Legacy Capital Group California Inc. bought a new stake in Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE:BSX – Free Report) in the third quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor bought 7,389 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock, valued at approximately $721,000.
Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Boston Scientific in the 2nd quarter valued at $2,089,937,000. Edgewood Management LLC bought a new position in shares of Boston Scientific during the 2nd quarter worth about $746,655,000. Parnassus Investments LLC boosted its position in shares of Boston Scientific by 42,978.9% during the 3rd quarter. Parnassus Investments LLC now owns 6,884,440 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $672,128,000 after acquiring an additional 6,868,459 shares in the last quarter. Egerton Capital UK LLP boosted its position in shares of Boston Scientific by 223.7% during the 3rd quarter. Egerton Capital UK LLP now owns 5,312,504 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $518,660,000 after acquiring an additional 3,671,548 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jennison Associates LLC increased its stake in Boston Scientific by 133.5% in the third quarter. Jennison Associates LLC now owns 4,938,746 shares of the medical equipment provider’s stock valued at $482,170,000 after acquiring an additional 2,823,744 shares during the period. 89.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.
Insider Activity
In related news, CEO Michael F. Mahoney sold 160,901 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $93.49, for a total transaction of $15,042,634.49. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 1,411,735 shares in the company, valued at $131,983,105.15. This represents a 10.23% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.50% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.
Key Headlines Impacting Boston Scientific
- Positive Sentiment: Board increased share buyback authorization to $5 billion, which supports EPS and provides a buyback backstop that can limit downside and return capital to shareholders. Boston Scientific (BSX) Raises Share Buyback Authorization To $5B
- Positive Sentiment: Boston Scientific will host an investor event and live webcast at the American College of Cardiology meeting on March 28 to discuss clinical data — a chance for management to highlight growth drivers and reassure investors on clinical/market progress. Boston Scientific to host investor event at the 75th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology
- Neutral Sentiment: Coverage and commentaries note BSX is about 6% lower since last earnings — analysts point to mixed cues from the earnings release (modest beat on EPS, revenue roughly in line, and guidance ranges) and market reactions to forward views; this helps explain recent selling pressure but is not new company-specific bad news. Why Is Boston Scientific (BSX) Down 6% Since Last Earnings Report?
- Negative Sentiment: A wave of securities-class-action filings and investor-alert notices from multiple law firms allege wrongdoing for purchasers between July 23, 2025 and Feb 3, 2026 — several firms (Robbins LLP, Rosen, Bernstein Liebhard, Faruqi & Faruqi, Levi & Korsinsky, Gainey McKenna & Egleston) have issued notices and reminder deadlines, creating a legal overhang that can pressure the stock and increase uncertainty/costs. BSX Stockholder Alert: Robbins LLP Reminds Investors of the Class Action Lawsuit Rosen Law Firm Urges Boston Scientific Stockholders to Contact the Firm Bernstein Liebhard Investor Alert
Analysts Set New Price Targets
BSX has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Sanford C. Bernstein restated an “outperform” rating and set a $112.00 price target on shares of Boston Scientific in a research note on Friday, February 6th. Stifel Nicolaus cut their target price on Boston Scientific from $125.00 to $110.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 4th. UBS Group decreased their price target on Boston Scientific from $140.00 to $120.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Weiss Ratings lowered Boston Scientific from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Wednesday, February 4th. Finally, Canaccord Genuity Group cut their price objective on Boston Scientific from $112.00 to $109.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, February 17th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twenty have assigned a Buy rating and three have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $108.36.
View Our Latest Analysis on Boston Scientific
Boston Scientific Stock Down 2.4%
NYSE BSX opened at $71.24 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $85.03 and its 200 day simple moving average is $94.55. Boston Scientific Corporation has a one year low of $70.75 and a one year high of $109.50. The firm has a market cap of $105.71 billion, a PE ratio of 36.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.00 and a beta of 0.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.46, a current ratio of 1.62 and a quick ratio of 1.08.
Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February 4th. The medical equipment provider reported $0.80 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $5.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.29 billion. Boston Scientific had a return on equity of 19.63% and a net margin of 14.44%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $0.70 EPS. Boston Scientific has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 0.780-0.800 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.430-3.490 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts forecast that Boston Scientific Corporation will post 2.85 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Boston Scientific Company 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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