Boston Scientific (BSX)
NYSEHealth CareMedical - DevicesSnapshot 2026-10-30
$41.98-1.66%
Close 2026-10-30 · 1-day change
NYSEHealth CareMedical - DevicesSnapshot 2026-10-30
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Industries move in repeating boom-and-bust cycles. This shows where this stock’s industry sits in that cycle, stage by stage (recovery → expansion → supercycle → steady → deceleration → contraction), from its fundamentals (orders, revenue, capital spending), not the stock’s price.
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Health Care Equipment: fringe margins under pressure (4q confirmed)
The stage band shows the industry’s cycle over the chart’s timeline (each color a stage); a ▼ marks a quarter its growth inflected down — amber is an unconfirmed watch, red is confirmed the next quarter. Use “Overlay cycle on chart” to tint the price chart by stage. The industry’s fundamentals, not a signal on this stock.
Primary pillar under pressure — Cardiovascular segment grows at least 10% annually: Comparison needs review.
View ThesisRevenue growth is slowing — up about 14% over the past year and decelerating.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 16%.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationThis stock is volatile — it swings about 1% on a typical day and fell roughly 60% in its worst 12-month stretch.
View RiskBoston Scientific’s cardiovascular business must sustain growth, though revenue growth has slowed sharply. Revenue growth eased from 11.6% to 7.5% to 1.5%; third-quarter 2026 earnings missed. BSX trades at 13× P/E versus 30× for peers and 15× historically. The price reflects less growth than our forecast, despite this slowing trajectory. The cardiovascular growth comparison needs review, so the alleged pillar pressure remains unverified. Our model puts next-quarter miss probability at 21%. Peer multiples imply a price about 28% above where it trades; the thesis is on watch. This read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-10-30. BSX is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 37 analysts currently covering BSX (as of Oct 2026).
Based on 18 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for BSX in the last 4 months.
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Quarterly · checked companies · value or % of revenue
A consensus fair price across 11 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-10-30. Estimates are diagnostics, not price targets. Short-horizon estimates are close to coin-flips, so confidence is a method-agreement read, not a prediction.
Today's peer multiple on trailing earnings, with no growth credited. This is the headline read.
Adds projected growth, so it leans optimistic by design. Read it as upside context, not a base case.
A price-focused, side-by-side fair-value read versus Health Care Equipment — fair value, gap to price, and forward P/E.
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Threatens: Drive net sales growth
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-10-30. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $41.98
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $41.98.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Above average on quality vs scored peers
A second lens on the 12-month fair value: for companies that score high on measured quality (profitability, balance-sheet safety, earnings stability), this read trusts more of today's profit margins instead of averaging them toward their multi-year history the way the headline number does. Shown alongside the fair value above, not in place of it. A diagnostic, not a price target or a buy/sell signal.
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Expected organic revenue decline and EPS pressure challenge the sales-growth objective.
Reported Q4 sales decline threatens growth, though CEO confidence in the long-term strategy offers limited reassurance.
Threatens: Drive net sales growth
Cyberattack-related sales disruption is a real near-term headwind to net sales growth.
Threatens: Drive net sales growth
Another outlook cut signals meaningful sales-growth pressure from cyberattack and other challenges.
Increased competition may hinder sales growth.
Threatens: Accelerated share repurchase program
Cyberattack may hinder share repurchase program effectiveness.
Acquisitions align with growth and expansion objectives.
Threatens: Enhance operational efficiency
Cyberattack impacts operational efficiency and guidance.
