Latest Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Headlines
Intuitive Surgical Reports New Employee Option Grants for March 2014
GlobeNewswire - Tue Mar 11, 7:04PM CDT
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISRG) today reported that equity awards approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which consists entirely of Independent Directors, were made to 26 new employees. Pursuant to NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4), the equity awards were granted under the Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2009 Commencement Incentive Plan, which the Board of Directors of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. adopted for the granting of equity awards to new employees. In accordance with NASDAQ rules, these grants were made under an equity incentive plan without shareholder approval. NASDAQ rules require a public announcement of equity awards to be made under this type of plan. 26 employees were granted a combination of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of 3,134 shares of the Company's common stock; 2,389 of the shares granted were Stock Options and 745 of the shares granted were RSUs. Both the RSUs and Stock Options vest over four years. The Stock Options expire in 10 years assuming continued employment. No officers received any award under this plan. The exercise price for the Stock Options granted is $443.98 which was the closing price of Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market as such price was reported by NASDAQ on March 7, 2014. The Company's policy is to issue RSUs and Stock Option grants to new employees, where equity makes sense, on the fifth business day of every calendar month.
Look for Shares of Intuitive Surgical to Potentially Rebound after Yesterday's 1.21% Sell Off
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Mar 10, 4:16PM CDT
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $436.04 to a high of $444.49. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.2%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $441.78 on volume of 366,000 shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Intuitive Surgical Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.21%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Mar 10, 4:13PM CDT
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $436.04 to a high of $444.49. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.2%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $441.78 on volume of 366,000 shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
3 Ways You Can Be a Better Health-Care Investor Than Warren Buffett
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 09, 1:03PM CDT
Behind only three other people on this planet -- Bill Gates, Carlos Slim, and Amancio Ortega -- stands Warren Buffett with $58.2 billion in accumulated wealth, according to Forbes ' latest rankings of the world's richest people. Buffett, perhaps...
Stock Price Movements, Official Platinum Sponsor Status, Conference Schedules, Appointments and Clinical Trial Results - Analyst Notes on Intuitive, Agilent, Teleflex, WuXi PharmaTech, and Pacira
PR Newswire - Wed Mar 05, 3:00PM CST
Editor Note: For more information about this release, please scroll to bottom.
'Fast Money' Recap: Mardi Gras on Wall Street
at The Street - Wed Mar 05, 4:00AM CST
The trading panel discussed Tuesday's rebound after Monday's drop and how investors can trade on the world's troubles.
Why Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Might Pull Back
Brian Pacampara, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 04, 10:37AM CST
While Fools should generally take the opinion of Wall Street with a grain of salt, it's not a bad idea to take a look at particularly stock-shaking analyst upgrades and downgrades -- just in case their reasoning behind the call makes sense. ...
Intuitive Surgical Shares Up 12.4% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation (ISRG)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Mar 04, 9:12AM CST
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) on October 17th, 2013 at $402.07. In approximately 5 months, Intuitive Surgical has returned 12.37% as of today's recent price of $451.79.
Downgrade Alert for Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Mar 04, 6:59AM CST
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) was downgraded from Buy to Hold at Cantor today. The stock closed yesterday at $453.84 on volume of 686,000 shares, above average daily volume of 505,000. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. design, manufactures and markets surgical systems. The Company's surgical system controls Intuitive Surgical endoscopic instruments, including rigid endoscopes, blunt and sharp endoscopic dissectors, scissors, scalpels, forceps/pickups, needle holders, endoscopic retractors, electrocautery, ultrasonic cutters, and accessories during surgical procedures.
Look for Shares of Intuitive Surgical to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 2.03% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Mar 03, 4:48PM CST
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $440.05 to a high of $462.47. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.0%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $454.97 on volume of 686,000 shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of Intuitive Surgical After 2.03% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Mar 03, 4:48PM CST
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $440.05 to a high of $462.47. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.0%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $454.97 on volume of 686,000 shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Intuitive Surgical Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 1.32%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Feb 27, 4:38PM CST
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $436.00 to a high of $445.71. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.3%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $442.25 on volume of 344,000 shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Intuitive Surgical Rises 1.32% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Feb 27, 4:37PM CST
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $436.00 to a high of $445.71. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.3%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $442.25 on volume of 344,000 shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Will These 3 Early Stock Winners of 2014 Keep Up Their Good Fortunes?
Dan Carroll, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Feb 24, 1:30PM CST
The market has had a rocky first two months of 2014 after last year's astronomical boom, but a few medical device stocks have shaken off the dust to roar to great gains on the year so far. Intuitive Surgical is perhaps the most surprising stock to...
Textura: 4 Reasons You Shouldn't Buy Into This Sell-off
at The Street - Fri Feb 21, 7:59AM CST
Even with its solid top line growth, Textura is still not an attractive investment. Textura has answered the short sellers in its quarterly results but remains grossly overvalued as it continues to lose money.
