Why Integer Holdings Stock Flew Higher on Friday
Key Points
Three pundits weighed in with bullish new takes on the medical device specialist.
This was completely understandable, as it posted solid fourth-quarter results the previous day.
- 10 stocks we like better than Integer ›
Investors were eager to grab hold of Integer Holdings (NYSE: ITGR) stock on the last trading day of the week. This was on the back of several bullish analyst moves on the company, including a recommendation upgrade. These factors lifted the medical device specialist's stock price by more than 2% on the day.
The power of the pundits
Those prognosticator adjustments came a day after Integer published its latest earnings report, in which it posted better-than-expected revenue and profitability figures.
Will AI create the world's first trillionaire? Our team just released a report on the one little-known company, called an "Indispensable Monopoly" providing the critical technology Nvidia and Intel both need. Continue »
Image source: Getty Images.
The most impactful analyst update was the one published by Benchmark's Robert Wasserman before market open on Friday. The pundit changed his recommendation from hold to buy, setting a price target of $95 per share.
Bolstering this optimistic view, his peers Nathan Teybeck of Wells Fargo and Richard Newitter of Truist Securities raised their price targets. Although Treybeck maintained his equal weight (read: hold) recommendation, he upped his fair value assessment to $84 per share from $72. Newitter now feels Integer is worth $97 -- he previously flagged it at $95 -- and he also maintained his recommendation, in this case buy.
It wasn't hard to be more positive on Integer's prospects. The company grew sales by 5% year over year to $472 million in its fourth quarter of 2025. It also managed an impressive (22%) rise in its net income not in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) to almost $62 million.
Taking advantage of a long-term opportunity
It's not only Integer's growth that was impressive; that net margin is quite high, and the company operates in a field that should see organic expansion simply on the "graying" of the American populace (and that of other countries, while we're at it). Given that, I'd say these optimistic new takes are entirely justifiable, as is an investment into Integer's stock.
Should you buy stock in Integer right now?
Before you buy stock in Integer, consider this:
The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Integer wasn’t one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years.
Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $415,256!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you’d have $1,151,865!*
Now, it’s worth noting Stock Advisor’s total average return is 892% — a market-crushing outperformance compared to 194% for the S&P 500. Don't miss the latest top 10 list, available with Stock Advisor, and join an investing community built by individual investors for individual investors.
See the 10 stocks »
*Stock Advisor returns as of February 20, 2026.
Wells Fargo is an advertising partner of Motley Fool Money. Eric Volkman has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. The Motley Fool has positions in and recommends Truist Financial. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
Recommended Articles
