Medtronic Inc

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(A Top Pick November 13, 2017. Up 24%). He owned this as a diversified play on the medical device market. He sold the stock when it reached $90 and used the proceeds to buy Boston Scientific instead.

He likes medical device manufacturers. It seems they are taking market share in a booming market. They are well diversified. The company continues to put up great numbers.

Likes this. One of the most dominant medtech companies, diversified from hips and knees to cardio. Good 15x forward earnings and a stable dividend yield. It's an economy of scale game in medtech, and MDT is well-positioned. Great
balance sheet and growth profile.

A dividend aristocrat, gradually increasing the dividend every year. They are in medical devices. Any increase in surgery, hospital time and heart disease would be an upside for this story. It’s been a relative laggard for the group, but has been a very good performer longer-term, and has rewarded shareholders very well. Sees this as a mutual fund of device companies.

Medical devices. A good global name. He has been bullish on medical devices for quite some time. He has shifted that down recently because it was getting close to his break points. Earnings were ratcheted down because of hurricane noise because of Puerto Rican noise. IHI-N is the US ETF he would use to take positions in this sector. You want to get through this next quarter. You have good metrics.

This does stuff mainly related to cardiovascular, diabetes, spinal implants and a lot of neurology stuff. The stock has been bouncing between $90 and $75. Has 4%-5% earnings growth. Dividend yield of 2.3%. (Analysts’ price target is $90.)

This has certainly had its good days. It’s been quite a good company for many years. He likes the medical technology space.

(A Top Pick May 25/16. Up 7%.) He really likes the medical device space. If he were to buy something today, he would probably buy a Stryker (SYK-N). The nice thing about devices is that it is not completely dependent on insurance pays. If you would like the whole sector, you can buy the ETF IHI-N.

They have struggled over the most recent years after being a darling. There is the question of how healthcare will be paid for in the US. Device companies have the hardest headwinds. They are also in a very competitive area. It is not expensive and is a perfectly good way to be in the health care area. Their struggles may mean they have more upside potential if the healthcare sector improves.

(A Top Pick May 13/16. Up 2%.) The leading medical device company. He owns it because they have a plethora of products right across the range. They had a bit of an earnings hit in the 3^rd quarter, and he bought more. He has a $92 target on this.

There has been some major earnings volatility around this one recently. So he has backed off. They have a mid- to high- single digit earnings growth rate, but you are paying twice that. The PE to growth rate is too high. You are paying top dollar for the growth you are getting.

This has everything you can think of that is tools related, from your head all the way down to your toes; cardiovascular, stent. The dominant player in medical technologies. Trading at 17X next year’s earnings. Had a hiccup last quarter, but all they had to do was show that things were back on track. He likes this.

(A Top Pick Oct 11/16. Down 9.87%.) For the most part of 2016, there was a rotation out of Pharma and into medical devices. Great company, well-established and a good yield.