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OSUR vs. STAA, CERS, UTMD, ANIK, WST, COO, ALGN, MMSI, HAE, and ICUI

Should you be buying OraSure Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of OraSure Technologies include STAAR Surgical (STAA), Cerus (CERS), Utah Medical Products (UTMD), Anika Therapeutics (ANIK), West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Cooper Companies (COO), Align Technology (ALGN), Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), Haemonetics (HAE), and ICU Medical (ICUI). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry.

OraSure Technologies vs. Its Competitors

STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) and OraSure Technologies (NASDAQ:OSUR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

96.7% of STAAR Surgical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of OraSure Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of STAAR Surgical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.9% of OraSure Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

STAAR Surgical has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OraSure Technologies has a beta of 0.45, meaning that its stock price is 55% less volatile than the S&P 500.

OraSure Technologies has a net margin of -19.77% compared to STAAR Surgical's net margin of -25.46%. OraSure Technologies' return on equity of -5.86% beat STAAR Surgical's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
STAAR Surgical-25.46% -10.59% -8.32%
OraSure Technologies -19.77%-5.86%-5.20%

In the previous week, STAAR Surgical had 2 more articles in the media than OraSure Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for STAAR Surgical and 1 mentions for OraSure Technologies. STAAR Surgical's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat OraSure Technologies' score of 0.00 indicating that STAAR Surgical is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
STAAR Surgical
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
OraSure Technologies
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

OraSure Technologies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than STAAR Surgical. STAAR Surgical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OraSure Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
STAAR Surgical$313.90M2.70-$20.21M-$1.44-11.90
OraSure Technologies$161.63M1.40-$19.50M-$0.42-7.21

STAAR Surgical currently has a consensus price target of $24.63, indicating a potential upside of 43.67%. OraSure Technologies has a consensus price target of $3.00, indicating a potential downside of 0.99%. Given STAAR Surgical's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe STAAR Surgical is more favorable than OraSure Technologies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
STAAR Surgical
1 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
OraSure Technologies
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

STAAR Surgical beats OraSure Technologies on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding OSUR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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OSUR vs. The Competition

MetricOraSure TechnologiesMED PRODUCTS IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$227.39M$10.41B$5.51B$8.95B
Dividend YieldN/A2.09%5.25%4.02%
P/E Ratio-7.2116.4028.0020.16
Price / Sales1.4031.20409.36175.34
Price / Cash78.3022.7937.0657.97
Price / Book0.553.728.145.62
Net Income-$19.50M$235.43M$3.16B$248.50M
7 Day Performance-1.62%2.31%3.15%4.49%
1 Month Performance1.34%2.59%3.48%7.03%
1 Year Performance-27.51%-10.94%34.27%21.07%

OraSure Technologies Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
OSUR
OraSure Technologies
1.8105 of 5 stars
$3.03
-0.3%
$3.00
-1.0%
-26.1%$227.39M$161.63M-7.21840
STAA
STAAR Surgical
3.8301 of 5 stars
$16.78
-0.8%
$24.63
+46.8%
-58.7%$837.98M$313.90M0.001,211
CERS
Cerus
3.1999 of 5 stars
$1.41
-0.7%
$3.50
+148.2%
-24.7%$271.45M$180.27M0.00290
UTMD
Utah Medical Products
1.6275 of 5 stars
$56.92
-1.5%
N/A-13.4%$187.75M$40.90M15.29180News Coverage
Positive News
ANIK
Anika Therapeutics
3.7489 of 5 stars
$10.58
-1.5%
$20.00
+89.0%
-57.1%$154.03M$119.91M0.00300Positive News
WST
West Pharmaceutical Services
4.7462 of 5 stars
$218.80
0.0%
$320.00
+46.3%
-29.0%$15.72B$2.89B32.9610,600
COO
Cooper Companies
3.1276 of 5 stars
$71.16
+0.0%
$99.70
+40.1%
-12.5%$14.23B$3.90B18.3316,000
ALGN
Align Technology
4.5278 of 5 stars
$189.33
+0.4%
$241.25
+27.4%
-19.0%$13.66B$4.00B27.1220,945Positive News
Analyst Forecast
MMSI
Merit Medical Systems
4.392 of 5 stars
$93.48
0.0%
$109.11
+16.7%
+11.7%$5.53B$1.36B26.717,400Analyst Forecast
HAE
Haemonetics
4.8765 of 5 stars
$74.77
+1.3%
$96.80
+29.5%
-7.7%$3.55B$1.36B16.153,023News Coverage
Positive News
Analyst Upgrade
Gap Up
ICUI
ICU Medical
4.5255 of 5 stars
$132.15
+0.3%
$192.67
+45.8%
+12.9%$3.24B$2.38B23.9215,000Positive News

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This page (NASDAQ:OSUR) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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