Investing.com - Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) reported on Thursday first quarter earnings that beat analysts' forecasts and revenue that topped expectations.
Intuitive Surgical announced earnings per share of $1.13 on revenue of $1.49B. Analysts polled by Investing.com anticipated EPS of $1.08 on revenue of $1.43B.
Intuitive Surgical shares are down 18% from the beginning of the year and are trading at $300.00 , down-from-52-week-high.They are under-performing the S&P 500 which is down 7.78% from the start of the year.
Intuitive Surgical shares gained 1.84% in after-hours trade the report.
Intuitive Surgical follows other major Healthcare sector earnings this month
Intuitive Surgical's report follows an earnings beat by UnitedHealth on April 14, who reported EPS of $5.49 on revenue of $80.15B, compared to forecasts EPS of $5.38 on revenue of $78,786M.
J&J had beat expectations on Tuesday with first quarter EPS of $2.67 on revenue of $23.43B, compared to forecast for EPS of $2.59 on revenue of $23.69B.
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