Medtech stocks have been on the rise in 2021, and the past week saw the trend continue with yet another all-time best mark. MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 index reached 107.4 points on Jan. 20, topping the all-time best of 106.81 points set on Jan. 8. That mark represents a 16% jump from the pre-pandemic high of 92.32 […]
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Intuitive Surgical stock down despite Street-beating Q4
Intuitive Surgical (NSDQ:ISRG) shares took a solid hit today despite fourth-quarter results that topped the consensus forecast. Shares of ISRG were down -5.9% at $751.89 per share in mid-afternoon trading today. They had been down -1.1% at $790 per share after hours when the results were released yesterday. The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based robot-assisted surgery technology developer posted […]
Thermo Fisher to acquire Mesa Biotech
Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO) today announced it will acquire Mesa Biotech, a privately held molecular diagnostic company, for approximately $450 million in cash. Under the terms of the agreement, Thermo Fisher will pay up to an additional $100 million in cash upon the completion of certain milestones following the close of the transaction. Mesa Biotech has […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Finally a dip as industry stays relatively strong
After three consecutive weeks of record-breaking numbers, medtech industry stocks finally fell backward over the past seven days. MassDevice‘s MedTech 100 index finished last week at 105.8 (Jan. 15), marking a -0.95% drop from the 106.81 points (the highest ever total for the index) registered at the end of the week prior (Jan. 8). Medtech’s […]
These medtech stocks performed the best in 2020
While 2020 did not go as planned for anyone, with the twists and turns came opportunities for medtech companies to power forward. Innovations came both as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and perhaps in spite of the challenges brought on by the virus, highlighted by the increased efforts to produce vaccines and testing while […]
BD stock up on Street-beating preliminary quarterly revenue numbers
Becton Dickinson (NYSE:BDX) today announced that it brought in $5.3 billion in revenue for its first quarter ended Dec. 31, 2020, beating the nearly $4.7 billion expected by Wall Street analysts. The announcement of the preliminary unaudited Q1 results sent BDX shares up 1.8% to $261.75 apiece by midday trading today. MassDevice’s MedTech 100 Index, which includes […]
Boston Scientific’s preliminary Q4 results show 6.8% revenue decline
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX) announced today that its fourth-quarter net sales represent an approximate decline of 6.8% year-over-year. Marlborough, Mass.-based Boston Scientific’s estimation of $2.71 billion in fourth-quarter revenue brings its full-year 2020 sales total to approximately $9.91 billion, marking a 7.7% total decline from 2019. Wall Street analysts on average had predicted $2.86 billion in revenue […]
Penumbra on track for higher Q4 revenue
Penumbra (NYSE:PEN) announced today that it expects more than 10% year-over-year sales growth in its fourth-quarter financial results. In its preliminary results, Penumbra expects revenues in the range of $162.5 million to $167.9 million, marking growth of between 12% and 16% when compared to 2019, according to a news release. Within those figures, Alameda Calif.-based Penumbra […]
EY says COVID-19 stunted medtech M&A in 2020, should see improvement in 2021
Ernst & Young today released its 2021 EY M&A Firepower report, revealing a staggering dip in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in medtech. Life sciences M&A activity totaled $159 billion in 2020, according to the report — a plunge to nearly half of the 2019 total of $306 billion, representing one of the lowest levels […]
MedTech 100 roundup: Industry skyrockets as hot streak continues
The medtech industry’s seemingly unstoppable rise over the past several weeks shows no signs of slowing down. For the fourth time in five weeks, and for the third consecutive week, the MassDevice MedTech 100 Index — which includes stocks of the world’s largest medical device companies — hit an all-time high. Previous highs have largely been […]
Hologic says revenue nearly doubled in Q1
Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) announced today that its revenues nearly doubled year-over-year in the first quarter of fiscal 2021. Marlborough, Mass.-based Hologic expects to report revenues of more than approximately $1.6 billion, an increase of 89.3% from the first quarter of 2020. That tops the company’s November guidance of between $1.35 billion and $1.425 billion for the quarter […]
