Boston Scientific CorpBSXBUYJun 16, 2025Stock price when the opinion was issued
As of Jun 01, 2026. Market Open.
Tough investment over the past year. His research showed that organic growth at risk especially given its demanding multiple. Last quarter projected 6.5-8% organic growth, instead of 10-11%.
There will be a time for this stock going forward, but it's still losing market share to MDT, ABT, and JNJ.
He doesn't know the investor's specific situation, so he's reluctant to give particular advice. However, usually when an investment goes bad it's better to cut bait and move on. It's often better to put the sale proceeds to work in a more constructive idea.
Leading global medical device company -- cardiology, endoscopy, etc. Long term, will benefit from aging demographics and increased volume of procedures. Long-term, durable organic growth in earnings and revenue. However, seeing near-term technical weakness most likely due to high valuation. Share price has fallen below 200-day MA, which itself is starting to trend a bit lower.
In the space, he prefers some of the larger pharma names, and logistics companies such as MCK.
Healthcare space is continuing to do well. Makes less invasive devices for heart issues and chronic pain, and that's exactly where patient demand is moving. Improving stroke prevention device for those with irregular heartbeats. Financially solid. Strong margins support steady long-term growth. Aging population a tailwind. Ranks 8/10, sees ~26% upside with a price target of ~$128.
Continues to expand in the global market. No dividend.
BSX has seen solid momentum recently due to an acceleration in revenue along with a decent track record of acquisitive growth. BSX is trading at 37x Forward P/E and growth is expected to be around 9% in the next few years. That being said, valuation is not cheap. We feel it is a decent name to own over the long term, but we would not be adding aggressively at the current valuation. we are comfortable averaging into BSX over time given the premium valuation it is trading at.
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A rich valuation like many medical device companies, but he's sticking with it. Earnings growth is there.