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NTV Asset Management LLC Acquires New Shares in Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG)

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NTV Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 476 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock, valued at approximately $236,000.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. AlphaCore Capital LLC grew its stake in Intuitive Surgical by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. AlphaCore Capital LLC now owns 451 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock valued at $235,000 after buying an additional 18 shares during the last quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. raised its position in Intuitive Surgical by 1.9% in the fourth quarter. Accredited Investors Inc. now owns 1,040 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock worth $543,000 after purchasing an additional 19 shares in the last quarter. Second Line Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Intuitive Surgical by 3.4% during the 4th quarter. Second Line Capital LLC now owns 578 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock worth $302,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the period. Colonial Trust Co SC lifted its holdings in shares of Intuitive Surgical by 8.8% during the fourth quarter. Colonial Trust Co SC now owns 246 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock valued at $128,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the period. Finally, Crown Wealth Group LLC lifted its holdings in Intuitive Surgical by 4.8% during the 1st quarter. Crown Wealth Group LLC now owns 440 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock valued at $218,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.64% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities analysts have commented on the company. BTIG Research set a $560.00 price objective on Intuitive Surgical and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, April 14th. Piper Sandler reduced their price objective on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $670.00 to $575.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, April 23rd. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Intuitive Surgical from $600.00 to $575.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Truist Financial decreased their price target on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $605.00 to $590.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft cut Intuitive Surgical from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $515.00 to $440.00 in a research note on Monday, June 9th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $592.59.

Read Our Latest Analysis on Intuitive Surgical

Intuitive Surgical Price Performance

ISRG stock traded up $0.83 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $528.13. The stock had a trading volume of 1,380,875 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,670,938. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $537.77 and a 200 day simple moving average of $536.93. The stock has a market capitalization of $189.29 billion, a PE ratio of 77.44, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.67 and a beta of 1.64. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $413.82 and a fifty-two week high of $616.00.

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The medical equipment provider reported $1.81 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.71 by $0.10. The business had revenue of $2.25 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.19 billion. Intuitive Surgical had a return on equity of 14.43% and a net margin of 28.41%. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.50 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts forecast that Intuitive Surgical, Inc. will post 6.43 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at Intuitive Surgical

In other news, SVP Mark Brosius sold 216 shares of Intuitive Surgical stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 6th. The shares were sold at an average price of $563.11, for a total value of $121,631.76. Following the completion of the sale, the senior vice president directly owned 907 shares in the company, valued at approximately $510,740.77. The trade was a 19.23% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Jami K. Nachtsheim sold 2,400 shares of Intuitive Surgical stock in a transaction on Thursday, May 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $520.00, for a total value of $1,248,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 6,371 shares of the company's stock, valued at $3,312,920. This represents a 27.36% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 4,998 shares of company stock worth $2,611,577 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.

Intuitive Surgical Company Profile

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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.

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