STAAR Surgical (STAA) Competitors $26.50 -0.22 (-0.82%) Closing price 10/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$26.62 +0.11 (+0.43%) As of 07:46 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock STAA vs. MMSI, ICUI, XRAY, HAE, QDEL, NEOG, CERS, OSUR, UTMD, and ANIKShould you be buying STAAR Surgical stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STAAR Surgical include Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), ICU Medical (ICUI), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), Haemonetics (HAE), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), Neogen (NEOG), Cerus (CERS), OraSure Technologies (OSUR), Utah Medical Products (UTMD), and Anika Therapeutics (ANIK). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. STAAR Surgical vs. Its Competitors Merit Medical Systems ICU Medical DENTSPLY SIRONA Haemonetics QuidelOrtho Neogen Cerus OraSure Technologies Utah Medical Products Anika Therapeutics STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) and Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) are both medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is STAA or MMSI more profitable? Merit Medical Systems has a net margin of 8.31% compared to STAAR Surgical's net margin of -42.45%. Merit Medical Systems' return on equity of 15.07% beat STAAR Surgical's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets STAAR Surgical-42.45% -16.11% -12.54% Merit Medical Systems 8.31%15.07%8.60% Does the media favor STAA or MMSI? In the previous week, STAAR Surgical had 6 more articles in the media than Merit Medical Systems. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for STAAR Surgical and 6 mentions for Merit Medical Systems. Merit Medical Systems' average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat STAAR Surgical's score of 0.19 indicating that Merit Medical Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment STAAR Surgical 1 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 8 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Merit Medical Systems 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer STAA or MMSI? STAAR Surgical presently has a consensus target price of $20.67, indicating a potential downside of 22.01%. Merit Medical Systems has a consensus target price of $107.50, indicating a potential upside of 28.37%. Given Merit Medical Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Merit Medical Systems is more favorable than STAAR Surgical.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score STAAR Surgical 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.91Merit Medical Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Which has higher earnings and valuation, STAA or MMSI? Merit Medical Systems has higher revenue and earnings than STAAR Surgical. STAAR Surgical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Merit Medical Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSTAAR Surgical$313.90M4.17-$20.21M-$1.93-13.73Merit Medical Systems$1.36B3.66$120.36M$1.9742.51 Which has more volatility and risk, STAA or MMSI? STAAR Surgical has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in STAA or MMSI? 96.7% of STAAR Surgical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of STAAR Surgical shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Merit Medical Systems shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryMerit Medical Systems beats STAAR Surgical on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding STAA and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart STAA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSTAAR SurgicalMED/DENTAL IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.32B$17.59B$6.09B$10.54BDividend YieldN/A1.67%5.69%4.71%P/E Ratio-13.7316.9785.4827.61Price / Sales4.172.30535.60201.12Price / CashN/A12.9337.9261.55Price / Book3.293.1012.976.76Net Income-$20.21M$472.95M$3.30B$275.88M7 Day Performance-3.36%0.67%4.35%2.81%1 Month Performance-4.26%-6.76%9.50%9.24%1 Year Performance-15.98%-11.82%84.38%35.42% STAAR Surgical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STAASTAAR Surgical2.8974 of 5 stars$26.50-0.8%$20.67-22.0%-15.8%$1.32B$313.90M-13.731,211Analyst ForecastMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.6919 of 5 stars$80.86+0.8%$107.50+32.9%-12.5%$4.75B$1.36B41.057,400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastICUIICU Medical4.462 of 5 stars$117.04-1.5%$181.00+54.6%-32.5%$2.93B$2.38B-77.0015,000Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.8826 of 5 stars$12.61+0.9%$18.64+47.8%-49.4%$2.49B$3.67B-2.6614,000Analyst ForecastHAEHaemonetics4.9369 of 5 stars$48.150.0%$78.78+63.6%-33.5%$2.32B$1.35B14.723,023Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionQDELQuidelOrtho4.339 of 5 stars$28.88+1.9%$39.20+35.7%-33.9%$1.92B$2.74B-4.426,600News CoverageAnalyst ForecastNEOGNeogen3.3253 of 5 stars$5.59-1.4%$8.33+49.1%-60.4%$1.23B$894.66M-1.112,110Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCERSCerus2.3721 of 5 stars$1.52+5.6%$3.50+130.3%-2.3%$276.05M$192.51M-15.20290Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑OSUROraSure Technologies1.9211 of 5 stars$3.18-0.6%$3.00-5.7%-20.8%$234.04M$185.83M-4.75840News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastUTMDUtah Medical Products2.5808 of 5 stars$62.72-0.1%N/A-2.5%$201.35M$40.90M16.77180News CoverageAnalyst ForecastANIKAnika Therapeutics4.2488 of 5 stars$9.14+1.3%$18.00+96.9%-62.5%$130.05M$114.55M-2.20300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Merit Medical Systems Competitors ICU Medical Competitors DENTSPLY SIRONA Competitors Haemonetics Competitors QuidelOrtho Competitors Neogen Competitors Cerus Competitors OraSure Technologies Competitors Utah Medical Products Competitors Anika Therapeutics Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:STAA) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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