{"id":76205,"date":"2023-10-24T09:08:29","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T13:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/markets\/is-intuitive-surgical-stock-a-pick-after-a-9-fall-in-a-month-amid-mixed-q3\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T09:08:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T13:08:33","slug":"is-intuitive-surgical-stock-a-pick-after-a-9-fall-in-a-month-amid-mixed-q3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=76205","title":{"rendered":"Is Intuitive Surgical Stock A Pick After A 9% Fall In A Month Amid Mixed Q3?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><strong data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.trefis.com\/data\/companies\/ISRG\/\">Intuitive Surgical<\/strong><fbs-ticker data-name=\"ISRG\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/companies\/intuitive-surgical\" data-type=\"stock\"><br \/>\n  ISRG<br \/>\n <\/fbs-ticker> (NASDAQ<fbs-ticker data-name=\"NDAQ\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/companies\/nasdaq\" data-type=\"stock\"><br \/>\n  NDAQ<br \/>\n <\/fbs-ticker>: ISRG) recently reported its Q3 results, with revenues lower but earnings beating our estimates. The company reported revenue of $1.7 billion, up 12% y-o-y and below our $1.8 billion estimate. Its adjusted earnings of $1.46 per share were up 23% y-o-y and above our estimated $1.42 per share. In this note, we discuss Intuitive Surgical\u2019s stock performance, key takeaways from its recent results, and valuation.<\/p>\n<p>ISRG stock has seen little change, moving slightly from levels of $275 in early January 2021 to around $265 now, vs. an increase of about 15% for the S&amp;P 500 over this roughly 3-year period. Overall, the performance of ISRG stock with respect to the index has been lackluster. Returns for the stock were 32% in 2021, -26% in 2022, and 1% in 2023. In comparison, returns for the S&amp;P 500 have been 27% in 2021, -19% in 2022, and 10% in 2023 &#8211; indicating that <strong>ISRG underperformed the S&amp;P<\/strong> in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p>In fact, <strong>consistently beating the S&amp;P 500<\/strong> &#8211; in good times and bad &#8211; has been difficult over recent years for individual stocks; for heavyweights in the Health Care sector, including LLY, UNH, and JNJ, and even for the mega-cap stars GOOG, TSLA, and MSFT. In contrast, the Trefis High Quality Portfolio, with a collection of 30 stocks, has <strong>outperformed the S&amp;P 500 each year<\/strong> over the same period. <strong>Why is that?<\/strong> As a group, HQ Portfolio stocks provided better returns with less risk versus the benchmark index, less of a roller-coaster ride, as evident in HQ Portfolio performance metrics.<\/p>\n<p>Given the current uncertain macroeconomic environment with high oil prices and elevated interest rates, could ISRG face a similar situation as it did in 2022 and 2023 and <strong>underperform the S&amp;P<\/strong> over the next 12 months &#8211; or will it see a strong jump? From a valuation perspective, ISRG stock looks attractive and will likely see higher levels over time. We estimate <strong data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/www.trefis.com\/data\/companies\/ISRG\/no-login-required\/X8XKOocX\/Intuitive-Surgical-ISRG-Valuation-Is-ISRG-Stock-Expensive-Or-Cheap-?fromforbesandarticle=trefis231024\">Intuitive Surgical\u2019s Valuation<\/strong> to be $310 per share, reflecting a 16% upside from its current levels of $267. Our forecast is based on a 56x P\/E multiple for ISRG and expected earnings of $5.55 on a per-share and adjusted basis for the full year 2023.<\/p>\n<p><fbs-ad position=\"inread\" progressive=\"\" ad-id=\"article-0-inread\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><\/fbs-ad><\/p>\n<p>Intuitive Surgical\u2019s revenue of $1.7 billion reflects a 12% y-o-y growth driven by a 19% rise in worldwide da Vinci procedure volume. The company placed 312 da Vinci systems during the quarter, reflecting a 2% y-o-y increase. A slowdown in bariatric procedures due to the increased adoption of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs and anti-corruption campaigns in China weighed on the overall system placements, a trend expected to continue in the near term. Its operating margin improved around 100 bps to 26.7% in Q3. This can be attributed to lower SG&amp;A expenses as a percentage of revenue. Higher revenues and margin expansion led to a 23% y-o-y rise in the bottom line to $1.46 on a per-share and adjusted basis.<\/p>\n<p>ISRG stock is trading at 14x sales, compared to the last five-year average of 21x. We believe investors will likely be better off picking ISRG on any dips for robust gains in the long run. However, the increased adoption of GLP-1 and the system placement slowdown in China remain key risk factors in realizing these gains.<\/p>\n<p>Invest with <strong>Trefis <\/strong><strong data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/dashboards.trefis.com\/data\/companies\/PORTFOLIOS\/no-login-required\/M7MacZNG?fromforbes\">Market Beating Portfolios<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>See all <strong>Trefis <\/strong><strong data-ga-track=\"ExternalLink:https:\/\/dashboards.trefis.com\/data\/price-estimates?fromforbes\">Price Estimates<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/greatspeculations\/2023\/10\/24\/is-intuitive-surgical-stock-a-pick-after-a-9-fall-in-a-month-amid-mixed-q3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Intuitive Surgical ISRG (NASDAQ NDAQ : ISRG) recently reported its Q3 results, with revenues lower but earnings beating our estimates. The company reported revenue of $1.7 billion, up 12% y-o-y and below our $1.8 billion estimate. Its adjusted earnings of $1.46 per share were up 23% y-o-y and above our estimated $1.42 per share. In [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":76206,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[241],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-76205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-markets","tag-featured"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Is Intuitive Surgical Stock A Pick After A 9% Fall In A Month Amid Mixed Q3? | iFintechWorld<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Intuitive Surgical ISRG (NASDAQ NDAQ : ISRG) recently reported its Q3 results, with revenues lower but earnings beating our estimates. 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