1 Reason Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) Is 1 of the Best Healthcare Stocks You Can Buy Today

Shares of Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) are down about 26% from a high-water mark they set earlier this year, but the healthcare stock's long-term shareholders aren't too upset. Despite the recent decline, shares of the robot-assisted surgical system provider are up by a whopping 5,490% over the past 20 years.Shares of Intuitive Surgical have been beaten down this year in response to a competitive threat from Medtronic, a behemoth in the medical technology industry. The company's Hugo RAS system produced successful results in a urologic procedure study in April. Urologic procedures make up about 20% of all procedures performed with Intuitive's da Vinci machines.Image source: Getty Images.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool