Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. Buys 7,618 Shares of Boston Scientific Co. (NYSE:BSX)

Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Boston Scientific Co. (NYSE:BSX - Free Report) by 7.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 107,340 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock after purchasing an additional 7,618 shares during the period. Hennion & Walsh Asset Management Inc.'s holdings in Boston Scientific were worth $9,588,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other hedge funds have also added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Marshall Wace LLP lifted its holdings in Boston Scientific by 115.9% during the 2nd quarter. Marshall Wace LLP now owns 6,720,480 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock worth $517,544,000 after buying an additional 3,608,158 shares during the period. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd lifted its stake in shares of Boston Scientific by 4,292.3% in the third quarter. AustralianSuper Pty Ltd now owns 2,676,847 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock worth $224,320,000 after acquiring an additional 2,615,903 shares during the period. Ameriprise Financial Inc. boosted its holdings in Boston Scientific by 30.0% in the second quarter. Ameriprise Financial Inc. now owns 7,899,610 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock valued at $608,349,000 after acquiring an additional 1,824,405 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in Boston Scientific by 2.3% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 62,846,328 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock valued at $5,266,522,000 after purchasing an additional 1,389,172 shares during the period. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC raised its holdings in Boston Scientific by 98.0% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 2,205,368 shares of the medical equipment provider's stock worth $184,810,000 after purchasing an additional 1,091,561 shares during the last quarter. 89.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Boston Scientific Stock Up 0.4 %

Shares of NYSE:BSX opened at $97.32 on Thursday. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $90.36 and a 200 day moving average of $84.15. Boston Scientific Co. has a 52-week low of $59.85 and a 52-week high of $97.36. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.44, a quick ratio of 1.02 and a current ratio of 1.48. The firm has a market capitalization of $143.43 billion, a PE ratio of 80.43, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.48 and a beta of 0.80.

Boston Scientific (NYSE:BSX - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 23rd. The medical equipment provider reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.59 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $4.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $4.04 billion. Boston Scientific had a return on equity of 17.23% and a net margin of 11.26%. The company's revenue was up 19.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $0.50 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Boston Scientific Co. will post 2.46 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on BSX shares. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Boston Scientific from $85.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 18th. BTIG Research raised their price target on shares of Boston Scientific from $84.00 to $93.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Monday, October 14th. Citigroup raised their target price on Boston Scientific from $98.00 to $107.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Wednesday, December 11th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upgraded shares of Boston Scientific from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $108.00 target price for the company in a research note on Friday, January 10th. Finally, StockNews.com lowered shares of Boston Scientific from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Monday, November 4th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, twenty have given a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $97.26.

Insider Transactions at Boston Scientific

In other news, EVP Arthur C. Butcher sold 14,010 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $89.27, for a total value of $1,250,672.70. Following the sale, the executive vice president now directly owns 978 shares of the company's stock, valued at $87,306.06. This represents a 93.47 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP John Bradley Sorenson sold 4,119 shares of Boston Scientific stock in a transaction dated Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $90.02, for a total transaction of $370,792.38. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now directly owns 35,319 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $3,179,416.38. This trade represents a 10.44 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders sold 29,989 shares of company stock worth $2,702,261. 0.50% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

About Boston Scientific

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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