Fellow medical names were largely to the downside Monday, including Intuitive Surgical, Allergan, Stryker and Medtronic.
Intuitive Surgical has installed 2, 341 da Vinci Surgical Systems in hospitals around the world.
Intuitive Surgical shares got a reprieve from a recent downdraft, adding 4.5% on an upgrade from Canaccord Genuity.
Just behind MicroStrategy is newcomer Intuitive Surgical, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of robotic systems for performing surgery.
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Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG), CSX (NYSE:CSX), Cree (NASDAQ:CREE) and Texas Instruments (NYSE:TXN) also report earnings after the close today.
Analysts generally think investors should stand pat on Intuitive Surgical, with eight of 13 analysts rating it hold.
Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) reports its fourth quarter earnings on Tuesday, January 22, 2013.
Intuitive Surgical has had a roller coaster ride since we initiated coverage on the robotic surgical systems developer last December.
However, with the new clinical data, Intuitive Surgical may have a hard time promoting the use of its system for hysterectomies.
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Intuitive Surgical Inc ( NASD: ISRG) is higher by about 1.4%.
Intuitive Surgical, a developer of robotic surgical systems called da Vinci Surgical System, is set to release its Q4 2012 earnings on January 22.
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The majority of analysts (58.3%) rate Intuitive Surgical as a buy.
Using a Da Vinci surgery platform, made by Intuitive Surgical, surgeons can perform minimally invasive procedures on the abdomen as an alternative to laparoscopies or laparotomies.
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" Distefano says Intuitive Surgical is a great place to work, with "a wonderful environment and the satisfaction that comes with having the ability to help patients every day.
Currently, we expect continued growth in its sales since Intuitive Surgical has been increasing its sales team to promote the device in new international markets like Japan.
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Among the largest underlying components of IWR, in trading today El Paso Corp. ( NYSE: EP) is up about 0.5%, Intuitive Surgical Inc ( NASD: ISRG) is up about 2%, and H.
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Also, while the lawsuits mentioned by Citron Research hold Intuitive Surgical responsible for a few deaths and injuries, it is unclear at the moment if the da Vinci surgical system actually caused these events.
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Among the largest underlying components of IWP, in trading today El Paso Corp. ( NYSE: EP) is off about 0.9%, Intuitive Surgical Inc ( NASD: ISRG) is off about 1.6%, and Intuit Inc ( NASD: INTU) is lower by about 2.9%.
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Among the largest underlying components of FXH, in trading today SXC Health Solutions Corp ( NASD: SXCI) is up about 0.7%, Intuitive Surgical Inc ( NASD: ISRG) is up about 1.7%, and Community Health Systems, Inc. ( NYSE: CYH) is higher by about 3.6%.
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