Robotic Surgery Titan Intuitive Surgical Slips On Conservative, But Expected, Guidance

Intuitive Surgical (ISRG) stock skidded late Thursday despite beating profit expectations following a strong sales preannouncement that sent shares on a five-day sprint. During the December quarter, the robotic surgery giant earned an adjusted $2.21 per share, easily beat forecasts for$1.79 a share, according to FactSet. The rest of Intuitive Surgical's report lined up with the preannouncement on Jan. 15 that sent Intuitive Surgical stock flying 7.7%.But in after-hours trades on today's stock market, share ...