Monday, September 15, 2014

Best Industrial Disributor Companies To Watch In Right Now

Best Industrial Disributor Companies To Watch In Right Now: Intuitive Surgical Inc.(ISRG)

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. designs, manufactures, and markets da Vinci surgical systems for various surgical procedures, including urologic, gynecologic, cardiothoracic, general, and head and neck surgeries. Its da Vinci surgical system consists of a surgeon?s console or consoles, a patient-side cart, a 3-D vision system, and proprietary ?wristed? instruments. The company?s da Vinci surgical system translates the surgeon?s natural hand movements on instrument controls at the console into corresponding micro-movements of instruments positioned inside the patient through small puncture incisions, or ports. It also manufactures a range of EndoWrist instruments, which incorporate wrist joints for natural dexterity for various surgical procedures. Its EndoWrist instruments consist of forceps, scissors, electrocautery, scalpels, and other surgical tools. In addition, it sells various vision and accessory products for use in conjunction with the da Vinci Surgical System as surgical procedures are performed. The company?s accessory products include sterile drapes used to ensure a sterile field during surgery; vision products, such as replacement 3-D stereo endoscopes, camera heads, light guides, and other items. It markets its products through sales representatives in the United States, and through sales representatives and distributors in international markets. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California.

Advisors' Opinion:
  • [By Brian Stoffel]

    More than any other technology that has entered the operating room, Intuitive Surgical's (NASDAQ: ISRG  ) da Vinci system has revolutionized how surgery is performed. The company's stock backs up that sentiment: it's up 2,500% since Intuitive went public in 2000. That's an annualized ret! urn of over 26% per year!

  • [By Brian Stoffel]

    Shareholders of Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG  ) , maker of the da Vinci Surgical System, have endured a whipsaw ride over the past two years. On four different occasions, the stock has swung more than 30%.

  • [By Matt Egan]

    4. Tech stock movers -- Intuitive Surgical, Biogen: Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) raced 14% higher a day after the robotic surgery company posted profits and revenue that topped estimates, despite coming in lower than a year ago.

  • [By Monica Gerson]

    Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) shares surged 13.22% to $444.00 in pre-market trading after the company reported better-than-expected Q2 earnings. Analysts at Raymond James upgraded Intuitive Surgical from Market Perform to Outperform.

  • source from Top Stocks For 2015:http://www.topstocksblog.com/best-industrial-disributor-companies-to-watch-in-right-now-2.html

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