Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) 353.06 $ISRG
Intuitive Surgical Reports New Employee Option Grants for May 2014
GlobeNewswire - Thu May 08, 3:48PM 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 63 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. 63 employees were granted a combination of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of 11,332 shares of the Company's common stock; 7,190 of the shares granted were Stock Options and 4,142 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 $352.95 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 May 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 2.04% Sell Off
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed May 07, 4:44PM CDT
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $352.54 to a high of $362.24. Yesterday, the shares fell 2.0%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $359.28 on volume of 729,000 shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Intuitive Surgical Falls 2.04% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed May 07, 4:43PM CDT
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $352.54 to a high of $362.24. Yesterday, the shares fell 2.0%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $359.28 on volume of 729,000 shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Stock Prices Updates, Study Results, Financial Results, and Share Repurchase Program - Analyst Notes on Gilead, Pfizer, Pharmacyclics, Intuitive Surgical and Mallinckrodt
PR Newswire - Wed May 07, 7:37AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD), Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE), Pharmacyclics Inc. (NYSE: PCYC), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) and Mallinckrodt plc (NYSE: MNK). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/2140-100free.
Shares of ISRG Down 16.0% Since Downtrend Call on Shares
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue May 06, 10:03AM CDT
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) on April 14th, 2014 at $432.58. In approximately 3 weeks, Intuitive Surgical has returned 15.97% as of today's recent price of $363.49.
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Cree, 3D Systems, Facebook, Intuitive Surgical, Netflix, Panera Bread and Under Armour were also double-digit losers to their post-earnings lows.
Intuitive Surgical Announces Accelerated Share Repurchase
GlobeNewswire - Fri May 02, 7:01AM CDT
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISRG), the industry leader in robotic-assisted surgery, today announced that it has entered into an accelerated share repurchase program (the "ASR Program"
with Goldman, Sachs & Co., ("Goldman" pursuant to which Intuitive Surgical will repurchase $1 billion of its common stock from Goldman. The Company anticipates that a majority of the shares repurchased under the ASR Program will be received and retired within two weeks. The remaining shares, if any, under the program will be received and retired in early November 2014, although they could be received earlier if the ASR Program is ended sooner.
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Teleflex partners with Intuitive Surgical to create access solutions for new da Vinci(R) Xi(TM) Surgical System
Business Wire - Wed Apr 30, 6:31AM CDT
Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has partnered with Intuitive Surgical to manufacture Weck(R) disposable trocar seals and obturators for the new da Vinci Xi Surgical System.
Intuitive Surgical Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.69%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Apr 29, 4:13PM CDT
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $353.38 to a high of $377.00. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.7%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $362.43 on volume of 605,000 shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
After Yesterday's Decline of 1.69%, Intuitive Surgical Offers Investors Better Value
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Apr 29, 4:13PM CDT
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $353.38 to a high of $377.00. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.7%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $362.43 on volume of 605,000 shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Cost Comparisons Draw Different Conclusions in Review of Robotic-Assisted, Laparoscopic and Open Surgery for Hysterectomy
GlobeNewswire - Tue Apr 29, 9:29AM CDT
Two new studies featured in the May 2014 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology studied the costs associated with minimally invasive robotic-assisted hysterectomy, and compared them with the costs of other surgical methods. Although the studies shared similar objectives, they analyzed different data sets and came to different conclusions.
Financial Results, Dividend Declarations, and Earnings Release Schedules - Analyst Notes on Gilead, Pfizer, Mallinckrodt, Intuitive Surgical and Chicago Bridge & Iron
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 29, 8:50AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), Mallinckrodt Plc (NYSE: MNK), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) and Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE: CBI). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/1809-100free.
What Makes Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) a Strong Sell? - Tale of the Tape
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 29, 7:59AM CDT
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has witnessed a significant price decline in the past four weeks and it has seen negative earnings estimate revisions for the current quarter and the current year. It could be time to get rid of the security before more losses hit your portfolio.
Upgrade Alert for Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Apr 29, 7:00AM CDT
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) was upgraded from Underperform to Neutral at Sterne Agee today. The stock closed yesterday at $367.80 on volume of 523,000 shares, below average daily volume of 796,000. Intuitive Surgical has overhead space with shares priced $367.80, or 16.7% below the average consensus analyst price target of $441.80. Intuitive Surgical shares should first meet resistance at the 200-day moving average (MA) of $400.64 and find additional resistance at the 50-day MA of $437.99.
Intuitive Surgical Reports New Employee Option Grants for May 2014
GlobeNewswire - Thu May 08, 3:48PM 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 63 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. 63 employees were granted a combination of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of 11,332 shares of the Company's common stock; 7,190 of the shares granted were Stock Options and 4,142 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 $352.95 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 May 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 2.04% Sell Off
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed May 07, 4:44PM CDT
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $352.54 to a high of $362.24. Yesterday, the shares fell 2.0%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $359.28 on volume of 729,000 shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Intuitive Surgical Falls 2.04% on Heavy Volume: Watch For Potential Rebound
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed May 07, 4:43PM CDT
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $352.54 to a high of $362.24. Yesterday, the shares fell 2.0%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $359.28 on volume of 729,000 shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Stock Prices Updates, Study Results, Financial Results, and Share Repurchase Program - Analyst Notes on Gilead, Pfizer, Pharmacyclics, Intuitive Surgical and Mallinckrodt
PR Newswire - Wed May 07, 7:37AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD), Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE), Pharmacyclics Inc. (NYSE: PCYC), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) and Mallinckrodt plc (NYSE: MNK). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/2140-100free.
