STAAR Surgical (STAA) Competitors $18.26 -0.28 (-1.51%) Closing price 04/30/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.02 -0.24 (-1.31%) As of 07:09 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock STAA vs. ICUI, HAE, XRAY, QDEL, NEOG, CERS, OSUR, ANIK, UTMD, and COOShould you be buying STAAR Surgical stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STAAR Surgical include ICU Medical (ICUI), Haemonetics (HAE), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), Neogen (NEOG), Cerus (CERS), OraSure Technologies (OSUR), Anika Therapeutics (ANIK), Utah Medical Products (UTMD), and Cooper Companies (COO). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. STAAR Surgical vs. ICU Medical Haemonetics DENTSPLY SIRONA QuidelOrtho Neogen Cerus OraSure Technologies Anika Therapeutics Utah Medical Products Cooper Companies ICU Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI) and STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has more risk & volatility, ICUI or STAA? ICU Medical has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, STAAR Surgical has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ICUI or STAA? STAAR Surgical has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ICU Medical. STAAR Surgical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICU Medical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioICU Medical$2.38B1.41-$29.66M-$4.83-28.28STAAR Surgical$313.90M2.87-$20.21M-$0.41-44.54 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ICUI or STAA? 96.1% of ICU Medical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of STAAR Surgical shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of ICU Medical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% 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 will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor ICUI or STAA? In the previous week, ICU Medical had 12 more articles in the media than STAAR Surgical. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for ICU Medical and 8 mentions for STAAR Surgical. STAAR Surgical's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat ICU Medical's score of 0.41 indicating that STAAR Surgical is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment ICU Medical 9 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral STAAR Surgical 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ICUI or STAA more profitable? ICU Medical has a net margin of -4.74% compared to STAAR Surgical's net margin of -6.44%. ICU Medical's return on equity of 5.05% beat STAAR Surgical's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ICU Medical-4.74% 5.05% 2.42% STAAR Surgical -6.44%-3.35%-2.67% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ICUI or STAA? ICU Medical received 108 more outperform votes than STAAR Surgical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.14% of users gave ICU Medical an outperform vote while only 54.12% of users gave STAAR Surgical an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformICU MedicalOutperform Votes39764.14% Underperform Votes22235.86% STAAR SurgicalOutperform Votes28954.12% Underperform Votes24545.88% Do analysts recommend ICUI or STAA? ICU Medical presently has a consensus price target of $162.67, indicating a potential upside of 19.09%. STAAR Surgical has a consensus price target of $24.25, indicating a potential upside of 32.80%. Given STAAR Surgical's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe STAAR Surgical is more favorable than ICU Medical.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score ICU Medical 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00STAAR Surgical 1 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryICU Medical beats STAAR Surgical on 13 of the 19 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 SurgicalOphthalmic goods IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$900.68M$11.11B$5.56B$7.83BDividend YieldN/A0.96%5.11%4.22%P/E Ratio-44.5435.9922.4418.48Price / Sales2.872.81393.95103.59Price / Cash23.0214.5338.1834.62Price / Book2.312.386.774.25Net Income-$20.21M$224.27M$3.22B$248.23M7 Day Performance2.13%-1.30%1.45%0.89%1 Month Performance3.75%-9.96%3.96%3.53%1 Year Performance-59.14%-19.70%16.07%5.08% STAAR Surgical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STAASTAAR Surgical4.3847 of 5 stars$18.26-1.5%$24.25+32.8%-60.3%$900.68M$313.90M-44.54960Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsICUIICU Medical3.8714 of 5 stars$135.90+0.2%$162.67+19.7%+39.5%$3.34B$2.38B-29.7414,500Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsHAEHaemonetics4.6248 of 5 stars$62.55+0.1%$101.22+61.8%-31.5%$3.14B$1.37B24.632,820Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.9016 of 5 stars$13.87+0.9%$22.58+62.8%-53.7%$2.76B$3.79B-6.7015,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsQDELQuidelOrtho4.5397 of 5 stars$28.96+3.1%$46.83+61.7%-31.5%$1.95B$2.78B-0.967,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsNEOGNeogen3.8084 of 5 stars$5.14-0.4%$9.00+75.1%-59.0%$1.12B$906.00M-2.352,110Positive NewsCERSCerus2.0773 of 5 stars$1.34-0.7%$3.50+161.2%-21.0%$256.15M$180.27M-12.18290News CoverageOSUROraSure Technologies4.5574 of 5 stars$3.04+1.7%$5.50+80.9%-43.5%$227.39M$185.83M20.27840Upcoming EarningsANIKAnika Therapeutics4.0625 of 5 stars$14.51+0.6%$21.67+49.3%-43.9%$205.69M$119.91M-2.18300UTMDUtah Medical Products2.3322 of 5 stars$52.21-0.3%N/A-21.8%$171.35M$40.90M13.22180Earnings ReportNews CoverageCOOCooper Companies3.3156 of 5 stars$81.85+1.2%$110.25+34.7%-8.3%$16.37B$3.93B41.9714,000Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICU Medical Competitors Haemonetics Competitors DENTSPLY SIRONA Competitors QuidelOrtho Competitors Neogen Competitors Cerus Competitors OraSure Technologies Competitors Anika Therapeutics Competitors Utah Medical Products Competitors Cooper Companies 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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