Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Competitors $479.20 -2.08 (-0.43%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$480.50 +1.30 (+0.27%) As of 07:40 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals believe 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. 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 analysts recommend DXCM or ISRG? DexCom presently has a consensus target price of $99.89, indicating a potential upside of 23.48%. Intuitive Surgical has a consensus target price of $595.95, indicating a potential upside of 24.36%. 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) 4 Hold rating(s) 15 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.95Intuitive Surgical 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 13 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Which has more risk & volatility, DXCM or ISRG? DexCom has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intuitive Surgical has a beta of 1.59, meaning that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. 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$4.03B7.87$576.20M$1.4456.18Intuitive Surgical$8.35B20.57$2.32B$7.1766.83 Does the media favor DXCM or ISRG? In the previous week, Intuitive Surgical had 20 more articles in the media than DexCom. MarketBeat recorded 52 mentions for Intuitive Surgical and 32 mentions for DexCom. Intuitive Surgical's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat DexCom's score of 1.31 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 24 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Intuitive Surgical 45 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ISRG 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 SurgicalMED INSTRUMENTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$171.78B$7.10B$5.76B$9.65BDividend YieldN/A1.32%3.91%4.09%P/E Ratio66.8327.2030.7825.12Price / Sales20.57150.49457.76157.42Price / Cash60.1222.1625.2228.45Price / Book10.334.789.365.94Net Income$2.32B$178.31M$3.26B$265.56M7 Day Performance0.21%-0.74%1.83%0.95%1 Month Performance-7.60%-1.19%3.69%2.47%1 Year Performance-0.61%12.72%28.88%20.24% Intuitive Surgical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ISRGIntuitive Surgical4.7071 of 5 stars$479.20-0.4%$595.95+24.4%+0.5%$171.78B$8.35B66.8315,638Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastDXCMDexCom4.8297 of 5 stars$78.13-0.9%$99.89+27.9%+8.3%$30.60B$4.30B54.1910,300Positive NewsInsider TradeGOOGAlphabet4.6387 of 5 stars$201.81-0.1%$215.19+6.6%+24.0%$2.44T$350.02B21.49190,200Trending NewsHSICHenry Schein4.1942 of 5 stars$66.32+0.6%$75.58+14.0%-3.7%$8.04B$12.67B21.3825,000News CoveragePositive NewsIDXXIDEXX Laboratories4.3301 of 5 stars$651.71-1.0%$644.67-1.1%+29.6%$52.19B$4.04B54.3111,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionELVElevance Health4.8695 of 5 stars$291.27-0.9%$418.19+43.6%-43.0%$65.55B$177.01B12.39104,200Positive NewsEWEdwards Lifesciences4.4692 of 5 stars$78.24-0.1%$85.90+9.8%+13.6%$45.93B$5.44B11.2615,800Positive NewsInsider TradeITGRInteger4.0363 of 5 stars$105.83-0.6%$140.25+32.5%-12.8%$3.71B$1.72B46.6511,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionJNJJohnson & Johnson4.8418 of 5 stars$174.13+0.5%$174.50+0.2%+10.6%$419.24B$90.63B18.62138,100Positive NewsMDTMedtronic4.8117 of 5 stars$92.860.0%$98.19+5.7%+9.6%$119.04B$33.54B25.6595,000Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementOptions VolumeGap DownSYKStryker4.8262 of 5 stars$377.58+0.0%$430.10+13.9%+13.0%$144.34B$22.60B50.0153,000Positive 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 8/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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