2017 was a banner year for the leader in robotic surgery. Look and see why investors couldn’t have asked for much more.
Going back to the beginning of this year, it would have been difficult to predict the high-profile year that just ended for robotic surgery pioneer Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG). It was marked by a number of significant announcements and even more compelling financial results.
The stock followed the company’s financial performance, gaining 72% in 2017, and nearly tripling the gains of the broader market. Producing these kind of results doesn’t happen unless the company is firing on all cylinders, so let’s take a look at what Intuitive Surgical did in 2017 that inspired investors to bid up its shares.
