UniSuper Management Pty Ltd lessened its stake in shares of Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX – Free Report) by 29.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund owned 760,684 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock after selling 318,658 shares during the quarter. UniSuper Management Pty Ltd’s holdings in Boston Scientific were worth $72,531,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of BSX. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Boston Scientific during the fourth quarter worth $2,199,395,000. Egerton Capital UK LLP grew its stake in shares of Boston Scientific by 223.7% during the third quarter. Egerton Capital UK LLP now owns 5,312,504 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $518,660,000 after buying an additional 3,671,548 shares during the last quarter. Alphinity Investment Management Pty Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Boston Scientific during the fourth quarter worth $252,918,000. Marshall Wace LLP grew its stake in shares of Boston Scientific by 30.7% during the third quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 9,799,040 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock worth $956,680,000 after buying an additional 2,301,383 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Credit Agricole S A bought a new stake in shares of Boston Scientific during the third quarter worth $204,812,000. Institutional investors own 89.07% of the company’s stock.
Key Boston Scientific News
Here are the key news stories impacting Boston Scientific this week:
- Positive Sentiment: BTIG reiterated a bullish view on Boston Scientific, highlighting a low forward P/E and significant upside potential, which may help support the stock after its sharp year-to-date de-rating. BTIG Remains Bullish On Boston Scientific (BSX); Check Out What It Says About The Stock
- Positive Sentiment: Recent analyst commentary still shows broad Wall Street support, with several buy ratings and price targets well above the current trading range, suggesting some investors see the selloff as overdone.
- Neutral Sentiment: Boston Scientific’s Q1 results beat estimates slightly, with revenue up 11.6% year over year, but the market appears more focused on forward guidance and segment-level growth trends than the last quarter’s results.
- Neutral Sentiment: Erste Group trimmed FY2026 and FY2027 EPS estimates only modestly, signaling little change to the core earnings outlook, though the revisions add to the cautious tone around near-term expectations.
- Negative Sentiment: The stock has been sliding after a guidance reduction and renewed scrutiny over slower growth in important businesses, including WATCHMAN and ablation technologies, which is weighing on investor confidence. Boston Scientific Stock (BSX) Opinions on Recent Stock Decline
- Negative Sentiment: A recent market update showed BSX declined again in the latest session, reinforcing the bearish momentum that has followed the guidance-related selloff. Boston Scientific (BSX) Stock Moves -1.27%: What You Should Know
Insider Buying and Selling at Boston Scientific
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several analysts recently weighed in on the stock. Zacks Research cut shares of Boston Scientific from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, June 5th. Raymond James Financial reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $88.00 price objective (down from $97.00) on shares of Boston Scientific in a research note on Monday, March 30th. Leerink Partners reduced their price objective on shares of Boston Scientific from $87.00 to $74.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Mizuho reduced their price objective on shares of Boston Scientific from $115.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, April 13th. Finally, Wall Street Zen cut shares of Boston Scientific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 28th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty-two have issued a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $85.92.
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Boston Scientific Stock Performance
Shares of BSX opened at $47.22 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.90, a quick ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The stock has a market capitalization of $70.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 19.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.91 and a beta of 0.56. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $56.68 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $75.14. Boston Scientific Corporation has a 12 month low of $46.91 and a 12 month high of $109.50.
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The medical equipment provider reported $0.80 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.79 by $0.01. The business had revenue of $5.20 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $5.19 billion. Boston Scientific had a net margin of 17.29% and a return on equity of 19.17%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $0.75 earnings per share. Boston Scientific has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.820-0.840 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.340-3.410 EPS. As a group, analysts predict that Boston Scientific Corporation will post 3.36 EPS for the current year.
Boston Scientific declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase plan on Monday, May 18th that authorizes the company to buyback $5.00 billion in outstanding shares. This buyback authorization authorizes the medical equipment provider to reacquire up to 6.4% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are usually a sign that the company’s management believes its shares are undervalued.
Boston Scientific Profile
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) is a global medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets a broad portfolio of products used in less-invasive medical procedures. Founded in 1979 by John Abele and Peter Nicholas, the company is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts, and focuses on technologies that enable physicians to treat a wide range of cardiovascular, digestive, urologic, pulmonary and chronic pain conditions without open surgery.
Boston Scientific’s activities span product development, clinical research, regulatory affairs and commercial sales.
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