3 Things About Intuitive Surgical That Smart Investors Know

The great growth stock pullback of 2022 hasn't been much fun, but it does offer investors areas of tremendous value. Many companies are trading at valuations not seen since the March 2020 crash, even though their fundamentals have actually improved. Savvy investors with long-term horizons are pouncing on these opportunities.

This is the case with Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) stock. These three charts tell the story.

Going in for heart surgery is a scary proposition. Traditionally, the surgeon would need to open up the chest cavity to perform it, hence the term "open-heart surgery." But with robotic-assisted surgical technology, many common heart procedures can be done with only small incisions. This is just one example of many procedures performed with minimally invasive techniques.

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