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The Motley Fool June 4, 2010 Brian Richards	Intuitive Surgical: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats A look inside the business of the da Vinci robot maker.
The Motley Fool January 8, 2009 Brian Orelli	Lowered Guidance? No Problem! Investors with long-term horizons will likely see this downturn as a small blip on the general upward trend of Intuitive Surgical.
The Motley Fool May 28, 2009 Anders Bylund	Of Robots and Rocket-Powered Returns Intuitive Surgical is a stock that meets your need for speed and security, all at once.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2005 Rick Munarriz	Daily Double: Intuitive Surgical While growth investors may not balk at paying 69 times this year's profits for a dynamic growth company like Intuitive Surgical, they may think twice if a bottom line dip prices the company at nearly 80 times forward earnings.
The Motley Fool April 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Success Is Intuitive Surgical robotics continues to grow, and Intuitive Surgical dominates the market. It's important to note, though, that valuation is a tricky matter when you're dealing with fast-growing companies that are basically pioneering entirely new businesses.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2007 Billy Fisher	Defying Intuition at Intuitive Surgical Another round of good quarterly results brings another boost in surgical robot maker Intuitive Surgical's stock price. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2009 Brian Orelli	Slicing and Dicing Intuitive Surgical's Quarter Not the best we've seen, but still solid.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Way to Operate, Intuitive Surgical Growth has been red-hot for the surgical robotics company, even though most systems aren't used to their full capabilities. While the stock has gone absolutely nuts, some protective stop orders for a portion of your position might be a worthwhile idea.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2007 Anders Bylund	Intuitive Surgical Cuts a Colossal Check: Fool by Numbers The fast facts on the third-quarter results from Intuitive Surgical; the surgical robot maker is building up a strong balance sheet, with no debt to speak of and a hefty cash position. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 26, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Intuitive Surgical and Internet2 A more advanced Internet could open up new possibilities in robotic surgery. What will that mean for Intuitive Surgical investors?
The Motley Fool December 11, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Intuitive Surgical's Beating Heart Investors, there are a lot of reasons to like Intuitive Surgical. Better software will continue to improve surgeons' performance levels in meeting the demanding requirements of cardiovascular surgery.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 Charly Travers	Dueling Fools: Intuitive Surgical Bear Investors, this is a great company -- it's just the wrong time to invest.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2011 Brian Orelli	What Will Intuitive Surgical Do for an Encore? Intuitive Surgical managed just a 10% year-over-year increase in revenue from sales of its da Vinci Surgical Systems in the fourth quarter of last year. Yet its total revenue increased a solid 21%. How?
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 Billy Fisher	Dueling Fools: Intuitive Surgical Bull For a company consistently growing its sales by 50% and maintaining healthy product margins, it's hard to imagine that this medical device maker's stock has yet met its peak.
The Motley Fool January 10, 2008 Mac Greer	Fool Video: The Future of Baidu and Intuitive Surgical How will Baidu and Intuitive Surgical perform in 2008? Could Google have its eyes on Baidu? Could Johnson & Johnson have its sights on Intuitive Surgical? These questions are discussed in this video.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2009 Devon Rackle	An Intuitively Obvious Buy Virtually limitless growth, a monopolistic position, and a cheap valuation all make Intuitive Surgical a compelling opportunity.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2007 Billy Fisher	Sales Surge at Intuitive Surgical Huge demand for Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci robotic surgical system leads to an 84% increase in operating income and a huge jump in stock price.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2008 Brian Orelli	Foolish Forecast: Robots on the Cheap Intuitive Surgical releases earnings in a few hours. Here are some premonitions to tide you over as you anxiously wait the news.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Brian Orelli	Intuitive Surgical Makes Me a Winner! Hysterectomies are poised to pass prostatectomies as the company's growth driver.
The Motley Fool July 22, 2010 Brian Orelli	One Surgery Dominated, A Hundred More to Go Intuitive Surgical isn't slowing down.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2006	Dueling Fools: Intuitive Surgical Intuitive Surgical has been a big winner, more than doubling over the past year, but will the good times continue?
