William Blair Has Bullish Outlook for ISRG FY2025 Earnings

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) – Analysts at William Blair boosted their FY2025 EPS estimates for Intuitive Surgical in a report released on Wednesday, October 22nd. William Blair analyst B. Vazquez now expects that the medical equipment provider will post earnings of $7.02 per share for the year, up from their previous estimate of $6.51. The consensus estimate for Intuitive Surgical’s current full-year earnings is $6.43 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Intuitive Surgical’s Q4 2025 earnings at $1.89 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $2.02 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $2.10 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.24 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $8.07 EPS.

ISRG has been the topic of several other research reports. Truist Financial set a $620.00 price target on Intuitive Surgical and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Wednesday. Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price target on Intuitive Surgical from $610.00 to $615.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group upped their price target on Intuitive Surgical from $550.00 to $560.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, October 22nd. Erste Group Bank reiterated a “hold” rating on shares of Intuitive Surgical in a research report on Wednesday, July 23rd. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Intuitive Surgical from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Sunday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating, eight have given a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Intuitive Surgical has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $602.32.

Intuitive Surgical Stock Performance

NASDAQ ISRG opened at $546.51 on Monday. The stock has a market capitalization of $195.91 billion, a P/E ratio of 72.29, a P/E/G ratio of 5.02 and a beta of 1.61. Intuitive Surgical has a 1 year low of $425.00 and a 1 year high of $616.00. The business’s fifty day moving average is $458.09 and its two-hundred day moving average is $497.11.

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October 21st. The medical equipment provider reported $2.40 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.99 by $0.41. The company had revenue of $2.51 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.41 billion. Intuitive Surgical had a return on equity of 15.08% and a net margin of 28.58%.The firm’s revenue was up 22.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.84 earnings per share.

Insider Activity at Intuitive Surgical

In other Intuitive Surgical news, Director Amy L. Ladd sold 336 shares of Intuitive Surgical stock in a transaction on Wednesday, September 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $470.11, for a total transaction of $157,956.96. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 1,074 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $504,898.14. This trade represents a 23.83% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Gary S. Guthart sold 29,360 shares of Intuitive Surgical stock in a transaction on Friday, August 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $472.49, for a total transaction of $13,872,306.40. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 19,827 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $9,368,059.23. This trade represents a 59.69% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 30,031 shares of company stock worth $14,177,895. Corporate insiders own 0.70% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Intuitive Surgical

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Tobam boosted its stake in shares of Intuitive Surgical by 666.7% during the 2nd quarter. Tobam now owns 46 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 40 shares during the period. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intuitive Surgical during the 2nd quarter valued at $27,000. Chilton Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Intuitive Surgical by 614.3% during the 1st quarter. Chilton Capital Management LLC now owns 50 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $25,000 after buying an additional 43 shares during the period. Elite Financial Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Intuitive Surgical during the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. Finally, Princeton Global Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Intuitive Surgical in the 2nd quarter valued at $30,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 83.64% of the company’s stock.

Intuitive Surgical Company Profile

Intuitive Surgical, Inc develops, manufactures, and markets products that enable physicians and healthcare providers to enhance the quality of and access to minimally invasive care in the United States and internationally. The company offers the da Vinci Surgical System that enables complex surgery using a minimally invasive approach; and Ion endoluminal system, which extends its commercial offerings beyond surgery into diagnostic procedures enabling minimally invasive biopsies in the lung.