Based on the aggregated intelligence of 135,000-plus investors participating in Motley Fool CAPS, the Fool's free investing community, robotic medical device maker Hansen Medical (Nasdaq: HNSN) has earned a respected four-star ranking.
With that in mind, let's take a closer look at Hansen's business and see what CAPS investors are saying about the stock right now.
Hansen facts
| Headquarters (founded) | Mountain View, Calif. (2002) |
| Market Cap | $139.4 million |
| Industry | Health-Care Equipment |
| TTM Revenue | $31.1 million |
| Management | Co-Founder/CEO Dr. Frederic Moll |
| TTM Revenue Growth | 90.5% |
| Cash and Short-term Investments / Debt | $29.3 million / $12.5 million |
| Competitors | Varian Medical Systems (NYSE: VAR) |
| CAPS Members Bullish on HNSN Also Bullish on | Suntech Power (NYSE: STP) |
| CAPS Members Bearish on HNSN Also Bearish on | Geron (Nasdaq: GERN) |
Sources: Capital IQ, a division of Standard & Poor's, and Motley Fool CAPS. TTM = trailing 12 months.
Over on CAPS, 496 of the 519 members who have rated Hansen -- 97% -- believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 going forward. These bulls include rockfishcc8 and fburks.
Two weeks ago, rockfishcc8 urged our community to hang on to Hansen: "They had a bad last quarter, but almost everyone did. Look for Hansen to clean up all debt and get a huge push from the health care plan."
In a pitch from late last year, fburks expands on the stock's "Intuitive" nature:
This is a company started by [Intuitive Surgical] founder Fred Moll and the robotic catheter system is currently being used for endovascular procedures. This is a growth industry, but the more exciting prospect is the newer applications of this technology in other fields. A recent article in Urology highlighted an animal study using the robotic catheter system in the ureter for treatment of kidney stones and other conditions. … Intuitive's robotic system got a slow start in vascular and heart procedures, but took off once it was applied in the field of urology. I would expect the same to happen to [Hansen's] robotic system.
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