Soltis Investment Advisors LLC Boosts Position in Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG)

Soltis Investment Advisors LLC grew its position in Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRGFree Report) by 12.6% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 519 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 58 shares during the quarter. Soltis Investment Advisors LLC’s holdings in Intuitive Surgical were worth $255,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. increased its holdings in Intuitive Surgical by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter. Hazlett Burt & Watson Inc. now owns 362 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $177,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. grew its position in shares of Intuitive Surgical by 4.1% in the third quarter. Mitchell Mcleod Pugh & Williams Inc. now owns 503 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $247,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC increased its stake in shares of Intuitive Surgical by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Ullmann Wealth Partners Group LLC now owns 1,329 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $653,000 after purchasing an additional 21 shares in the last quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. raised its position in shares of Intuitive Surgical by 0.3% during the 3rd quarter. Meeder Advisory Services Inc. now owns 7,386 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $3,629,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Finally, One Wealth Management Investment & Advisory Services LLC lifted its stake in Intuitive Surgical by 3.4% in the 2nd quarter. One Wealth Management Investment & Advisory Services LLC now owns 697 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $310,000 after buying an additional 23 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.64% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, EVP Robert Desantis sold 188 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, October 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $506.52, for a total value of $95,225.76. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president now owns 5,506 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,788,899.12. This trade represents a 3.30 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CFO Jamie Samath sold 270 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $540.15, for a total value of $145,840.50. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 8,757 shares in the company, valued at $4,730,093.55. This trade represents a 2.99 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 48,190 shares of company stock valued at $25,012,927. Company insiders own 0.90% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $604.00 price target on Intuitive Surgical in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Oppenheimer reiterated a “market perform” rating on shares of Intuitive Surgical in a research report on Friday, October 18th. Stifel Nicolaus upped their target price on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $525.00 to $610.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, December 5th. Piper Sandler reiterated an “overweight” rating and set a $538.00 price target (up from $495.00) on shares of Intuitive Surgical in a report on Friday, October 18th. Finally, Erste Group Bank raised shares of Intuitive Surgical from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Tuesday, November 19th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Intuitive Surgical presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $550.28.

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Intuitive Surgical Price Performance

Intuitive Surgical stock opened at $544.72 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $194.02 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 87.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 5.35 and a beta of 1.38. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has a 12 month low of $320.22 and a 12 month high of $556.23. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $519.37 and its 200-day moving average is $477.06.

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRGGet Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 17th. The medical equipment provider reported $1.56 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.24 by $0.32. The firm had revenue of $2.04 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.01 billion. Intuitive Surgical had a net margin of 28.51% and a return on equity of 13.41%. Research analysts anticipate that Intuitive Surgical, Inc. will post 5.45 EPS for the current year.

About Intuitive Surgical

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Intuitive Surgical, Inc develops, manufactures, and markets products that enable physicians and healthcare providers to enhance the quality of and access to minimally invasive care in the United States and internationally. The company offers the da Vinci Surgical System that enables complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach; and Ion endoluminal system, which extends its commercial offerings beyond surgery into diagnostic procedures enabling minimally invasive biopsies in the lung.

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