STAAR Surgical (STAA) Competitors $27.94 +0.16 (+0.58%) Closing price 09/5/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.84 -0.10 (-0.36%) As of 09/5/2025 05:22 PM 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 Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) and STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer MMSI or STAA? In the previous week, Merit Medical Systems had 3 more articles in the media than STAAR Surgical. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Merit Medical Systems and 7 mentions for STAAR Surgical. Merit Medical Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat STAAR Surgical's score of 1.06 indicating that Merit Medical Systems is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Merit Medical Systems 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive STAAR Surgical 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is MMSI or STAA 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 Merit Medical Systems8.31% 15.07% 8.60% STAAR Surgical -42.45%-16.11%-12.54% Do analysts rate MMSI or STAA? Merit Medical Systems presently has a consensus price target of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 15.09%. STAAR Surgical has a consensus price target of $20.67, indicating a potential downside of 26.03%. Given Merit Medical Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Merit Medical Systems is more favorable than STAAR Surgical.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Merit Medical Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89STAAR Surgical 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Do insiders and institutionals believe in MMSI or STAA? 99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of STAAR Surgical shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of STAAR Surgical shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings & valuation, MMSI or STAA? 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 RatioMerit Medical Systems$1.36B4.06$120.36M$1.9747.19STAAR Surgical$224.45M6.17-$20.21M-$1.93-14.48 Which has more volatility & risk, MMSI or STAA? Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its stock price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, STAAR Surgical has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryMerit Medical Systems beats STAAR Surgical on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get STAAR Surgical News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STAA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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$1.38B$16.06B$5.83B$9.92BDividend YieldN/A1.49%6.70%4.52%P/E Ratio-14.4817.7276.2926.13Price / Sales6.172.50532.13173.41Price / CashN/A15.6336.9959.28Price / Book3.473.6811.486.09Net Income-$20.21M$472.13M$3.29B$266.51M7 Day Performance2.12%-0.56%1.28%0.45%1 Month Performance3.67%1.07%8.56%5.05%1 Year Performance-10.22%7.90%61.19%26.03% STAAR Surgical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STAASTAAR Surgical3.4937 of 5 stars$27.94+0.6%$20.67-26.0%-10.2%$1.38B$224.45M-14.481,211Positive NewsShort Interest ↓MMSIMerit Medical Systems4.686 of 5 stars$90.54+0.5%$107.00+18.2%-3.7%$5.36B$1.36B45.967,400Positive NewsICUIICU Medical4.741 of 5 stars$127.66+0.5%$179.00+40.2%-19.1%$3.15B$2.38B-83.9915,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.9443 of 5 stars$14.30-0.1%$18.64+30.3%-42.8%$2.85B$3.79B-3.0214,000Positive NewsHAEHaemonetics4.7677 of 5 stars$54.63+0.5%$85.18+55.9%-25.8%$2.63B$1.36B16.713,023Short Interest ↑QDELQuidelOrtho4.2805 of 5 stars$28.69+2.5%$42.17+47.0%-34.0%$1.95B$2.78B-4.396,600News CoveragePositive NewsNEOGNeogen3.611 of 5 stars$5.75flat$7.50+30.4%-62.7%$1.25B$894.66M-1.142,110Trending NewsAnalyst RevisionCERSCerus1.7093 of 5 stars$1.31flat$3.50+167.2%-34.2%$251.12M$180.27M-13.10290Positive NewsShort Interest ↑OSUROraSure Technologies2.6603 of 5 stars$3.31+0.6%$3.00-9.4%-21.4%$242.08M$185.83M-4.94840News CoveragePositive NewsUTMDUtah Medical Products2.5644 of 5 stars$62.21+0.2%N/A-4.3%$199.43M$40.90M16.63180News CoveragePositive NewsANIKAnika Therapeutics4.3095 of 5 stars$9.38+1.6%$18.00+91.9%-63.6%$135.24M$119.91M-2.26300News Coverage 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 9/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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