When you're picking investments for the long term, it pays to be thrifty. Buying stocks that are too pricey for their level of earnings can set your portfolio up for a bruising. In contrast, if you can invest in quality companies at a fair price, you'll often get the growth that you paid for.
Abbott Laboratories (NYSE: ABT) and Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ: ISRG) are a pair of stocks that I stand behind, and both companies are working to increase their revenue to build on their long-term successes. But at the moment, I'd only be willing to buy more of one of the two -- let's take a look at why.
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Better Buy: Abbott Laboratories vs. Intuitive Surgical