The 3 Best Stocks to Buy Now From This Market-Beating Retirement Portfolio
Brian Stoffel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 15, 7:00AM CST
A friend recently asked me what the best stocks to buy now were. The first thing I told him was that I couldn't answer for him: Every investor has a different temperament, with varying investing styles, and distinctive financial goals. To say that I...
Could Obamacare Now Work in Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s Favor?
Brian Stoffel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Feb 14, 5:30PM CST
Intuitive Surgical has seen its growth arc fundamentally change over the past year. The causes of this downshift were two-fold. First, serious questions about the efficacy of using the company's daVinci Robotic Surgical System for hysterectomies...
Intuitive Surgical announces employee option grants
M2 - Fri Feb 14, 4:39AM CST
US-based robotic surgical systems manufacturer Intuitive Surgical Inc (NasdaqGS:ISRG) announced on Thursday equity awards to 40 new employees upon approval by the board of directors' compensation committee.
Why Did Billionaire Mario Gabelli's Company Sell MAKO Surgical?
Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Feb 13, 3:42PM CST
The latest 13F season is commencing, when many money managers issue mandatory reports on their holdings. It can be worthwhile to pay attention to these documents, as you might get an investment idea or two by seeing what some major investors have...
Intuitive Surgical Reports New Employee Option Grants for February 2014
GlobeNewswire - Thu Feb 13, 3:30PM CST
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISRG) today reported that equity awards approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which consists entirely of Independent Directors, were made to 40 new employees. Pursuant to NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4), the equity awards were granted under the Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2009 Commencement Incentive Plan, which the Board of Directors of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. adopted for the granting of equity awards to new employees. In accordance with NASDAQ rules, these grants were made under an equity incentive plan without shareholder approval. NASDAQ rules require a public announcement of equity awards to be made under this type of plan. 40 employees were granted a combination of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of 39,726 shares of the Company's common stock; 30,989 of the shares granted were Stock Options and 8,737 of the shares granted were RSUs. Both the RSUs and Stock Options vest over four years. The Stock Options expire in 10 years assuming continued employment. No officers received any award under this plan. The exercise price for the Stock Options granted is $417.68 which was the closing price of Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market as such price was reported by NASDAQ on February 7, 2014. The Company's policy is to issue RSUs and Stock Option grants to new employees, where equity makes sense, on the fifth business day of every calendar month.
Intuitive Surgical Reports New Employee Option Grants for March 2014
GlobeNewswire - Tue Mar 11, 7:04PM CDT
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISRG) today reported that equity awards approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which consists entirely of Independent Directors, were made to 26 new employees. Pursuant to NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4), the equity awards were granted under the Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2009 Commencement Incentive Plan, which the Board of Directors of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. adopted for the granting of equity awards to new employees. In accordance with NASDAQ rules, these grants were made under an equity incentive plan without shareholder approval. NASDAQ rules require a public announcement of equity awards to be made under this type of plan. 26 employees were granted a combination of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of 3,134 shares of the Company's common stock; 2,389 of the shares granted were Stock Options and 745 of the shares granted were RSUs. Both the RSUs and Stock Options vest over four years. The Stock Options expire in 10 years assuming continued employment. No officers received any award under this plan. The exercise price for the Stock Options granted is $443.98 which was the closing price of Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market as such price was reported by NASDAQ on March 7, 2014. The Company's policy is to issue RSUs and Stock Option grants to new employees, where equity makes sense, on the fifth business day of every calendar month.
Look for Shares of Intuitive Surgical to Potentially Rebound after Yesterday's 1.21% Sell Off
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Mar 10, 4:16PM CDT
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $436.04 to a high of $444.49. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.2%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $441.78 on volume of 366,000 shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Intuitive Surgical Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.21%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Mar 10, 4:13PM CDT
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $436.04 to a high of $444.49. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.2%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $441.78 on volume of 366,000 shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
3 Ways You Can Be a Better Health-Care Investor Than Warren Buffett
Sean Williams, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun Mar 09, 1:03PM CDT
Behind only three other people on this planet -- Bill Gates, Carlos Slim, and Amancio Ortega -- stands Warren Buffett with $58.2 billion in accumulated wealth, according to Forbes ' latest rankings of the world's richest people. Buffett, perhaps...
Stock Price Movements, Official Platinum Sponsor Status, Conference Schedules, Appointments and Clinical Trial Results - Analyst Notes on Intuitive, Agilent, Teleflex, WuXi PharmaTech, and Pacira
PR Newswire - Wed Mar 05, 3:00PM CST
Editor Note: For more information about this release, please scroll to bottom.
'Fast Money' Recap: Mardi Gras on Wall Street
at The Street - Wed Mar 05, 4:00AM CST
The trading panel discussed Tuesday's rebound after Monday's drop and how investors can trade on the world's troubles.
Why Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Might Pull Back
Brian Pacampara, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Tue Mar 04, 10:37AM CST
While Fools should generally take the opinion of Wall Street with a grain of salt, it's not a bad idea to take a look at particularly stock-shaking analyst upgrades and downgrades -- just in case their reasoning behind the call makes sense. ...
