How to buy Intuitive Surgical stock

Intuitive Surgical, Inc 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. Intuitive Surgical employs 8,081 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around USD$4.4 billion.

Intuitive Surgical share price

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Intuitive Surgical shares at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2021-03-03.

52-week range	USD$360.5 - USD$826.81
50-day moving average	USD$768.8967
200-day moving average	USD$742.7448
Wall St. target price	USD$780.93
PE ratio	85.034
Dividend yield	N/A (0%)
Earnings per share (TTM)	USD$8.82

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Intuitive Surgical financials

Revenue TTM	USD$4.4 billion
Operating margin TTM	24.06%
Gross profit TTM	USD$2.9 billion
Return on assets TTM	6.27%
Return on equity TTM	11.83%
Profit margin	24.33%
Book value	$82.681
Market capitalisation	USD$88.3 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Shorting Intuitive Surgical shares

There are currently 1.2 million Intuitive Surgical shares held short by investors – that's known as Intuitive Surgical's "short interest". This figure is 5.5% down from 1.3 million last month.

There are a few different ways that this level of interest in shorting Intuitive Surgical shares can be evaluated.

Intuitive Surgical's "short interest ratio" (SIR)

Intuitive Surgical's "short interest ratio" (SIR) is the quantity of Intuitive Surgical shares currently shorted divided by the average quantity of Intuitive Surgical shares traded daily (recently around 680365). Intuitive Surgical's SIR currently stands at 1.8. In other words for every 100,000 Intuitive Surgical shares traded daily on the market, roughly 1800 shares are currently held short.

However Intuitive Surgical's short interest can also be evaluated against the total number of Intuitive Surgical shares, or, against the total number of tradable Intuitive Surgical shares (the shares that aren't held by "insiders" or major long-term shareholders – also known as the "float"). In this case Intuitive Surgical's short interest could be expressed as 0.01% of the outstanding shares (for every 100,000 Intuitive Surgical shares in existence, roughly 10 shares are currently held short) or 0.0105% of the tradable shares (for every 100,000 tradable Intuitive Surgical shares, roughly 11 shares are currently held short).

Such a low SIR usually points to an optimistic outlook for the share price, with fewer people currently willing to bet against Intuitive Surgical.

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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 01/01/2019) 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

Have Intuitive Surgical's shares ever split?

Intuitive Surgical's shares were split on a 3:1 basis on 6 October 2017. 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 shares – just the quantity. However, indirectly, the new 66.7% lower share price could have impacted the market appetite for Intuitive Surgical shares which in turn could have impacted Intuitive Surgical's share price.

Intuitive Surgical share price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Intuitive Surgical's shares have ranged in value from as little as $360.5 up to $826.81. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".

Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (NASDAQ average) beta is 1, while Intuitive Surgical's is 1.0133. This would suggest that Intuitive Surgical's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).

Intuitive Surgical overview

Intuitive Surgical, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and markets da Vinci surgical systems, and related instruments and accessories in the United States and internationally. The company's da Vinci Surgical System include surgeon's consoles, patient-side carts, 3-D HD vision systems, skills simulators, da Vinci Xi integrated table motions, and Firefly fluorescence imaging products that enable surgeons to perform various surgical procedures, including gynecologic, urologic, general, cardiothoracic, and head and neck surgical procedures. It also manufactures EndoWrist instruments, such as forceps, scissors, electrocautery tools, scalpels, and other surgical tools, which incorporate wrist joints for natural dexterity for various surgical procedures; and provides SimNow, a cloud-enabled simulation platform, which allows surgeons to learn and practice their surgical skills; Iris, an augmented reality imaging product for use in kidney procedures; and Intuitive Cloud that enables proactive monitoring and software updates. In addition, the company offers EndoWrist Stapler, a wristed stapling instrument for resection, transection, and creation of anastomoses; EndoWrist One Vessel Sealers that are wristed single-use instruments for bipolar coagulation and mechanical transection of vessels up to 7mm in diameter and tissue bundles that fit in the jaws of the instrument; E-100 generator, an electrosurgical generator; SureForm 45 Curved-Tip stapler; and SynchroSeal for sealing and transection with a single pedal press. Additionally, the company sells various accessories comprising sterile drapes for ensuring sterile field during surgery; and vision products that include replacement 3D stereo endoscopes, camera heads, light guides, and other items that facilitate the use of the da Vinci Surgical System, as well as Ion endoluminal system for biopsies. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Frequently asked questions

• What percentage of Intuitive Surgical is owned by insiders or institutions?

  Currently 0.962% of Intuitive Surgical shares are held by insiders and 90.176% by institutions.

• How many people work for Intuitive Surgical?

  Latest data suggests 8,081 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