How to buy Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) stocks

Intuitive Surgical is a medical instruments & supplies business based in the US. Intuitive Surgical shares (ISRG) are listed on the NASDAQ and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $523.91 – a decrease of 2.9% over the previous week. Intuitive Surgical employs 13,676 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $7.9 billion.

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Intuitive Surgical stock price (NASDAQ: ISRG)

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Intuitive Surgical stocks at a glance

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Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$523.91
52-week range	$320.26 - $556.23
50-day moving average more info button	$523.37
200-day moving average more info button	$452.50
Wall St. target price	$554.01
PE ratio more info button	84.7778
Dividend yield more info button	N/A
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$6.21

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Intuitive Surgical price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $526.47 from 2024-12-18

1 week (2024-12-13)	-2.43%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-4.39%
3 months (2024-09-20)	8.28%
6 months (2024-06-21)	21.71%

1 year (2023-12-21)	57.89%
2 years (2022-12-21)	97.80%
3 years (2021-12-21)	51.25%
5 years (2019-12-20)	167.10%

Is Intuitive Surgical stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Intuitive Surgical stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Intuitive Surgical's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Intuitive Surgical's P/E ratio

Intuitive Surgical's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 85x. In other words, Intuitive Surgical shares trade at around 85x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're over-valued.

Intuitive Surgical's PEG ratio

Intuitive Surgical's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 4.0427. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Intuitive Surgical's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Intuitive Surgical's EBITDA

Intuitive Surgical's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $2.5 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Intuitive Surgical's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Intuitive Surgical financials

Revenue TTM	$7.9 billion
Operating margin TTM	28.33%
Gross profit TTM	$4.2 billion
Return on assets TTM	7.95%
Return on equity TTM	15.97%
Profit margin	28.51%
Book value	$43.75
Market Capitalization more info button	$187.5 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Intuitive Surgical's environmental, social and governance track record

Environmental, social and governance (known as ESG) criteria are a set of three factors used to measure the sustainability and social impact of companies like Intuitive Surgical.

When it comes to ESG scores, lower is better, and lower scores are generally associated with lower risk for would-be investors.

Intuitive Surgical's total ESG risk score

Total ESG risk: 31.63

Socially conscious investors use ESG scores to screen how an investment aligns with their worldview, and Intuitive Surgical's overall score of 31.63 (as at 12/31/2018) is nothing to write home about – landing it in it in the 60th percentile of companies rated in the same sector.

ESG scores are increasingly used to estimate the level of risk a company like Intuitive Surgical is exposed to within the areas of "environmental" (carbon footprint, resource use etc.), "social" (health and safety, human rights etc.), and "governance" (anti-corruption, tax transparency etc.).

Intuitive Surgical's environmental score

Environmental score: 4.47/100

Intuitive Surgical's environmental score of 4.47 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Intuitive Surgical is a leader in its sector terms of its environmental impact, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Intuitive Surgical's social score

Social score: 13.18/100

Intuitive Surgical's social score of 13.18 puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. This could suggest that Intuitive Surgical is a leader in its sector when it comes to taking good care of its workforce and the communities it impacts.

Intuitive Surgical's governance score

Governance score: 10.47/100

Intuitive Surgical's governance score puts it squarely in the 3rd percentile of companies rated in the same sector. That could suggest that Intuitive Surgical is a leader in its sector when it comes to responsible management and strategy, and exposed to a lower level of risk.

Intuitive Surgical's controversy score

Controversy score: 2/5

ESG scores also evaluate any incidences of controversy that a company has been involved in. Intuitive Surgical scored a 2 out of 5 for controversy – the second-highest score possible, reflecting that Intuitive Surgical has, for the most part, managed to keep its nose clean.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) summary

Intuitive Surgical Inc was last rated for ESG on: 2019-01-01.

Total ESG score	31.63
Total ESG percentile	59.52
Environmental score	4.47
Environmental score percentile	3
Social score	13.18
Social score percentile	3
Governance score	10.47
Governance score percentile	3
Level of controversy	2

Intuitive Surgical stock dividends

We're not expecting Intuitive Surgical to pay a dividend over the next 12 months.

Have Intuitive Surgical's stocks ever split?

Intuitive Surgical's stocks were split on a 3:1 basis on 4 October 2021 . So if you had owned 1 share the day before before the split, the next day you'd have owned 3 shares. This wouldn't directly have changed the overall worth of your Intuitive Surgical stocks – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 66.7% lower stock price could have impacted the market appetite for Intuitive Surgical stocks, which in turn could have impacted Intuitive Surgical's stock price.

Intuitive Surgical stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Intuitive Surgical's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $320.26 up to $556.23. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Intuitive Surgical's is 1.389. This would suggest that Intuitive Surgical's stocks are more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Intuitive Surgical overview

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. It also provides a suite of stapling, energy, and core instrumentation for its multi-port da Vinci surgical systems; progressive learning pathways to support the use of its technology; infrastructure of service and support specialists, a complement of services to its customers, including installation, repair, maintenance, 24/7 technical support, and proactive system health monitoring; and integrated digital capabilities providing connected offerings, streamlining performance for hospitals with program-enhancing insights. The company sells its products through direct sales organizations, such as capital and clinical sales teams. It has a collaboration agreement with FluoGuide A/S for head & neck cancer. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Intuitive Surgical is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.521% of Intuitive Surgical stocks are held by insiders and 89.261% by institutions. How many people work for Intuitive Surgical?
Latest data suggests 13,676 work at Intuitive Surgical. When does the fiscal year end for Intuitive Surgical?
Intuitive Surgical's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Intuitive Surgical based?
Intuitive Surgical's address is: 1020 Kifer Road, Sunnyvale, CA, United States, 94086-5304 What is Intuitive Surgical's ISIN number?
Intuitive Surgical's international securities identification number is: US46120E6023 What is Intuitive Surgical's CUSIP number?
Intuitive Surgical's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 46120E107

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