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Hill-Rom TruSystem 3000 Table Boosts Surgical Solution Suite

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Medical device major Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. recently launched TruSystem 3000 Mobile Operating Table. The table has been designed to fulfill hospitals' need to equip operating rooms with quality medical devices at a reasonable cost. The new mobile operating table introduced under the Surgical Solutions segment is currently available in most countries of Europe, Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Asia.

Meanwhile, we must take note that Hill-Rom recently posted its first-quarter fiscal 2017 report. The company’s Surgical Solutions segment revenues during the reported quarter inched up 1.1% (up 3.2% at CER) on robust sale of its surgical positioning products and increased traction of its Integrated Table Motion. Meanwhile, the latest addition of an affordable and flexible operating table enhances the Surgical Solutions portfolio further.

Management claims that the TruSystem 3000 Mobile Operating Table can be customized for different surgical procedures. The user interfaces are reliable in design, using easily recognizable icons, colors and symbols to guarantee simplicity, efficiency and safety. In addition, the backlit display of the remote control enhances ease of use and safety in low-light surgical environments. The table can bear weight up to 270 kg, which covers a broad variety of individual patient and surgical needs.  

As per a Transparency Market Research report, the global surgical equipment market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of 4.2% by 2019. Hill-Rom is therefore making efforts to capture the untapped potential of this growing market. Before launching the TruSystem 3000 Mobile Operating Table, it announced the launch of Allen Advance Table Lateral System, a unique offering to complement its Allen Advance Table.

Share Price Performance

Hill-Rom outperformed the Zacks categorized Medical - Products industry in the last three months. In spite of a top-line underperformance in the just-reported fiscal first quarter, the share price rose 5.5% over the past three months, much better than the broader industry's gain of 0.1%.  

We are also upbeat about the company’s top-and-bottom-line guidance for the second quarter of fiscal 2017, strong growth in U.S. and solid margins. Based on these catalysts, we expect Hill-Rom to maintain its bullish share price trend in the days ahead. We are also looking forward to its plan to acquire Mortara Instrument and management’s plan of product expansion under its growing surgical product portfolio.

Zacks Rank & Other Key Picks

Hill-Rom currently has a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy). Other favorably ranked medical stocks are Glaukos Corporation (GKOS - Free Report) , Cardiovascular Systems and Neogen Corp. (NEOG - Free Report) . Glaukos sports a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) while Cardiovascular Systems carries a Zacks Rank #2. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.

Glaukos gained over 100% in the last one year in comparison to the S&P 500’s gain of only 17.6%. The company has a stellar four-quarter average earnings surprise of over 100%.

Cardiovascular Systems surged over 100% in the last one year in comparison to the S&P 500. It has a four-quarter average earnings surprise of 67.8%.

Neogen gained 22.2% in the past one year, better than the S&P 500 mark. The stock has an impressive long-term earnings growth of 16.7% for the next five years compared to the industry average of 15.2%.

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