Boston ScientificBSX
About: Boston Scientific produces less invasive medical devices that are inserted into the human body through small openings or cuts. It manufactures products for use in angioplasty, blood clot filtration, kidney stone management, cardiac rhythm management, catheter-directed ultrasound imaging, upper gastrointestinal tract diagnostics, interventional oncology, neuromodulation for chronic pain, and treatment of incontinence. The firm markets its devices to healthcare professionals and institutions globally. Foreign sales account for nearly half of the firm's total sales.
Employees: 48,000
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
116% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 164 | Existing positions closed: 76
18% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 552 | Existing positions reduced: 466
6% more funds holding
Funds holding: 1,290 [Q2] → 1,365 (+75) [Q3]
6% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $106B [Q2] → $111B (+$5.85B) [Q3]
3% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 36 [Q2] → 35 (-1) [Q3]
3.06% less ownership
Funds ownership: 93.26% [Q2] → 90.19% (-3.06%) [Q3]
31% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $674M | Put options by funds: $972M
Research analyst outlook
13 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
13 analyst ratings
Stifel Rick Wise 65% 1-year accuracy 22 / 34 met price target | 13%upside $120 | Buy Maintained | 10 Feb 2025 |
Barclays Matt Miksic 82% 1-year accuracy 31 / 38 met price target | 11%upside $118 | Overweight Maintained | 10 Feb 2025 |
UBS Danielle Antalffy 69% 1-year accuracy 9 / 13 met price target | 23%upside $130 | Buy Maintained | 7 Feb 2025 |
Raymond James Jayson Bedford 75% 1-year accuracy 18 / 24 met price target | 15%upside $122 | Strong Buy Maintained | 6 Feb 2025 |
RBC Capital Shagun Singh 61% 1-year accuracy 41 / 67 met price target | 9%upside $116 | Outperform Maintained | 6 Feb 2025 |
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 26 articles about BSX published over the past 30 days









