Better Buy: Intuitive Surgical vs. Johnson & Johnson

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) enjoyed a virtual monopoly in the robotic surgical systems market for quite a while. But Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) has made several moves that could position it to be a formidable competitor to Intuitive. The most significant of those moves was J&J's acquisition of Auris Health last year, which was founded by Intuitive Surgical founder Fred Moll.

It's not even a close contest between Intuitive Surgical and J&J when it comes to recent stock performance. Intuitive has eaten Johnson & Johnson's lunch. But which stock is the better pick looking ahead?

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