Shares of ISRG Down 16.0% Since Downtrend Call on Shares
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue May 06, 10:03AM CDT
SmarTrend identified a Downtrend for Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) on April 14th, 2014 at $432.58. In approximately 3 weeks, Intuitive Surgical has returned 15.97% as of today's recent price of $363.49.
The Worst S&P 500 Stocks of the Month
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sun May 04, 10:30AM CDT
For investors in the S&P 500 , April brought modest but solid gains, with the index rising 0.6% and hitting an unprecedented high-water mark. However, many stocks missed the boat, especially as investors punished momentum stocks that had...
'Fast Money' Recap: Bullish or Bearish on Bonds?
at The Street - Sat May 03, 4:00AM CDT
The trading panel discussed energy companies and Berkshire Hathaway earnings.
Medical Devices Face Onslaught Of Pricing Pressure
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 02, 4:26PM CDT
Makers of medical devices are coming under increasing pressure, owing to a fundamental power shift in American medicine favoring insurance companies, hospitals and their patients. The change, according to Moty Avisar, president of medical systems...
Amazon, Pandora, Chipotle, 7 More Stocks Slammed After Quarterly Results
at The Street - Fri May 02, 9:40AM CDT
Cree, 3D Systems, Facebook, Intuitive Surgical, Netflix, Panera Bread and Under Armour were also double-digit losers to their post-earnings lows.
Intuitive Surgical Announces Accelerated Share Repurchase
GlobeNewswire - Fri May 02, 7:01AM CDT
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:ISRG), the industry leader in robotic-assisted surgery, today announced that it has entered into an accelerated share repurchase program (the "ASR Program"
with Goldman, Sachs & Co., ("Goldman" pursuant to which Intuitive Surgical will repurchase $1 billion of its common stock from Goldman. The Company anticipates that a majority of the shares repurchased under the ASR Program will be received and retired within two weeks. The remaining shares, if any, under the program will be received and retired in early November 2014, although they could be received earlier if the ASR Program is ended sooner. MedTech's Partial Tax Repeal: Is It Enough? - Zacks Analyst Interviews
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Teleflex partners with Intuitive Surgical to create access solutions for new da Vinci(R) Xi(TM) Surgical System
Business Wire - Wed Apr 30, 6:31AM CDT
Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has partnered with Intuitive Surgical to manufacture Weck(R) disposable trocar seals and obturators for the new da Vinci Xi Surgical System.
Intuitive Surgical Set to Possibly Rebound After Yesterday's Selloff of 1.69%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Apr 29, 4:13PM CDT
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $353.38 to a high of $377.00. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.7%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $362.43 on volume of 605,000 shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
After Yesterday's Decline of 1.69%, Intuitive Surgical Offers Investors Better Value
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Apr 29, 4:13PM CDT
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $353.38 to a high of $377.00. Yesterday, the shares fell 1.7%, which took the trading range below the 3-day low of $362.43 on volume of 605,000 shares. Often times after large one-day declines, short-term traders may play for some degree of mean reversion.
Cost Comparisons Draw Different Conclusions in Review of Robotic-Assisted, Laparoscopic and Open Surgery for Hysterectomy
GlobeNewswire - Tue Apr 29, 9:29AM CDT
Two new studies featured in the May 2014 issue of Obstetrics & Gynecology studied the costs associated with minimally invasive robotic-assisted hysterectomy, and compared them with the costs of other surgical methods. Although the studies shared similar objectives, they analyzed different data sets and came to different conclusions.
Financial Results, Dividend Declarations, and Earnings Release Schedules - Analyst Notes on Gilead, Pfizer, Mallinckrodt, Intuitive Surgical and Chicago Bridge & Iron
PR Newswire - Tue Apr 29, 8:50AM CDT
Today, Analysts Review released its analysts' notes regarding Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD), Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), Mallinckrodt Plc (NYSE: MNK), Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ: ISRG) and Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (NYSE: CBI). Private wealth members receive these notes ahead of publication. To reserve complementary membership, limited openings are available at: http://www.analystsreview.com/1809-100free.
What Makes Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) a Strong Sell? - Tale of the Tape
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Apr 29, 7:59AM CDT
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) has witnessed a significant price decline in the past four weeks and it has seen negative earnings estimate revisions for the current quarter and the current year. It could be time to get rid of the security before more losses hit your portfolio.
Upgrade Alert for Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue Apr 29, 7:00AM CDT
Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) was upgraded from Underperform to Neutral at Sterne Agee today. The stock closed yesterday at $367.80 on volume of 523,000 shares, below average daily volume of 796,000. Intuitive Surgical has overhead space with shares priced $367.80, or 16.7% below the average consensus analyst price target of $441.80. Intuitive Surgical shares should first meet resistance at the 200-day moving average (MA) of $400.64 and find additional resistance at the 50-day MA of $437.99.
