Jim Cramer Listed 20 Best Performing Stocks of the Last 20 Years

8. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 95

Cramer called Intuitive Surgical, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISRG) “as relevant as ever” as he commented:

“Eighth best performer of the Mad Money era is Intuitive Surgical, ISRG, the creator of the minimally invasive Da Vinci Robotic Surgical System. This is another name that we found early on. I first interviewed someone from the company back in July of 2005 when the stock was trading at a split-adjusted price of $5 and change.

Since then, we’ve watched this Intuitive Robotic Surgical system… spread across the globe, constantly improving along the way and adding more types of procedures that it could do. The company’s now [a] $184 billion behemoth, and this stock has given you more than 10,000% gain since the show got started. I think this is as relevant as ever. Company just reported an excellent set of numbers last Tuesday. I’m proud to be a huge supporter of this.”

Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) develops and sells tools used in minimally invasive procedures. The company’s products include the da Vinci Surgical System, the Ion endoluminal platform, surgical instruments, training, and support services.