Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for EW in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Nov 4 close
Edwards Lifesciences moved higher this week on a strong third-quarter 2026 report, with sales of $1.72 billion, up 11.2%, and adjusted EPS of $0.80, beating estimates by $0.06. Management raised full-year sales growth guidance to approximately 11.5% and adjusted EPS guidance to $2.97-$3.05. Alongside the results, the company presented positive PROGRESS trial data supporting earlier TAVR use in patients with moderate aortic stenosis, and at least one analyst upgraded the stock from Hold to Buy with a raised price target of $113. Shares touched a 52-week high of $98.70 during the week.
The stock closed at $99.37, up 4.4%, sitting above both its 50-day ($88.48) and 200-day ($85.61) averages, with the shorter average above the longer one, confirming an established uptrend. The GekkoIndex reads 37.5, placing EW in the Distribution zone, down 11.1 points over five days. Price sits 22.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $81.34, a gap wider than the 5% threshold typically considered meaningful.
No confirmed earnings date is currently on the calendar following the 23 July report, and no insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Analyst sentiment remains favorable, with 12 of 13 firms rating the stock Buy and a consensus target of $101.87. Seasonally, the next 20 trading days have averaged a 1.8% return over 5 years, rising in 3 of them, a modest supportive signal worth noting alongside the current Distribution reading and the wide fair-value gap.
Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Edwards Lifesciences scores 2 supportive, 0 mixed and 2 headwinds across the 4 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
2 supportive0 mixed2 headwinds
Above 50 and 200-day
Close $99.37 is above the 50-day ($88.48) and 200-day ($85.61) averages, and the 50-day is above the 200-day.
See the chart37.5, Distribution
Reading 37.5 is in the Distribution zone.
See the GekkoIndex22.2% above
Price is 22.2% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).
See fair valueNo data
No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyNo data
No confirmed report date on the calendar.
See earnings+1.8% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +1.8% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
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Edwards Lifesciences closed at $99.37 on Nov 4, 2026, +19.6% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $74.66 to $100.25.
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Edwards Lifesciences develops medical devices used to treat structural heart disease and to monitor patients during surgery and intensive care. Its structural heart lineup includes transcatheter valve systems for replacing or repairing damaged heart valves through minimally invasive procedures, such as the PASCAL and Cardioband devices aimed at mitral and tricuspid valve problems, along with surgical options like the INSPIRIS aortic valve, the KONECT RESILIA tissue conduit, and the HARPOON system for mitral valve repair. On the critical care side, it makes hemodynamic monitoring equipment that tracks heart function and fluid levels, including software that warns clinicians of impending drops in blood pressure.
The company reaches hospitals and other healthcare providers through its own sales staff as well as independent distributors, and it operates across the United States, Europe, Japan and other international markets.
Edwards Lifesciences was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Irvine, California. Its shares trade on the NYSE under the ticker EW.
Edwards Lifesciences’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 37.5, in the Distribution zone, down 11.1 points over five sessions.
Down 11.1 points over five sessions, from the Neutral zone.
Reading for Nov 4, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 27 | +2.3% | +7.8% | ||
| Accumulation | 211 | +0.4% | +2.9% | ||
| Neutral | 434 | +0.1% | −1.0% | ||
| Distribution (current zone) | 24 | 0.0% | +3.7% | ||
| Selling | 1 | Too few readings yet | |||
Average EW share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Distribution readings averaged +1.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Distribution zone: Institutions potentially offloading. About the five zones →
Edwards Lifesciences trades 22.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $81.34, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Edwards Lifesciences shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$81.34
Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026
22.2% Overvalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 10.0% above the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Edwards Lifesciences, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for EW in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in EW were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Edwards Lifesciences has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
0of the funds Gekko tracks hold EW.
Edwards Lifesciences beat the EPS estimate in 7 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.5% on average across the report.
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2026 | $0.78 est $0.73 | $1.74B est $1.70B | −2.1% |
| Apr 23, 2026 | $0.78 est $0.73 | $1.65B est $1.60B | +3.2% |
| Feb 10, 2026 | $0.58 est $0.62 | $1.57B est $1.55B | +3.3% |
| Oct 30, 2025 | $0.67 est $0.60 | $1.55B est $1.50B | −0.3% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | $0.67 est $0.62 | $1.53B est $1.49B | +4.0% |
| Apr 23, 2025 | $0.64 est $0.60 | $1.41B est $1.40B | +6.4% |
| Feb 11, 2025 | $0.59 est $0.55 | $1.39B est $1.36B | +6.6% |
| Oct 24, 2024 | $0.67 est $0.64 | $1.35B est $1.54B | −1.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Edwards Lifesciences is $101.87, +2.5% from the last close, from 13 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 13 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4 | Barclays | $110 | +10.7% |
| Nov 3 | Canaccord Genuity | $85 | −14.5% |
| Nov 3 | Truist Financial | $113 | +13.7% |
| Nov 3 | TD Cowen | $117 | +17.7% |
| Nov 2 | Bank of America Securities | $100 | +0.6% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Edwards Lifesciences averaged +1.8% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +0.7% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +2.8% | 2 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +2.9% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +1.8% | 3 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +7.0% | 5 of 5 |
For scale, EW’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5%.
Edwards Lifesciences’s market cap is $57.28B, with a P/E ratio of 55.5 and revenue of $6.51B over the last twelve months.
Coverage of Edwards Lifesciences this week reads positive: 7 positive, 3 neutral and 2 negative headlines.
Edwards Lifesciences’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| TMOThermo Fisher Scientific | Neutral | 14.5% above |
| ABTAbbott Laboratories | Distribution | 8.0% below |
| ISRGIntuitive Surgical | Distribution | 30.4% above |
| DHRDanaher | Neutral | 3.6% above |
| MDTMedtronic | Neutral | 16.0% below |
| SYKStryker | Distribution | 6.5% above |
A peer links to its own page where one exists.
Edwards Lifesciences’s market cap is $57.28B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $99.37, with 575.8M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 55.5.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Edwards Lifesciences is $101.87, +2.5% from the last close. Of the 13 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 12 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Edwards Lifesciences is overvalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $99.37 is 22.2% above Gekko Fair Value of $81.34. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Edwards Lifesciences’s 52-week high is $100.25 and its 52-week low is $74.66; it closed at $99.37 on Nov 4, 2026, +19.6% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $131.73 on Dec 30, 2021.
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