Diversify Wealth Management LLC lifted its stake in shares of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG - Free Report) by 11.0% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 8,947 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock after acquiring an additional 884 shares during the period. Diversify Wealth Management LLC's holdings in Intuitive Surgical were worth $4,607,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Atala Financial Inc bought a new position in Intuitive Surgical in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. Chilton Capital Management LLC grew its position in Intuitive Surgical by 614.3% in the first quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC now owns 50 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Parvin Asset Management LLC bought a new position in Intuitive Surgical in the fourth quarter valued at $26,000. Global Financial Private Client LLC grew its position in Intuitive Surgical by 253.3% in the first quarter. Global Financial Private Client LLC now owns 53 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock valued at $26,000 after purchasing an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Elite Financial Inc. bought a new position in Intuitive Surgical in the first quarter valued at $26,000. Institutional investors own 83.64% of the company's stock.
Insider Buying and Selling at Intuitive Surgical
In other Intuitive Surgical news, SVP Mark Brosius sold 216 shares of Intuitive Surgical stock in a transaction dated 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 owned 907 shares in the company, valued at $510,740.77. The trade was a 19.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Gary Loeb sold 1,700 shares of Intuitive Surgical stock in a transaction dated Friday, April 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $513.18, for a total transaction of $872,406.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 2,245 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,152,089.10. This trade represents a 43.09% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 4,998 shares of company stock worth $2,611,577 over the last quarter. Company insiders own 0.70% of the company's stock.
Intuitive Surgical Stock Performance
Shares of ISRG stock opened at $526.05 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $188.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 77.13, a PEG ratio of 5.60 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $538.20 and a 200 day simple moving average of $536.86. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has a 52 week low of $413.82 and a 52 week high of $616.00.
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, April 22nd. The medical equipment provider reported $1.81 EPS for the quarter, topping 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 net margin of 28.41% and a return on equity of 14.43%. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm posted $1.50 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that Intuitive Surgical, Inc. will post 6.43 EPS for the current year.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
ISRG has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their target price on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $630.00 to $605.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $605.00 to $590.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $470.00 to $550.00 and gave the company an "in-line" rating in a research report on Tuesday. Citigroup reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a $650.00 target price (up previously from $590.00) on shares of Intuitive Surgical in a research report on Thursday, May 22nd. Finally, Barclays cut their price target on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $684.00 to $635.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, April 24th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $592.59.
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About Intuitive Surgical
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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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