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. boosted its stake in Intuitive Surgical by 22.5% in the 3rd quarter. China Universal Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 11,463 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $5,127,000 after purchasing an additional 2,102 shares during the period. 83.64% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Intuitive Surgical Price Performance

Shares of ISRG opened at $402.18 on Thursday. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has a one year low of $396.68 and a one year high of $603.88. The company has a market cap of $142.44 billion, a P/E ratio of 48.75, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 1.46. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $440.46 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $492.22.

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 21st. The medical equipment provider reported $2.50 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.08 by $0.42. Intuitive Surgical had a return on equity of 15.98% and a net margin of 28.15%.The company had revenue of $2.77 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.62 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $1.81 EPS. Intuitive Surgical’s revenue was up 23.0% on a year-over-year basis. On average, analysts expect that Intuitive Surgical, Inc. will post 8.57 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several analysts recently issued reports on the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded Intuitive Surgical from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 13th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft dropped their price objective on Intuitive Surgical from $440.00 to $366.00 and set a “sell” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, June 2nd. Truist Financial dropped their price objective on Intuitive Surgical from $650.00 to $580.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Jefferies Financial Group dropped their price objective on Intuitive Surgical from $560.00 to $515.00 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Intuitive Surgical in a report on Tuesday, May 19th. Nineteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $573.42.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Intuitive Surgical news, SVP Iman Jeddi sold 5,625 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, June 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $420.55, for a total transaction of $2,365,593.75. Following the completion of the transaction, the senior vice president owned 6,463 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,718,014.65. The trade was a 46.53% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Amy L. Ladd sold 500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $473.46, for a total value of $236,730.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 239 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $113,156.94. The trade was a 67.66% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last 90 days, insiders sold 7,169 shares of company stock valued at $3,059,135. 0.60% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Intuitive Surgical Company Profile

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.