
NASDAQ:ISRG
Allan Tong’s Discover Picks Both Jamie Murray and Bruce Murray (unrelated) see strong long-term growth ahead for the company as more surgeons adapt robotic devices. ISRG's market share is currently only 4%, but Bruce Murray expects the company to grow 50% next year and 20% after that. However, investors have already caught onto this stock and ISRG stock has almost doubled from the March 23 bottom; it has passed its $655 price target and is flirting with $700. Read BDX, BSX, ISRG and Stryker Stock: Top 4 Medical Supply Stocks for our full analysis.
Medical robotics? He does not know TMD-T well. He plays the space through and ETF of BOTZ-Q. He prefers ISRG-Q, if you wanted an individual holding.
A disruptor in medtech. ISRG builds robotic-assisted surgical devices that are sold to hospitals. Enjoys 85% recurring revenues. Growing steadily for 20 years with good intenational exposure. Their commerical shows a robot sewing the skin on a grape. Stock rose 8% today alone. Again demographics are another tailwind. (Also look at the IHI ETF in the medtech sector.) (Analysts' price target $460.80)
JNJ JNJ is trying to respond to the rise of robotic surgery by Intuitive Surgical, which he prefers. This take time and research for JNJ, which means Intuitive will still be ahead of JNJ.