When trying to determine which stocks to buy, look at a company's track record. Of course, the past is never a guarantee of future success, but corporations that have performed well for extended periods didn't do so through sheer luck.

The market will likely continue rewarding whatever qualities have allowed them to deliver outsize returns. So, investors have to figure out whether a company will keep doing what has made it successful.

That said, let's look at two stocks that have historically delivered significantly above-average returns and still look like great buys: Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) and Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG). 

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