For a while after Google's IPO and immediate run-up, the stock almost kept pace. But with each passing quarter ISRG has been on a blistering path. As reported by The Motley Fool: "The company behind the robotic arms that are revolutionizing the surgical process on operating tables everywhere earned $1.04 per share during the third quarter. Wall Street was looking for a profit of only $0.80 a share. Intuitive has now beaten estimates in each of the past 20 quarters." Last quarter I wrote Intuitive Surgical jumps over 32% - where's the ceiling? I guess it still has none.

GOOG reported Q3 45% growth; ISRG reported 65% Q3 growth and it's accelerating. Speculation abounds about when Google -- closing today at $650.75, gaining $6.06 (+0.94%) -- will reach $1,000 dollars a share. No one is talking about when Intuitive Surgical, which closed today at $285.86, gaining $16.52 (+6.13%) will reach $1,000 a share?

Anybody out there agree with me that ISRG gets there first? Yes, I think ISRG, capitalized at about $10.5 billion, has more room to fly than Google, which is capitalized at $151 billion. So after glowing about ISRG, I cannot close without stating that both companies offer phenomenal products, have great management, great futures and should be on your watch list. To anyone who was astute (and lucky) enough to get in early on both -- my hats off to you!

Disclosure: I own ISRG stock.

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Sheldon Liber is the CEO of a small private investment company and the principal for design and research at an architecture & planning firm.