Intuitive Surgical Shares Up 12.4% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation (ISRG)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Mar 04, 9:12AM CST
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) on October 17th, 2013 at $402.07. In approximately 5 months, Intuitive Surgical has returned 12.37% as of today's recent price of $451.79.
Downgrade Alert for Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Mar 04, 6:59AM CST
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) was downgraded from Buy to Hold at Cantor today. The stock closed yesterday at $453.84 on volume of 686,000 shares, above average daily volume of 505,000. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. design, manufactures and markets surgical systems. The Company's surgical system controls Intuitive Surgical endoscopic instruments, including rigid endoscopes, blunt and sharp endoscopic dissectors, scissors, scalpels, forceps/pickups, needle holders, endoscopic retractors, electrocautery, ultrasonic cutters, and accessories during surgical procedures.
Look for Shares of Intuitive Surgical to Potentially Pullback after Yesterday's 2.03% Rise
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Mar 03, 4:48PM CST
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $440.05 to a high of $462.47. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.0%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $454.97 on volume of 686,000 shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
SmarTrend Watching for Potential Pullback in Shares of Intuitive Surgical After 2.03% Gain
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Mon Mar 03, 4:48PM CST
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $440.05 to a high of $462.47. Yesterday, the shares gained 2.0%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $454.97 on volume of 686,000 shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Intuitive Surgical Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 1.32%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Feb 27, 4:38PM CST
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $436.00 to a high of $445.71. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.3%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $442.25 on volume of 344,000 shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Intuitive Surgical Rises 1.32% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Pullback
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Feb 27, 4:37PM CST
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $436.00 to a high of $445.71. Yesterday, the shares gained 1.3%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $442.25 on volume of 344,000 shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
Will These 3 Early Stock Winners of 2014 Keep Up Their Good Fortunes?
Dan Carroll, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Mon Feb 24, 1:30PM CST
The market has had a rocky first two months of 2014 after last year's astronomical boom, but a few medical device stocks have shaken off the dust to roar to great gains on the year so far. Intuitive Surgical is perhaps the most surprising stock to...
Textura: 4 Reasons You Shouldn't Buy Into This Sell-off
at The Street - Fri Feb 21, 7:59AM CST
Even with its solid top line growth, Textura is still not an attractive investment. Textura has answered the short sellers in its quarterly results but remains grossly overvalued as it continues to lose money.
The 3 Best Stocks to Buy Now From This Market-Beating Retirement Portfolio
Brian Stoffel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Feb 15, 7:00AM CST
A friend recently asked me what the best stocks to buy now were. The first thing I told him was that I couldn't answer for him: Every investor has a different temperament, with varying investing styles, and distinctive financial goals. To say that I...
Could Obamacare Now Work in Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s Favor?
Brian Stoffel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Fri Feb 14, 5:30PM CST
Intuitive Surgical has seen its growth arc fundamentally change over the past year. The causes of this downshift were two-fold. First, serious questions about the efficacy of using the company's daVinci Robotic Surgical System for hysterectomies...
Intuitive Surgical announces employee option grants
M2 - Fri Feb 14, 4:39AM CST
US-based robotic surgical systems manufacturer Intuitive Surgical Inc (NasdaqGS:ISRG) announced on Thursday equity awards to 40 new employees upon approval by the board of directors' compensation committee.
Why Did Billionaire Mario Gabelli's Company Sell MAKO Surgical?
Selena Maranjian, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Feb 13, 3:42PM CST
The latest 13F season is commencing, when many money managers issue mandatory reports on their holdings. It can be worthwhile to pay attention to these documents, as you might get an investment idea or two by seeing what some major investors have...
Intuitive Surgical Reports New Employee Option Grants for February 2014
GlobeNewswire - Thu Feb 13, 3:30PM CST
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISRG) today reported that equity awards approved by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, which consists entirely of Independent Directors, were made to 40 new employees. Pursuant to NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4), the equity awards were granted under the Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 2009 Commencement Incentive Plan, which the Board of Directors of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. adopted for the granting of equity awards to new employees. In accordance with NASDAQ rules, these grants were made under an equity incentive plan without shareholder approval. NASDAQ rules require a public announcement of equity awards to be made under this type of plan. 40 employees were granted a combination of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of 39,726 shares of the Company's common stock; 30,989 of the shares granted were Stock Options and 8,737 of the shares granted were RSUs. Both the RSUs and Stock Options vest over four years. The Stock Options expire in 10 years assuming continued employment. No officers received any award under this plan. The exercise price for the Stock Options granted is $417.68 which was the closing price of Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s common stock on the NASDAQ Global Market as such price was reported by NASDAQ on February 7, 2014. The Company's policy is to issue RSUs and Stock Option grants to new employees, where equity makes sense, on the fifth business day of every calendar month.
