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Taking Stock of Public Investor Interest in Device Companies

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.

Intuitive Surgical Inc. 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...

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