Uptrend Call Working As Intuitive Surgical Stock Rises 33.7% (ISRG)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu Mar 19, 9:29AM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) on June 11th, 2014 at $380.75. In approximately 9 months, Intuitive Surgical has returned 33.65% as of today's recent price of $508.88.
ISRG: 509.03 (+0.27)
Intuitive Surgical reports equity awards to 49 new employees under NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4)
M2 - Thu Mar 19, 6:51AM CDT
Robotic surgery company Intuitive Surgical (NasdaqGS:ISRG) announced on Wednesday the grant of equity awards to 49 new employees under NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 5635(c)(4).
ISRG: 509.03 (+0.27)
Intuitive Surgical Reports New Employee Option Grants for March 2015
GlobeNewswire - Wed Mar 18, 8:46PM 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 49 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. 49 employees were granted a combination of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of 12,205 shares of the Company's common stock; 9,119 of the shares granted were Stock Options and 3,086 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 $494.04 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 6, 2015. 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.
ISRG: 509.03 (+0.27)
Intuitive Surgical Shares Up 29.6% Since SmarTrend's Buy Recommendation (ISRG)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Wed Mar 11, 5:18PM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) on June 11th, 2014 at $380.75. In approximately 9 months, Intuitive Surgical has returned 29.62% as of today's recent price of $493.51.
ISRG: 509.03 (+0.27)
Hansen Medical Enters Into Agreement to Receive $35 Million Upfront in Equity Financing
Marketwired - Tue Mar 10, 8:02AM CDT
Hansen Medical, Inc. (NASDAQ: HNSN), the global leader in intravascular robotics, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement in connection with a private placement of convertible preferred stock and warrants to purchase common stock with investors associated with leading medical device executive Jack W. Schuler, Oracle Investment Management, Westwood Management, and other healthcare executives including Fred Moll, the founder of Hansen Medical and the cofounder of Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Proceeds from this transaction will be used to support Hansen Medical's commercialization efforts with the Magellan(TM) Robotic System, drive further adoption of the Sensei(R) Robotic System and strengthen operations across the Company.
ISRG: 509.03 (+0.27), HNSN: 0.70 (unch)
Did the Pentagon Just Save Intuitive Surgical?
Rich Smith, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Sat Mar 07, 10:59AM CST
Artist's rendering of Intuitive's newest machine, the daVinci Xi. Source: Intuitive Surgical. For robotic surgery specialist Intuitive Surgical , things are not working out exactly as planned. After growing its stock price nearly 14 times ...
ISRG: 509.03 (+0.27)
ModernGraham Quarterly Valuation Of Intuitive Surgical Inc.
Benjamin Clark - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Mar 03, 5:39AM CST
ISRG: 509.03 (+0.27)
Some Companies Are More Wonderful Than Others
Investing Doc - at Seeking Alpha - Sun Mar 01, 4:02AM CST
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Intuitive Surgical Reports New Employee Option Grants for February 2015
GlobeNewswire - Tue Feb 17, 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 83 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. 83 employees were granted a combination of Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) and Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of 17,847 shares of the Company's common stock; 13,056 of the shares granted were Stock Options and 4,791 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 $512.27 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 6, 2015. 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.
ISRG: 509.03 (+0.27)
Global Medical Robotics Market Outlook 2018
M2 - Mon Feb 16, 4:10AM CST
Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy is becoming the standard of care in urology, accounting for about 85% of all prostate operations in the United States. According to Intuitive Surgical, hysterectomy and other procedures, such as gallbladder removal and kidney surgery, are also driving the growth in robotic operations.
ISRG: 509.03 (+0.27)
Exoskeletons Becoming Science Fact With Potential Opportunity For Early Investors
Investment Capitalist - at Seeking Alpha - Fri Feb 13, 11:37AM CST
ISRG: 509.03 (+0.27), GOOG: 560.36 (+2.37)
Why Intuitive Surgical Is No Longer A Growth Stock
Nelson Alves - at Seeking Alpha - Thu Feb 12, 10:37AM CST
ISRG: 509.03 (+0.27)
Research and Markets: Global Medical Robotics Market Outlook 2015-2018
Business Wire - Wed Feb 11, 11:44AM CST
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/h3h5vg/global_medical) has announced the addition of the "Global Medical Robotics Market Outlook 2018" report to their offering.
ISRG: 509.03 (+0.27)
Global Medical Robotics Market Outlook 2015-2018
M2 - Wed Feb 11, 9:55AM CST
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/lz7pq9/global_medical) has announced the addition of the "Global Medical Robotics Market Outlook 2018" report to their offering. Robot-assisted radical prostatectomy is becoming the standard of care in urology, accounting for about 85% of all prostate operations in the United States. According to Intuitive Surgical, hysterectomy and other procedures, such as gallbladder removal and kidney surgery, are also driving the growth in robotic operations. According to our report, the Global Medical Robotics Market Outlook 2018, is currently worth US$ 3.2 Billion and will grow up to US$ 6.4 Billion by 2018. The report provides an overview of the total robotics market and its two main segments, which comprise Industrial Robots and Service Robots. This is followed by the present role of robotics in the healthcare industry along with the various pros and cons of integration of robotics. Segmentation of the market has been performed on the basis of the application areas as well as geographic location. The report talks about three major application areas that include Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Hospital & Laboratory. On the basis of geographic location, the market has been segmented into the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and the Rest of the World. Key Topics Covered: 1. Analyst View 2. Research Methodology 3. Robotics - Market Overview 4. Robotics in Healthcare 6. Drivers 7. Challenges 8. Competitive Landscape 9. Future Outlook Companies Mentioned - Accuray - Hansen Medical - Intuitive Surgical - iRobot - Stryker Corporation - Renishaw - Mazor Robotics - Stereotaxis For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/lz...al_medical
ISRG: 509.03 (+0.27), HNSN: 0.70 (unch), MZOR: 12.08 (-0.38), SYK: 93.65 (+0.08)
Six Robotics Stocks For 2015
Debra Borchardt - at Seeking Alpha - Tue Feb 10, 2:32AM CST
FARO: 60.76 (unch), ISRG: 509.03 (+0.27), CGNX: 49.71 (+0.08), ARAY: 8.99 (+0.17), IRBT: 32.06 (-0.02), ROK: 116.15 (+1.65)
5 Things Intuitive Surgical, Inc.'s Management Wants You to Know
Brian Stoffel, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu Feb 05, 8:59AM CST
Late in January, surgical robot-maker Intuitive Surgical reported earnings that proved it is back on solid ground after having a rough two-year run. We've already covered the company's earnings statement from 30,000 feet, but we Fools think it's...
ISRG: 509.03 (+0.27)
Intuitive Surgical Announces $1B Share Buyback Program - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Tue Feb 03, 4:57PM CST
Intuitive Surgical Inc (ISRG) recently announced a new share buyback program worth $1 billion.
ISRG: 509.03 (+0.27), ABMD: 60.00 (-1.10), INGN: 32.05 (-0.10), SURG: 5.21 (-0.02)