In the following video, Motley Fool research analyst John Reeves talks about three companies that made major gains this week. He tells us how Google (NASDAQ: GOOG ) shares rose 7% after a strong earnings report, explains why Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG ) , maker of the da Vinci robotic system, was up 14% for the week, and takes a look at Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX ) , which jumped 66% after Wednesday's quarterly earnings report took Wall Street by surprise.
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Report this Comment On January 26, 2013, at 12:32 PM, ISRGer wrote:
I am a big fan of investing in medical related businesses. I own shares in several publicly traded medical businesses. One of my favorites is ISRG (Intuitive Surgical) which I initially purchased years ago at $5 per share (before a 2-for-1 reverse split). ISRG, which produces the "da vinci" robotic operating machine closed Friday at $577.82. Key to good investments include patented products which appear to have a big demand. Most hospitals through our World own one or several da vinci robotic operating machines which cost about $1.5 million and need supplies from ISRG which are used in each operation. as a resultof its patented protected product, sales and operating income increase about 30% per comparable quarter consistdently. Charlieboy Stevens
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