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    S&P 500 Movers | Winners: NDSN, COIN, DE | Losers: MRNA, WMT, ISRG

    A down day for the averages hid some truly dramatic single-stock moves. Moderna (MRNA) was the weakest S&P 500 stock of the day, returning -23.5% in a session where the major indices saw much smaller declines. The S&P 500 returned -0.9%,...


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    Can ISRG Stock Survive A Drop To $280?

    The option chain is charging about what this stock has actually delivered over the past year, and that is the uncomfortable part. Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) trades at about $390, and the options market has already priced how far it is likely to ...


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    The Paid-To-Hold Play On ISRG Stock: A 12% Annualized Income

    Get paid a real income now on your Intuitive Surgical shares—income you keep no matter what—in exchange for agreeing to sell at a higher price if the stock gets there. Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has been a frustrating stock to own lately, tradin...


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    Two Years Of Growth Barely Change What You Pay For Intuitive Surgical

    Consensus growth takes only a modest slice off the multiple, and the company has not yet set the instrument pricing that lands inside those two years. Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) trades at about $401.23, roughly 32% below its 52-week high and dow...


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    The Best House On The Block Costs The Most: ISRG

    In the world of robotic surgery, one company is both the undisputed leader and the most expensive name on the shelf, forcing investors to ask if operational brilliance is worth the high price of admission. Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), the pioneer...



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    12 S&P 500 Stocks Hit 52-Week Lows On Thursday

    A dozen major companies are at their weakest prices of the year, led by a technology giant’s steep one-month slide. As of Thursday, July 23, 12 S&P 500 stocks are trading at their 52-week lows. The list includes Oracle (ORCL), the larg...


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    The 52-Week-Low List: 6 S&P 500 Names On Wednesday

    A short list of market laggards includes some surprising names with rapidly growing businesses. The weakness on Wednesday is scattered, with no single industry cluster among the 6 S&P 500 stocks at 52-week lows. The list includes giants like...


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    18 Stocks Hit 52-Week Lows On Wednesday

    Even as the broader market holds steady, several large and growing companies are hitting their weakest prices of the year. International Business Machines (IBM), a company with a market value of about $193.1 billion, is trading at its weakest pr...


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    ISRG Stock: The Math Hidden In Its Price

    At $353, Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) is being priced to deliver 14.1% revenue growth annually for the next 4 years simply to defend today’s 42.1x multiple. That sits below the 21% the business is currently growing at, which is the unusual par...


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    The Robot Maker’s Paradox

    You can be forgiven for doing a double-take on Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) on Friday. The company posted second-quarter revenue of $2.89 billion, up 19% from a year ago and comfortably ahead of Wall Street estimates. Yet the stock ended the day dow...



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    3 S&P 500 Stocks Just Touched 52-Week Lows

    A short list of market lows features some surprisingly large and growing companies. Netflix (NFLX), a company with a market value of about $291.2 billion, is now trading at its weakest price of the past year. As of Friday, July 17, it is one of ...


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    S&P 500 Movers | Winners: TRV, STX, CNC | Losers: ISRG, CDNS, SNPS

    The day’s market action was defined by sharp divergences, but the real story lies in which moves have staying power. The S&P 500 returned -1.0% on a day that saw declines across major indexes, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average retu...


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    The Open Questions On ISRG Stock

    Intuitive Surgical’s powerful growth is running headlong into some serious market challenges, and how management framed the collision tells you everything about the real risks. With its stock trading more than a third below its 52-week hig...

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