Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. Has $1.03 Million Position in Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG)

Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) by 3.0% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 1,977 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock after buying an additional 57 shares during the period. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc.’s holdings in Intuitive Surgical were worth $1,032,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the company. Proficio Capital Partners LLC lifted its stake in Intuitive Surgical by 89,098.8% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 949,967 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $495,845,000 after purchasing an additional 948,902 shares during the last quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Intuitive Surgical in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $313,769,000. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB lifted its position in shares of Intuitive Surgical by 15,322.2% in the third quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 555,661 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $272,980,000 after buying an additional 552,058 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Intuitive Surgical by 1.1% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 32,212,196 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $16,813,478,000 after acquiring an additional 360,591 shares during the period. Finally, GQG Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Intuitive Surgical by 42.5% during the 4th quarter. GQG Partners LLC now owns 1,145,300 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $597,801,000 after acquiring an additional 341,812 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 83.64% of the company’s stock.

Intuitive Surgical Price Performance

NASDAQ ISRG opened at $509.03 on Thursday. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $364.17 and a fifty-two week high of $616.00. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $559.82 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $532.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $181.31 billion, a PE ratio of 79.41, a PEG ratio of 5.85 and a beta of 1.43.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their price objective on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $525.00 to $610.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 5th. Raymond James upped their price target on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $560.00 to $688.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, January 24th. Citigroup raised their price objective on shares of Intuitive Surgical from $640.00 to $711.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, January 24th. UBS Group upped their target price on Intuitive Surgical from $500.00 to $560.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, January 27th. Finally, Barclays lifted their price target on Intuitive Surgical from $610.00 to $674.00 in a report on Monday, January 27th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have given a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $611.86.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Intuitive Surgical news, EVP Myriam Curet sold 408 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, February 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $589.75, for a total transaction of $240,618.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 353 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $208,181.75. The trade was a 53.61 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Jamie Samath sold 94 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, January 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $571.11, for a total transaction of $53,684.34. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 2,630 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,502,019.30. This trade represents a 3.45 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 33,754 shares of company stock worth $17,691,621 in the last ninety days. 0.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Intuitive Surgical Profile

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.