Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Competitors $547.07 -10.09 (-1.81%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$546.16 -0.91 (-0.17%) As of 07:57 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock ISRG vs. ABT, BSX, SYK, MDT, BDX, EW, IDXX, RMD, DXCM, and STEShould you be buying Intuitive Surgical stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Intuitive Surgical include Abbott Laboratories (ABT), Boston Scientific (BSX), Stryker (SYK), Medtronic (MDT), Becton, Dickinson and Company (BDX), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), ResMed (RMD), DexCom (DXCM), and STERIS (STE). These companies are all part of the "health care equipment" industry. Intuitive Surgical vs. Abbott Laboratories Boston Scientific Stryker Medtronic Becton, Dickinson and Company Edwards Lifesciences IDEXX Laboratories ResMed DexCom STERIS Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) and Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, community ranking and profitability. Does the media refer more to ISRG or ABT? In the previous week, Abbott Laboratories had 3 more articles in the media than Intuitive Surgical. MarketBeat recorded 43 mentions for Abbott Laboratories and 40 mentions for Intuitive Surgical. Abbott Laboratories' average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Intuitive Surgical's score of 1.29 indicating that Abbott Laboratories is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Intuitive Surgical 29 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Abbott Laboratories 33 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, ISRG or ABT? Intuitive Surgical has a beta of 1.7, meaning that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Abbott Laboratories has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate ISRG or ABT? Intuitive Surgical currently has a consensus price target of $598.95, indicating a potential upside of 7.64%. Abbott Laboratories has a consensus price target of $142.59, indicating a potential upside of 6.51%. Given Intuitive Surgical's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Intuitive Surgical is more favorable than Abbott Laboratories.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Intuitive Surgical 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Abbott Laboratories 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.84 Which has higher valuation & earnings, ISRG or ABT? Abbott Laboratories has higher revenue and earnings than Intuitive Surgical. Abbott Laboratories is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intuitive Surgical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIntuitive Surgical$8.71B22.88$2.32B$6.8281.59Abbott Laboratories$42.34B5.50$13.40B$7.7117.36 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ISRG or ABT? Intuitive Surgical received 106 more outperform votes than Abbott Laboratories when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.00% of users gave Abbott Laboratories an outperform vote while only 68.88% of users gave Intuitive Surgical an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIntuitive SurgicalOutperform Votes105868.88% Underperform Votes47831.12% Abbott LaboratoriesOutperform Votes95270.00% Underperform Votes40830.00% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ISRG or ABT? 83.6% of Intuitive Surgical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.2% of Abbott Laboratories shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Intuitive Surgical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Abbott Laboratories shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is ISRG or ABT more profitable? Abbott Laboratories has a net margin of 31.95% compared to Intuitive Surgical's net margin of 27.81%. Abbott Laboratories' return on equity of 20.74% beat Intuitive Surgical's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Intuitive Surgical27.81% 14.55% 12.88% Abbott Laboratories 31.95%20.74%11.19% SummaryAbbott Laboratories beats Intuitive Surgical on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Intuitive Surgical News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ISRG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ISRG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIntuitive SurgicalSurgical appliances & supplies IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$199.33B$9.66B$5.40B$8.47BDividend YieldN/A1.61%5.22%4.11%P/E Ratio86.7621.2826.7519.95Price / Sales22.8866.19393.46114.60Price / Cash75.9319.6738.2534.62Price / Book11.995.186.834.58Net Income$2.32B$284.66M$3.22B$248.19M7 Day Performance-1.68%1.11%5.26%2.14%1 Month Performance18.81%6.95%13.27%16.20%1 Year Performance38.38%-19.48%17.58%7.87% Intuitive Surgical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ISRGIntuitive Surgical4.2751 of 5 stars$547.07-1.8%$598.95+9.5%+39.3%$196.08B$8.71B85.3512,100Positive NewsABTAbbott Laboratories4.8788 of 5 stars$135.12+0.2%$142.59+5.5%+30.9%$235.09B$42.34B17.66115,000News CoveragePositive NewsBSXBoston Scientific4.1927 of 5 stars$106.44+0.4%$114.74+7.8%+41.3%$157.47B$17.55B85.1545,000Positive NewsOptions VolumeSYKStryker4.9273 of 5 stars$393.72-0.1%$427.05+8.5%+18.1%$150.28B$23.22B50.7451,000Positive NewsMDTMedtronic4.4819 of 5 stars$86.84+0.5%$96.14+10.7%+1.9%$111.38B$33.20B26.4095,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeBDXBecton, Dickinson and Company4.9818 of 5 stars$176.24+0.5%$231.44+31.3%-25.5%$50.51B$20.87B29.2877,000Positive NewsEWEdwards Lifesciences3.8882 of 5 stars$77.81-0.2%$79.60+2.3%-13.3%$45.64B$5.52B11.1617,300Positive NewsIDXXIDEXX Laboratories3.4005 of 5 stars$519.65+0.3%$536.00+3.1%-2.4%$41.79B$3.93B48.7010,800Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastRMDResMed4.1302 of 5 stars$252.02+0.1%$258.83+2.7%+13.4%$36.95B$5.02B29.758,160News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst RevisionDXCMDexCom4.7386 of 5 stars$86.71+1.4%$98.11+13.1%-33.2%$34.00B$4.15B60.647,600Positive NewsSTESTERIS4.5625 of 5 stars$251.98+0.2%$264.00+4.8%+7.6%$24.76B$5.40B53.5016,000News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ABT Alternatives BSX Alternatives SYK Alternatives MDT Alternatives BDX Alternatives EW Alternatives IDXX Alternatives RMD Alternatives DXCM Alternatives STE Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ISRG) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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