EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC raised its position in Boston Scientific Co. (NYSE:BSX – Free Report) by 17.3% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 2,850 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock after purchasing an additional 421 shares during the quarter. EverSource Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in Boston Scientific were worth $255,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. TFC Financial Management Inc. boosted its position in Boston Scientific by 308.8% during the 4th quarter. TFC Financial Management Inc. now owns 278 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $25,000 after buying an additional 210 shares during the period. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates raised its position in Boston Scientific by 423.7% during the 4th quarter. Global Wealth Strategies & Associates now owns 309 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $28,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares during the last quarter. West Oak Capital LLC acquired a new position in Boston Scientific during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Dunhill Financial LLC increased its stake in shares of Boston Scientific by 86.4% in the third quarter. Dunhill Financial LLC now owns 328 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 152 shares during the period. Finally, Valley National Advisers Inc. raised its position in shares of Boston Scientific by 262.4% during the fourth quarter. Valley National Advisers Inc. now owns 395 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $35,000 after acquiring an additional 286 shares during the last quarter. 89.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Boston Scientific Price Performance
Shares of NYSE:BSX opened at $97.26 on Friday. Boston Scientific Co. has a 1-year low of $66.16 and a 1-year high of $107.17. The company has a current ratio of 1.08, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.41. The stock has a market cap of $143.53 billion, a PE ratio of 77.81, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.79 and a beta of 0.77. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $101.05 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $91.76.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other Boston Scientific news, CFO Daniel J. Brennan sold 15,087 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $105.07, for a total value of $1,585,191.09. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 241,451 shares in the company, valued at $25,369,256.57. The trade was a 5.88 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP Arthur C. Butcher sold 17,313 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, February 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $101.80, for a total transaction of $1,762,463.40. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 5,502 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $560,103.60. The trade was a 75.88 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 137,302 shares of company stock valued at $14,319,269. Insiders own 0.50% of the company’s stock.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research analysts have issued reports on the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of Boston Scientific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, March 8th. Citigroup boosted their target price on shares of Boston Scientific from $107.00 to $122.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a report on Thursday, February 6th. TD Cowen upped their target price on Boston Scientific from $100.00 to $110.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, December 12th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised Boston Scientific from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $108.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group raised their price objective on shares of Boston Scientific from $98.00 to $101.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 9th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty-one have given a buy rating and one has given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $108.91.
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Boston Scientific Profile
Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets medical devices for use in various interventional medical specialties worldwide. It operates through two segments, MedSurg and Cardiovascular. The company offers devices to diagnose and treat gastrointestinal and pulmonary conditions, such as resolution clips, biliary stent systems, stents and electrocautery enhanced delivery systems, direct visualization systems, digital catheters, and single-use duodenoscopes; devices to treat urological conditions, including ureteral stents, catheters, baskets, guidewires, sheaths, balloons, single-use digital flexible ureteroscopes, holmium laser systems, artificial urinary sphincter, laser system, fiber, and hydrogel systems; and devices to treat neurological movement disorders and manage chronic pain, such as spinal cord stimulator system, proprietary programming software, radiofrequency generator, indirect decompression systems, practice optimization tools, and deep brain stimulation system.
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