Medtronic (MDT)

• Market cap: $125B
• 1 day: -0.88%
• 5 days: -3.47%
• 1 month: -0.99%
• 3 months: -2.71%
• 6 months: 8.59%
• Year to date: 1.63%
• 1 year: 12.21%
• 5 years: -13.86%
• 10 years: 29.5%
• Sector: Healthcare
• Industry: Medical Devices

About: One of the largest medical-device companies, Medtronic develops and manufactures therapeutic medical devices for chronic diseases. Its portfolio includes pacemakers, defibrillators, transcatheter heart valves, stents, insulin pumps, spinal fixation devices, neurovascular products, advanced energy, ablation laser therapy, and surgical tools. The company primarily markets its products to healthcare institutions and physicians in the United States, Western Europe, and Japan. Foreign sales account for roughly 50% of the company's total sales.

Employees: 95,000