Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Competitors $435.61 -0.78 (-0.18%) Closing price 10/15/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$439.22 +3.61 (+0.83%) As of 09:00 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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Do institutionals and insiders 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 company is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher valuation and 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$8.35B18.70$2.32B$7.1760.75DexCom$4.03B6.36$576.20M$1.4445.42 Which has more risk and volatility, ISRG or DXCM? Intuitive Surgical has a beta of 1.61, suggesting that its stock price is 61% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DexCom has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is ISRG or DXCM 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 Intuitive Surgical28.51% 14.56% 12.93% DexCom 13.29%30.41%10.08% Does the media prefer ISRG or DXCM? In the previous week, Intuitive Surgical had 43 more articles in the media than DexCom. MarketBeat recorded 72 mentions for Intuitive Surgical and 29 mentions for DexCom. Intuitive Surgical's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat DexCom's score of 0.70 indicating that Intuitive Surgical is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Intuitive Surgical 53 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive DexCom 12 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer ISRG or DXCM? Intuitive Surgical presently has a consensus price target of $582.14, indicating a potential upside of 33.64%. DexCom has a consensus price target of $97.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.30%. Given DexCom's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DexCom is more favorable than Intuitive Surgical.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Intuitive Surgical 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.57DexCom 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.87 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. 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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$156.44B$7.05B$6.12B$10.45BDividend YieldN/A1.18%5.73%4.78%P/E Ratio60.7526.2685.3827.36Price / Sales18.7027.47602.69196.46Price / Cash54.6321.7037.4661.86Price / Book9.395.2112.516.81Net Income$2.32B$178.09M$3.32B$276.80M7 Day Performance-1.84%-1.83%0.60%0.42%1 Month Performance0.26%6.30%10.53%7.86%1 Year Performance-8.60%4.63%74.30%41.24% Intuitive Surgical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ISRGIntuitive Surgical4.9362 of 5 stars$435.61-0.2%$582.14+33.6%-9.0%$156.44B$8.35B60.7515,638Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionDXCMDexCom4.9489 of 5 stars$65.110.0%$97.42+49.6%-2.5%$25.53B$4.03B45.2210,300Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGOOGAlphabet4.5047 of 5 stars$244.37+2.9%$241.00-1.4%+50.8%$2.96T$371.40B26.02190,200Trending NewsInsider TradeHSICHenry Schein4.0375 of 5 stars$62.81-0.6%$76.67+22.1%-11.0%$7.62B$12.77B20.2625,000Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionIDXXIDEXX Laboratories4.3406 of 5 stars$630.23+2.3%$656.50+4.2%+34.9%$50.42B$3.90B52.4811,000Positive NewsAnalyst RevisionELVElevance Health4.5526 of 5 stars$351.69-0.4%$412.00+17.1%-27.8%$79.19B$189.25B14.97104,200Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastEWEdwards Lifesciences4.8927 of 5 stars$72.77-1.6%$87.06+19.6%+5.8%$42.70B$5.69B10.4615,800Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionITGRInteger3.7364 of 5 stars$102.11+1.0%$139.57+36.7%-21.1%$3.58B$1.79B44.9611,000Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastJNJJohnson & Johnson4.7513 of 5 stars$190.51-0.1%$192.94+1.3%+16.3%$458.80B$88.82B20.37138,100Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMDTMedtronic4.8716 of 5 stars$95.410.0%$102.41+7.3%+6.1%$122.38B$33.54B26.2895,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSYKStryker4.9577 of 5 stars$364.31-0.1%$432.14+18.6%+3.0%$139.34B$23.82B48.2853,000Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMove $1,000 into this stock before Nov 6The End of Tesla? 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