Over the past several years, one of the most impressive stocks in the healthcare sector has undeniably been Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG). The company’s robotics-assisted surgical devices have proven to be extremely innovative, attracting intense demand from doctors around the globe.
In three years, the stock has achieved a return of nearly 167% as of the June 17 close. This massively exceeds the approximately 70% return of the S&P 500 Index over the period. This is a particularly remarkable feat given that healthcare has been the worst-performing sector during this time. The Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA: XLV) has provided a three-year total return of just 17%.
