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The Zacks Analyst Blog Eli Lilly, Medtronic, Intuitive Surgical, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson

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The Zacks Analyst Blog Eli Lilly, Medtronic, Intuitive Surgical, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Johnson & Johnson For Immediate Releases Chicago, IL – January 6, 2026 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog…
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  • Medtronic carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy)

    80% confidence
  • Johnson & Johnson has an expected earnings growth rate of 5.7% for the current year

    80% confidence
  • Zacks top stock-picking strategies soared with average gains of +48.4%, +50.2% and +56.7% per year since 2000

    80% confidence
  • Eli Lilly has an expected earnings growth rate of 41.3% for the current year

    80% confidence
  • Medtronic has an expected revenue growth rate of 7.5% for the current year (ending April 2026)

    80% confidence
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 4.9% and -0.4%, respectively, for the current year

    80% confidence
  • The healthcare sector is generally defensive in nature with most stocks characterized as low-beta and dividend paying, but extensive use of AI has transformed several into potential high-growth providers

    80% confidence
  • JNJ has an ROE of 32.7% compared with the industry's ROE of 37% and the S&P 500's ROE of 17%

    80% confidence
  • The supercomputer will power an AI factory, a specialized computing infrastructure that manages the entire AI lifecycle from data ingestion and training to fine-tuning and high-volume inference.

    80% confidence
  • MDT has an ROE of 14.9% compared with the industry's ROE of -2.5% and the S&P 500's ROE of 17%

    80% confidence
  • Intuitive Surgical carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy)

    80% confidence
  • Regeneron carries a Zacks Rank #2

    80% confidence
  • Eli Lilly has a return on equity of 109.5% compared with the industry's ROE of 37% and the S&P 500's ROE of 17%

    80% confidence
  • Intuitive Surgical carries a Zacks Rank #2

    80% confidence
  • Intuitive Surgical has an expected earnings growth rate of 11.1% for the current year

    80% confidence
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has an expected revenue growth rate of 4.9% for the current year

    80% confidence
  • The Zacks Consensus Estimate for Eli Lilly current-year earnings has improved 0.7% over the last 30 days

    80% confidence
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy)

    80% confidence
  • Hypertension presents a multi-billion-dollar opportunity as Medtronic ramps up for CMS coverage of Symplicity

    80% confidence
  • AI fundamentally reshaped the medical landscape in 2024, revolutionizing diagnostics, treatment and operational efficiency

    80% confidence
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals has an expected earnings growth rate of -0.4% for the current year

    80% confidence
  • Regeneron put up a decent performance in 2025 as revenues grew despite declining sales of its lead drug Eylea

    80% confidence
  • The medical sector is one of the major adopters of artificial intelligence, which is currently being used to synthesize new compounds for drugs and create devices for more precise measurement and faster as well as more accurate diagnosis

    80% confidence
  • Medtronic currently carries a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy)

    80% confidence
  • Eli Lilly has an expected revenue growth rate of 22.3% for the current year

    80% confidence
  • Intuitive Surgical has an expected revenue growth rate of 14.3% for the current year

    80% confidence
  • AI fundamentally reshaped the medical landscape in 2024, revolutionizing diagnostics, treatment and operational efficiency

    80% confidence
  • The supercomputer will power an AI factory, a specialized computing infrastructure that manages the entire AI lifecycle from data ingestion and training to fine-tuning and high-volume inference

    80% confidence
  • Eli Lilly has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 22.3% and 41.3%, respectively, for the current year

    80% confidence
  • Medtronic has an expected revenue and earnings growth rate of 7.5% and 2.7%, respectively, for the current year ending April 2026

    80% confidence
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