Intuitive Surgical Stock: Underperforming the Nasdaq Despite Robust Performance

Intuitive Surgical, a medical instrument & supplies company, is valued at $205.8 billion and has a strong brand reputation. Despite its notable strength, ISRG stock slipped 6.8% from its 52-week high, but outperformed the Nasdaq Composite's gains over the past three months. In the longer term, shares of ISRG rose 10% YTD and climbed 5.9% over the past 52 weeks, underperforming NASX's YTD gains of 20.2% and 21.1% returns over the last year.