Boston Scientific hits 52-week high

Shares of Boston Scientific hit their highest point in a year after the medical device company reported strong 4th-quarter and 2012 results.

Boston Scientific [1] (NYSE:BSX [2]) shares hit a 52-week high 2 days ago and are flirting with another today, as investors react to strong 4th-quarter and 2012 results.

The Marlborough, Mass.-based medical device company's stock hit $7.43 per share Jan. 29, the day it announced its financial numbers. Shares had fallen as low as $4.79 apiece during the last 52 weeks.

Today BSX shares hit that high again, trading at $7.43 each as of about 1:50 p.m., up 1.6%.