Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Competitors $433.99 -15.69 (-3.49%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$434.32 +0.33 (+0.08%) As of 07:59 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. DXCM, GOOG, HSIC, IDXX, ELV, EW, ITGR, JNJ, MDT, and SYKShould you be buying Intuitive Surgical stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Intuitive Surgical include DexCom (DXCM), Alphabet (GOOG), Henry Schein (HSIC), IDEXX Laboratories (IDXX), Elevance Health (ELV), Edwards Lifesciences (EW), Integer (ITGR), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Medtronic (MDT), and Stryker (SYK). Intuitive Surgical vs. Its Competitors DexCom Alphabet Henry Schein IDEXX Laboratories Elevance Health Edwards Lifesciences Integer Johnson & Johnson Medtronic Stryker DexCom (NASDAQ:DXCM) and Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has higher valuation and earnings, DXCM or ISRG? Intuitive Surgical has higher revenue and earnings than DexCom. DexCom 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 RatioDexCom$4.30B6.89$576.20M$1.4452.49Intuitive Surgical$8.35B18.63$2.32B$7.1760.53 Is DXCM or ISRG more profitable? Intuitive Surgical has a net margin of 28.51% compared to DexCom's net margin of 13.29%. DexCom's return on equity of 30.41% beat Intuitive Surgical's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DexCom13.29% 30.41% 10.08% Intuitive Surgical 28.51%14.56%12.93% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in DXCM or ISRG? 97.8% of DexCom shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.6% of Intuitive Surgical shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of DexCom shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Intuitive Surgical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer DXCM or ISRG? In the previous week, Intuitive Surgical had 20 more articles in the media than DexCom. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for Intuitive Surgical and 37 mentions for DexCom. Intuitive Surgical's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat DexCom's score of 1.07 indicating that Intuitive Surgical is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment DexCom 27 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Intuitive Surgical 47 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, DXCM or ISRG? DexCom has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuitive Surgical has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer DXCM or ISRG? DexCom presently has a consensus target price of $99.89, suggesting a potential upside of 32.17%. Intuitive Surgical has a consensus target price of $595.95, suggesting a potential upside of 37.32%. Given Intuitive Surgical's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Intuitive Surgical is more favorable than DexCom.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score DexCom 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.91Intuitive Surgical 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 SummaryIntuitive Surgical beats DexCom on 12 of the 17 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. 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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 SurgicalMED INSTRUMENTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$155.58B$6.70B$5.75B$10.24BDividend YieldN/A1.20%5.69%4.60%P/E Ratio60.5325.8474.9326.41Price / Sales18.63173.22452.3586.56Price / Cash56.2922.1825.8129.91Price / Book9.354.9413.256.28Net Income$2.32B$176.38M$3.29B$270.38M7 Day Performance-7.66%4.95%0.47%2.70%1 Month Performance-9.63%6.43%4.60%5.99%1 Year Performance-11.41%10.59%73.42%25.94% Intuitive Surgical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ISRGIntuitive Surgical4.9502 of 5 stars$433.99-3.5%$595.95+37.3%-8.2%$161.20B$8.35B60.5315,638Positive NewsDXCMDexCom4.9775 of 5 stars$77.84-3.3%$99.89+28.3%+9.7%$30.51B$4.03B54.0310,300Positive NewsGOOGAlphabet4.5817 of 5 stars$234.47-0.2%$227.56-2.9%+52.4%$2.83T$350.02B24.96190,200Trending NewsShort Interest ↓HSICHenry Schein3.8366 of 5 stars$67.56-2.7%$76.67+13.5%-1.9%$8.18B$12.67B21.7725,000IDXXIDEXX Laboratories4.2497 of 5 stars$650.60+1.2%$649.44-0.2%+28.1%$51.95B$3.90B54.0711,000Positive NewsELVElevance Health4.8926 of 5 stars$306.99-2.1%$411.06+33.9%-43.4%$69.13B$177.01B13.06104,200Positive NewsEWEdwards Lifesciences4.7296 of 5 stars$79.86-1.3%$85.90+7.6%+13.1%$46.82B$5.44B11.4715,800News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst DowngradeShort Interest ↑ITGRInteger3.9876 of 5 stars$105.92-1.0%$140.25+32.4%-19.9%$3.71B$1.72B46.6311,000Positive NewsJNJJohnson & Johnson4.6842 of 5 stars$177.77-0.4%$176.29-0.8%+7.6%$427.90B$88.82B19.00138,100Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeMDTMedtronic4.953 of 5 stars$92.59-0.3%$102.14+10.3%+4.5%$118.77B$33.54B25.5195,000Positive NewsSYKStryker4.9474 of 5 stars$391.65-0.2%$430.10+9.8%+3.5%$149.54B$22.60B51.8153,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DXCM Alternatives GOOG Alternatives HSIC Alternatives IDXX Alternatives ELV Alternatives EW Alternatives ITGR Alternatives JNJ Alternatives MDT Alternatives SYK 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 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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