BSX

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Boston Scientific Corporation Common Stock
Healthcare · Medical Devices · NYSE · United States
$43.34-0.48%
Market cap $62.8BNext earnings 2026-10-28Updated Sep 18, 2026
FAIR VALUE · CONSENSUS
$43.34+0.0%
confidence-weighted across 4 of 6 models
Now $43.34
$43.34
$26.84$77.41
BuyBronze49
Price vs fair value
17.9% below
+21.8% to fair value
ACCE score
57
out of 100
Analysts
91% buy
34 covering
P/E
17.6x
forward 12.9x
1-year return
-55.9%
Dividend yield
0.00%
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Overview

ACCE thesis

Boston Scientific designs and sells medical devices across electrophysiology, urology, endoscopy, and neuromodulation - the WATCHMAN FLR left atrial appendage closure device and the FARAPULSE pulsed field ablation system are the current revenue engines. The AF ablation market is structurally underpenetrated; fewer than 3% of eligible patients have received PFA therapy globally, and BSX owns first-mover positioning with FARAPULSE following its 2024 U.S. launch. Electrophysiology revenue grew 64% in Q3 2024 driven almost entirely by FARAPULSE adoption, which gives the segment durability well beyond a single product cycle. The forward PE of 14.9x sits at a discount to the med-tech peer group despite the company running 69% gross margins and accelerating EP revenue that consensus estimates may still be underpricing. At $71B market cap, this is a mid-cycle compounder with a real near-term catalyst, not a speculative bet - the question is whether EP growth sustains through 2025 as hospital capacity absorbs the new workflow.

Written Aug 8, 2026
Reports in 37 days, last quarter beat by 0.0%.

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Price

-55.3% · 1Y

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Bullish91% buy · 34 covering analysts
Strong buy 23 Buy 8 Hold 3 Sell 0 Strong sell 0
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Where it sits vs peers

This stock Peer Peer median weaker → stronger
P/Ebetter than 83% of peers
low 14.8x17.6xhigh 52.5x
ROEbetter than 50% of peers
low 9%15%high 38%
Div yieldbetter than 33% of peers
low 0.0%0.0%high 3.1%

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News and Record

Reports in 37 days, last quarter beat by 0.0%.

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Recent performance

1 week
+0.8%
1 month
-16.7%
3 months
-4.3%
6 months
-37.6%
YTD
-54.5%
1 year
-55.9%

SEC filings

40 filings
September 2026
Sep 8
8-KCurrent reportPeriod 2026-09-07
Sep 3
Form 4Insider transactionPeriod 2026-09-02
August 2026
Aug 26
8-KCurrent reportPeriod 2026-08-26
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