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The Motley Fool July 18, 2008 Brian Orelli	St. Jude Is a Fighter The medical device maker continues to kick the competition while it's down.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	St. Jude's Healthy Heartbeat Medical device maker St. Jude continues to be boosted by ICD market share gains, and new businesses are coming on line, as well.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2007 Billy Fisher	A Saintly Quarter Shares of St. Jude Medical rise after the company announces a big quarter.
The Motley Fool January 9, 2007 Billy Fisher	St. Jude's Juiced-Up Q4 The medical-device maker shows stronger vital signs. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2007 Billy Fisher	Keeping Pace at St. Jude Medical device maker St. Jude Medical has a strong quarter, but investors weren't impressed.
The Motley Fool January 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	St. Jude Is No Lost Cause The No. 3 cardiology company posts solid growth because of continuing implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) market share gains.
The Motley Fool October 17, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Busy Day for St. Jude In addition to announcing a major acquisition, St. Jude also reported very solid financial results for the third quarter. Analysts keep raising the bar, and the medical equipment company continues to surpass it.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2009 Brian Orelli	Investors Heart Medtronic The leaner company is more lovable.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Hey, Jude! Party Hearty St. Jude's ICD (implantable cardioverter defibrillator) business is on fire and fueling strong profit growth for this medical device maker. Whether your cut-off makes St. Jude a mid-cap or a large-cap, this company is certainly growing -- and the stock's valuation reflects that.
The Motley Fool July 25, 2011 Jason Moser	Rising Star Buy: St. Jude Medical It's a good time to jump in on this medical-device maker.
The Motley Fool May 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	A Second Opinion on Medtronic Medtronic is a growth stalwart, but does valuation properly account for the challenges?
The Motley Fool July 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Taking St. Jude's Pulse The ICD market is a long-term opportunity, but not a panacea. St. Jude investors should remember that this is a rough neighborhood -- product liability, FDA bureaucracy, and huge, tough competitors live here, too.
The Motley Fool January 25, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Is St. Jude Next to Be Wooed? Can St. Jude build upon the jump-start opportunity from Guidant's troubles, or will further market share growth prove to be increasingly hard to come by? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 9, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Greatbatch Keeps Growth Pumping Demand for implantable medical electronics keeps this battery and component maker humming. Investors new to this stock and/or medical technology in general will need to exercise some patience.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	St. Jude's Racing Heartbeat Slows Even though the stock got far too expensive, this is still a good company and could still be a viable target for certain large health-care companies that may be in an acquisition frame of mind.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Medtronic's Minor Miss Sluggish sales in several market categories might spook investors.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Medtronic's Shock to the System Its guidance cuts rattled the med-tech industry, but long-term trends remain positive. While the going may be tougher now in the ICD space, it's still an attractive long-term opportunity, and investors may want to start looking around for bargains.
The Motley Fool August 18, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Medtronic Keeps the Beat Strong growth in the ICD and spinal businesses keep Medtronic running. The stock is trading more or less at par to the market with respect to its P/E-to-growth ratio. Investors must decide for themselves whether that's a fair price to pay.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2011 Harsh Chauhan	Medtronic Looks Set for Takeoff Medtronic shares jump after flat quarterly growth as it looks toward global expansion.
The Motley Fool November 18, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Medtronic Down, Not Out Internal defibrillator maker's earnings growth rate is slowing down, but its future looks healthy.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2006 Michael P. Cecil	Will a 10-Bagger Go Higher? Cambridge Heart has a special EKG machine that helps determine which patients need defibrillators. The stock is up tenfold in the past 12 months. After results of a major trial are announced, will the share price go higher?
BusinessWeek March 22, 2004 Robert Barker	St. Jude: An Insider Sign To Investors? St. Jude, the patron saint of lost causes, rarely has needed to look out for his namesake, St. Jude Medical (STJ ). Since its birth in 1976, this maker of artificial heart valves, defibrillators, catheters, and sundry other cardiac devices has led a blessed life. It's in excellent health today. So why are insiders dumping the stock?
The Motley Fool August 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Is Medtronic Sweeping the Deck? Nothing's changing at a deep fundamental level in health care that would impede the growth of this giant med-tech corporation. However, investors need to proceed with caution.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2009 Brian Orelli	Boston Scientific Helps Itself ... and Its Rivals Boston Scientific released positive results from a clinical trial testing its heart devices, but unfortunately the data is likely to help its competitors as well.
