Taking Stock of Public Investor Interest in Device Companies
Executive Summary
Intuitive Surgical is the closest thing the health care industry has to Google Inc. With shares trading at or around $300 at publishing time, the robotic surgery pioneer clearly leads the field in a review of five-year and one-year stock valuations of publicly-traded medical device companies conducted by IN VIVO. According to this survey, over the past five years, public investors have shown a strong level of support for the stock of companies with a laser-like focus on a single market area.