Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Competitors $496.87 +2.92 (+0.59%) Closing price 07/29/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$499.22 +2.34 (+0.47%) As of 07:48 AM 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 Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) and DexCom (NASDAQ:DXCM) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings. Which has more volatility and risk, ISRG or DXCM? Intuitive Surgical has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DexCom has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation & earnings, ISRG or DXCM? 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 RatioIntuitive Surgical$8.35B21.33$2.32B$7.1769.30DexCom$4.15B8.45$576.20M$1.3466.68 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ISRG or DXCM? 83.6% of Intuitive Surgical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.8% of DexCom shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Intuitive Surgical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of DexCom shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor ISRG or DXCM? In the previous week, Intuitive Surgical had 77 more articles in the media than DexCom. MarketBeat recorded 101 mentions for Intuitive Surgical and 24 mentions for DexCom. DexCom's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Intuitive Surgical's score of 1.03 indicating that DexCom is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Intuitive Surgical 54 Very Positive mention(s) 9 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive DexCom 18 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend ISRG or DXCM? Intuitive Surgical presently has a consensus target price of $592.05, suggesting a potential upside of 19.16%. DexCom has a consensus target price of $98.72, suggesting a potential upside of 10.49%. Given Intuitive Surgical's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Intuitive Surgical is more favorable than DexCom.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Intuitive Surgical 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65DexCom 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.90 Is ISRG or DXCM more profitable? Intuitive Surgical has a net margin of 28.51% compared to DexCom's net margin of 12.90%. DexCom's return on equity of 30.05% beat Intuitive Surgical's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Intuitive Surgical28.51% 14.56% 12.93% DexCom 12.90%30.05%10.00% SummaryIntuitive Surgical beats DexCom on 11 of the 16 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$177.07B$6.92B$5.70B$9.55BDividend YieldN/A1.30%4.71%4.06%P/E Ratio69.3024.6628.1919.95Price / Sales21.3355.56391.9467.72Price / Cash61.8320.5636.3258.72Price / Book9.924.708.285.77Net Income$2.32B$174.54M$3.25B$259.21M7 Day Performance-1.01%-3.34%-2.00%-2.40%1 Month Performance-8.56%0.51%8.67%9.41%1 Year Performance14.83%7.23%34.65%16.67% Intuitive Surgical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ISRGIntuitive Surgical4.6756 of 5 stars$496.87+0.6%$592.05+19.2%+12.0%$177.07B$8.35B69.3015,638Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionDXCMDexCom4.7673 of 5 stars$89.31+0.4%$98.72+10.5%+32.4%$35.08B$4.03B66.7610,300Positive NewsInsider TradeGOOGAlphabet4.6142 of 5 stars$192.90-0.6%$215.19+11.6%+14.8%$2.34T$371.40B20.53190,200Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst RevisionHSICHenry Schein4.2703 of 5 stars$70.32-1.6%$78.08+11.0%-2.0%$8.56B$12.67B21.9825,000Upcoming EarningsIDXXIDEXX Laboratories3.5431 of 5 stars$565.70+0.1%$557.88-1.4%+21.3%$45.57B$3.90B52.3811,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsELVElevance Health4.9125 of 5 stars$285.15-1.4%$418.19+46.7%-45.5%$64.26B$189.25B12.14104,200Positive NewsEWEdwards Lifesciences4.3412 of 5 stars$78.60-1.8%$85.00+8.1%+26.0%$46.21B$5.65B11.3315,800Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionITGRInteger3.3533 of 5 stars$108.19-0.3%$140.25+29.6%-8.7%$3.77B$1.79B47.6511,000Earnings ReportJNJJohnson & Johnson4.8296 of 5 stars$165.31-1.8%$174.50+5.6%+6.0%$399.43B$88.82B17.75138,100Trending NewsMDTMedtronic4.6525 of 5 stars$92.09-0.9%$98.19+6.6%+15.6%$118.23B$33.54B25.4795,000Positive NewsSYKStryker4.5202 of 5 stars$400.13-0.8%$428.55+7.1%+20.2%$152.70B$23.22B54.0653,000Positive NewsUpcoming Earnings 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 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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