The Motley Fool February 17, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Is Medtronic's Heartbeat Slowing? Will gradually decelerating growth lead to a multiple contraction on the medical device maker's stock?
The Motley Fool April 25, 2011 Arundhati Parmar	St. Jude: New Aortic Replacement Valve Approved St. Jude gets good news.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	St. Jude Lives and Learns Though dynamics in the ICD market caught it by surprise, this is still a quality med-tech company. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2008 Brian Orelli	St. Jude's Heartfelt Acquisition Medical-device maker St. Jude purchases tiny EP MedSystems.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2011 Arundhati Parmar	New Hypertension Treatment from St. Jude Medical? St. Jude management is keeping mum on renal denervation.
The Motley Fool June 7, 2011 Arundhati Parmar	St. Jude Medical Introduces Two Cardiac Devices in India St. Jude heads to the Subcontinent.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2009 Robert Steyer	The Heart Company's Disheartening Forecast Boston Scientific scaled back its full-year forecast, and the market doesn't like it.
BusinessWeek May 29, 2006 Gene G. Marcial	Will Medtronic's Pulse Quicken? Some investors say Medtronic may beat analysts' consensus forecast.
The Motley Fool January 6, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Can Medtronic Still Quicken the Pulse? While increased competition looms for the medical device maker, a shareholder update looks to the past.
BusinessWeek June 7, 2004 Gene G. Marcial	St. Jude's Bruise Should Clear Up Fast St. Jude Medical (STJ ) tumbled 2%, to $73, after it revealed that the FDA had delayed for a month the approval of its new Epic CRT-defibrillator.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Upbeat About Medtronic The future looks bright at medical-device firm Medtronic, and the stock price is reasonable. First quarter sales grew, as overseas revenue improved an impressive 16%.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2009 Brian Orelli	Medtronic Takes the Road Less Traveled It looks like this medical devices company is healthy again.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2004 Selena Maranjian	When Medicare Boosts Stocks More defibrillators in use means higher earnings for some investors.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2011 Arundhati Parmar	St. Jude Medical's Migraine Treatment: Good for Europe, but Not the U.S.? St. Jude won't comment on whether the company plans to do a second clinical trial or whether it is confident it will win approval from the FDA without it.
The Motley Fool November 24, 2009 Brian Orelli	52-Week Highs! What's Going On? Even with its recent leap, this stock may belong in your portfolio. Medtronic raised earnings guidance today after a fairly strong quarter, and the stock is hitting new 52-week highs.
The Motley Fool February 8, 2006 Tim Beyers	Who's Buying Now? Sometimes, insiders are buying for all the right reasons. Who's buying now? Dominion Resources... Goodrich Petroleum... iPass... ITT Educational Services... St. Jude Medical...
The Motley Fool June 24, 2011 Arundhati Parmar	Data on St. Jude Migraine Treatment "Impressive" An effective migraine treatment would be very valuable for St. Jude.
The Motley Fool October 23, 2006 Michael P. Cecil	Are Pacemaker Prices Heading for a Fall? Medicare law changes may drive the amount that hospitals can pay for pacemakers. Will device makers be forced to lower prices? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool May 25, 2010 Brian Orelli	Medtronic Gets Tossed Out With the Bathwater A bad day to report good news.
The Motley Fool January 18, 2012 Dan Caplinger	Has St. Jude Medical Become the Perfect Stock? St. Jude took a big step toward perfection when it initiated a big dividend in early 2011.
The Motley Fool June 20, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Ouch! Guidant Zaps Itself Problems with ICDs have led to a voluntary recall and could fuel a class action suit. While Guidant is doing the right thing now, investors, patients, and doctors may well ask whether more should have been done sooner.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A Nasty Jolt to Greatbatch Disappointing margins take a bite out of the company's market cap. While valuation here is a bit difficult, any way you slice it, the stock doesn't look too interesting.
The Motley Fool October 22, 2011 Harsh Chauhan	This Stock May Be a Surprisingly Good Buy Medtronic's moves could reap dividends in the future.
The Motley Fool August 24, 2010 Brian Orelli	Disaster in Medical-Device Land Industry bellwether Medtronic is forecasting a nasty storm.
The Motley Fool May 24, 2006 S.J. Caplan	Goodbye, Guidant Publicity woes drive Boston Scientific to ditch the Guidant name. In the meantime, Boston Scientific wants to capitalize on its entry into the ICD market, an area experiencing double-digit sales growth. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2011 Harsh Chauhan	Why Medtronic Is On Course for a Happy New Year Right moves make Medtronic a good investment now.