The Motley Fool December 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Best Stocks for 2010: Intuitive Surgical Intuitive Surgical never looks cheap. Then again, good growth stocks usually don't.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Phase 2 for Intuitive Surgical Now that the initial rush is over, it's time for Intuitive Surgical to build a lasting business. Investors need to be careful with this one.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2008 Brian Orelli	Illumina Polishes Its Biochips There's very little to complain about in Illumina's earnings report. In this market, you'll see few investors grumbling about double-digit growth.
The Motley Fool November 28, 2008 Brian Orelli	Bargain Stocks for Black Friday: Intuitive Surgical This is a company that's seen trailing-12-month revenue increase 59% year over year. No matter what you think of high-growth stocks, its 25 P/E is pretty darn cheap.
The Motley Fool July 23, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Impressive Number No One Is Talking About Future growth still looks good for Intuitive Surgical.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2007 Charly Travers	Dueling Fools: Intuitive Surgical Bear Rebuttal On the bear side, Intuitive Surgical cannot continue to grow at an annual rate to make its stock a good value.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2006 Jack Uldrich	Intuitive Surgical's Transparent Future When combined with the latest advances in computer software, it is clear that Intuitive Surgical's future is becoming increasingly transparent -- and positive. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Jack Uldrich	Intuitive Surgical Sells Itself A hospital's mailing on the company's da Vinci Surgical System could boost demand from patients. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2011 Brian Stoffel	My Money Is On This Hot Medical Stock Intuitive Surgical is blazing new paths for surgical procedures.
The Motley Fool March 6, 2009 Brian Orelli	Why the Buyback, Intuitive Surgical? Buybacks for high-growth companies like Intuitive Surgical aren't such a bad idea anymore.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2009 Brian Richards	Wonderful Company, but Is the Price Fair? Intuitive Surgical has one of the simplest -- and prettiest -- business models around. But is 24.6 times earnings -- its current multiple -- a "fair price?"
The Motley Fool February 6, 2009 Brian Orelli	1,111 Reasons to Love This Company Intuitive Surgical's already installed base of 1,111 da Vinci surgical machines will drive sales through the use of consumables.
The Motley Fool February 13, 2007 Jack Uldrich	I Love Intuitive Surgical Robotic surgeries should have investors' hearts pumping.
The Motley Fool April 17, 2009 Brian Orelli	Intuitively Waiting Systems sales are down; no surprise there.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Intuitive Surgical Is a Cut Above The maker of medical robots offers hot growth and a red-hot valuation to match.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Intuitive Surgical's Blowout Quarter The company makes analysts' estimates for the second quarter look anemic. The three analysts following the company will need to update their earnings forecasts for 2005. Still, investors may scoff at the stock's $65.00 price: too high.
The Motley Fool April 23, 2007 Billy Fisher	Robust Returns in Robotics Intuitive Surgical's da Vinci robot arms reel in profits and shares continue to gain steam.
The Motley Fool September 20, 2010 Anders Bylund	This Moat Just Keeps Growing! After carving its way into our hearts and portfolios, Intuitive Surgical is still exploring many new fields.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	More Predictable Unpredictability at ICU Hidden beneath all of the volatility is a pretty decent med-tech business. Recent volatility was the kind that investors like. The stock spiked up as earnings exceeded analyst estimates and the business did a fair bit better than management had projected at the end of last quarter.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2011 Brian Orelli	This High-Tech Company Still Has the Touch Intuitive Surgical beats analysts' expectations. Again.
The Motley Fool October 31, 2008 Karl Thiel	Want the Highest Growth? One way investors try to identify opportunities is by chasing beta, the measure of an asset's volatility against a broader index. The basic idea is to buy high-beta stocks when you expect the market to start rising.
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The Motley Fool September 28, 2010 Rich Smith	This Just In: Upgrades and Downgrades Intuitive Surgical in intensive care? Blame it on Goldman.
The Motley Fool January 20, 2009 Anders Bylund	Foolish Forecast: Grab Intuitive Surgical While It's Cheap In advance of earnings let's take a look at how medical robotics maker Intuitive Surgical stacks up against some of its peers and competitors.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2012 Anders Bylund	Can This Moat Still Stave Off Invading Hordes? A closer look at Intuitive Surgical's competition only confirms the thesis: this moat is safe as houses.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2010 Jim Mueller	Buy, Sell, or Hold Intuitive Surgical? Coming into the quarterly earnings, what should investors do regarding Intuitive Surgical? Here's a quick look at some arguments for the three possibilities.
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