"I Like That," Says Jim Cramer About Intuitive Surgical (ISRG)

We recently published 14 Stocks Jim Cramer Discussed As He Shared Insights For Nuclear And Quantum Stocks. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer recently discussed.

Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) is one of the few companies in the world that makes and sells surgical robots. Its shares have gained 5.2% year-to-date and jumped by more than 17% in October after the firm’s third-quarter earnings report. The results saw Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) report $2.51 billion in revenue and $2.40 in earnings per share. Both of these beat analyst estimates of $2.51 billion and $1.99. Investors were also pleased as the firm revealed during the report that it expected procedures performed by its DaVinci robots to grow between 17% to 17.5% in 2025, which was higher than the previous estimate of 15.5% to 17%. Cramer used Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) as an example of a business with “tangible” products versus speculative stocks:

“Versus ISRG. Which the run in the ISRG machines, round the clock. I like that. That’s something tangible. David, I want tangible, okay.”

The comments marked a slight shift in Cramer’s thoughts about Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) in an October 16th Mad Money appearance, where he had remarked:

“You know, I have to tell you, things have gotten tough for these guys. There’s a lot of people that have moved into their industry. I think it’s a great company, but the stock is telling me, don’t buy me, don’t buy me, and I’m hearing the stock.”

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