NYSEHealth CareMedical DevicesSnapshot 2026-07-31
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Health Care Equipment: fringe margins under pressure (3q confirmed)
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Primary pillar under pressure — Organic revenue growth accelerates to about 7% in FY27: organic revenue growth 7.25% vs target 6.75%.
View ThesisRevenue is growing steadily — about 8% over the past year.
View GrowthRanks among the strongest in its industry on quality — around the top 17%.
View QualityManagement screens strong on capital allocation, earnings delivery, margins, the balance sheet.
View ManagementExpectations look reasonable — what the market is pricing in sits in line with or below what analysts forecast.
View ValuationModerate volatility — typically moves about 1% a day.
View RiskMedtronic's growth in key franchises must continue to justify its current price. Revenue grew 9.9% year over year, but the last quarter missed expectations. It trades at 15× P/E, below the peer median of 33×. This suggests the price reflects less growth than expected. A specific risk is the potential for a guidance cut, which could lower estimates. Peer multiples imply a price roughly in line with where it trades; this read is provisional.
Trailing returns as of 2026-07-31. MDT is total return (includes dividends); the S&P 500 benchmark is price return (the index excludes dividends).
Based on 31 analysts currently covering MDT (as of Jul 2026).
Based on 12 Wall Street analysts offering 12-month price targets for MDT in the last 4 months.
A consensus fair price across 13 valuation methods, at three horizons. As of 2026-08-01. 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.
Threatens: Address IT security breach and regulatory compliance
Recall may impact regulatory compliance and revenue growth.
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End-of-day figures as of 2026-07-31. EPS is implied from price ÷ P/E. Not investment advice.
Current $85.39
The last 12 months of price, then the range of analyst 12-month targets from today’s $85.39.
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A long-thesis check that carries the widest uncertainty of the three horizons.
Around the middle on quality vs scored peers
Direction of the business behind the multiple. Bands are backend reads; trailing-12-month basis.
Advances: Drive growth in key franchises and new product launches
Acquisition enhances growth in key franchises and product offerings.
Advances: Drive growth in key franchises and new product launches
Expands product offerings in key franchise for growth.
Advances: Drive growth in key franchises and new product launches
Partnership enhances growth in key franchises and product launches.
Advances: Achieve and accelerate organic revenue growth
Earnings beat supports revenue growth objectives.
Threatens: Address IT security breach and regulatory compliance
Cyberattack notification impacts regulatory compliance objective.
Threatens: Address IT security breach and regulatory compliance
Tariff impacts could affect compliance and costs.
Advances: Drive growth in key franchises and new product launches
Acquisition enhances growth in key franchises.
