TEMPUR SEALY $39.81 – New York symbol TPX

TEMPUR SEALY $39.81 (New York symbol TPX; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (800-878-8889; www.tempursealy.com; Shares outstanding: 60.4 million; Market cap: $2.4 billion; No dividends paid) completed its $1.3- billion purchase of rival Sealy in March 2013. This was a major acquisition for Tempur Sealy (formerly Tempur-Pedic), but… Read More

Both these leaders face special risks

INTUITIVE SURGICAL $510 (Nasdaq symbol ISRG; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (515-507-5000; www.intuitivesurgical.com; Shares outstanding: 40.2 million; Market cap: $20.5 billion; No dividends paid) makes the da Vinci, a computerized surgical system. Guided by a miniature camera connected to a 3-D monitor, surgeons use the da Vinci… Read More

TEMPUR-PEDIC $44.72 – New York symbol TPX

TEMPUR-PEDIC $44.72 (New York symbol TPX; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (800-878-8889; www.tempurpedic.com; Shares outstanding: 60.3 million; Market cap: $2.8 billion; No dividends paid) is changing its name to Tempur Sealy International. Its stock will continue to trade under the TPX symbol.

Tempur-Pedic completed its $1.3-billion purchase of… Read More

TEMPUR-PEDIC $39.70 – New York symbol TPX

TEMPUR-PEDIC $39.70 (New York symbol TPX; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (800-878-8889; www.tempurpedic.com; Shares outstanding: 59.6 million; Market cap: $2.4 billion; No dividends paid) makes and distributes Swedish mattresses and neck pillows made from its proprietary Tempur material, which conforms to the body to provide support and… Read More

Smart growth plans help them compete

INTUITIVE SURGICAL $526.46 (Nasdaq symbol ISRG; TSINetwork Rating: Average) (515-507-5000; www.intuitivesurgical.com; Shares outstanding: 39.8 million; Market cap: $21.0 billion; No dividends paid) makes the da Vinci, a computerized surgical system.

Guided by a miniature camera connected to a 3-D monitor, surgeons use the da Vinci to… Read More

TEMPUR-PEDIC $24.77 – New York symbol TPX

TEMPUR-PEDIC $24.77 (New York symbol TPX; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (800-878-8889; www.tempurpedic.com; Shares outstanding: 59.6 million; Market cap: $1.5 billion; No dividends paid) makes and distributes Swedish mattresses and neck pillows made from its proprietary Tempur material, which conforms to the body to provide support and… Read More

TPX buys up the competition

TEMPUR-PEDIC $33.39 (New York symbol TPX; TSINetwork Rating: Speculative) (800- 878-8889; www.tempurpedic.com; Shares outstanding: 59.5 million; Market cap: $2.0 billion; No dividends paid) plans to buy rival Sealy Corp. (symbol ZZ on New York) for $1.3 billion.

Sealy, which was founded in 1881, makes a wide… Read More