Intuitive Surgical, Inc. vs S&P Global Inc — how do they compare? Intuitive Surgical, Inc. trades at $405.17 (market cap $141.75B), while S&P Global Inc trades at $409.82 (market cap $120.48B). The key difference: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is the larger of the two by market cap, and S&P Global Inc pays a 0.95% dividend while Intuitive Surgical, Inc. pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ISRG | SPGI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $141.75B | $120.48B |
Sector | Health | Financials |
52-Week High | $592.85 | $534.79 |
52-Week Low | $332.02 | $370.42 |
Enterprise Value | $136.53B | $131.97B |
Dividend Yield | — | 0.95% |
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Intuitive Surgical develops, produces, and markets a robotic system for assisting minimally invasive surgery. It also provides the instrumentation, disposable accessories, and warranty services for the system. The company has placed nearly 7,000 da Vinci systems in hospitals worldwide, with more than 4,000 installations in the United States and a growing number in emerging markets.
Read more on ISRG →S&P Global provides data and benchmarks to capital and commodity market participants. In 2021 and excluding IHS Markit, S&P Ratings was over 45% of the firm's revenue and over 55% of the firm's operating income. S&P Ratings is the largest credit rating agency in the world. The firm's other segments include Market Intelligence, Indices, and Platts. Market Intelligence provides desktop tools and other data solutions to investment banks, corporations, and other entities. Indices provides benchmarks for financial markets and is monetized through subscriptions, asset-based fees, and transaction-based royalties. Platts provides benchmarks to commodity markets, principally petroleum.
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