STAAR Surgical (STAA) Competitors $17.18 +0.40 (+2.35%) As of 01:25 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock STAA vs. ICUI, XRAY, QDEL, NEOG, CERS, OSUR, UTMD, ANIK, WST, and COOShould you be buying STAAR Surgical stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STAAR Surgical include ICU Medical (ICUI), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), Neogen (NEOG), Cerus (CERS), OraSure Technologies (OSUR), Utah Medical Products (UTMD), Anika Therapeutics (ANIK), West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), and Cooper Companies (COO). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. STAAR Surgical vs. Its Competitors ICU Medical DENTSPLY SIRONA QuidelOrtho Neogen Cerus OraSure Technologies Utah Medical Products Anika Therapeutics West Pharmaceutical Services Cooper Companies STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) and ICU Medical (NASDAQ:ICUI) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, STAA or ICUI? STAAR Surgical has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICU Medical has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is STAA or ICUI more profitable? ICU Medical has a net margin of -3.87% compared to STAAR Surgical's net margin of -25.46%. ICU Medical's return on equity of 6.75% beat STAAR Surgical's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets STAAR Surgical-25.46% -10.59% -8.32% ICU Medical -3.87%6.75%3.20% Which has higher valuation and earnings, STAA or ICUI? STAAR Surgical has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ICU Medical. ICU Medical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than STAAR Surgical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSTAAR Surgical$313.90M2.70-$20.21M-$1.44-11.89ICU Medical$2.38B1.39-$117.69M-$3.83-35.15 Do analysts rate STAA or ICUI? STAAR Surgical presently has a consensus price target of $24.63, indicating a potential upside of 43.82%. ICU Medical has a consensus price target of $192.67, indicating a potential upside of 43.10%. Given STAAR Surgical's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe STAAR Surgical is more favorable than ICU Medical.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) 2.00ICU Medical 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of STAA or ICUI? 96.7% of STAAR Surgical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.1% of ICU Medical shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of STAAR Surgical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of ICU Medical shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to STAA or ICUI? In the previous week, STAAR Surgical had 4 more articles in the media than ICU Medical. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for STAAR Surgical and 1 mentions for ICU Medical. ICU Medical's average media sentiment score of 1.71 beat STAAR Surgical's score of 0.99 indicating that ICU Medical is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment STAAR Surgical Positive ICU Medical Very Positive SummaryICU Medical beats STAAR Surgical on 10 of the 17 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 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$843.05M$15.66B$5.52B$8.87BDividend YieldN/A1.45%5.36%4.13%P/E Ratio-11.8218.7226.5019.82Price / Sales2.702.31410.19110.66Price / CashN/A16.8925.8827.49Price / Book2.123.677.945.39Net Income-$20.21M$430.42M$3.15B$248.34M7 Day Performance-0.34%2.49%1.08%1.25%1 Month Performance-4.13%1.09%5.34%5.41%1 Year Performance-63.89%19.71%32.80%18.07% STAAR Surgical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STAASTAAR Surgical3.9897 of 5 stars$17.12+2.0%$24.63+43.8%-64.8%$843.05M$313.90M-11.821,211ICUIICU Medical4.5656 of 5 stars$128.07+0.3%$192.67+50.4%+11.3%$3.14B$2.38B-33.4415,000Positive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.5733 of 5 stars$15.48+0.8%$20.36+31.5%-36.3%$3.06B$3.79B-3.4114,000QDELQuidelOrtho4.3363 of 5 stars$27.65-1.4%$44.33+60.3%-13.2%$1.90B$2.78B-5.566,600NEOGNeogen3.8228 of 5 stars$4.77-3.4%$9.00+88.7%-69.4%$1.07B$924.22M-2.142,110Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeCERSCerus2.7594 of 5 stars$1.34flat$3.50+161.2%-19.9%$256.15M$180.27M-13.40290Positive NewsOSUROraSure Technologies2.5129 of 5 stars$3.03+1.0%$3.00-1.0%-29.6%$224.40M$185.83M-7.21840Positive NewsUTMDUtah Medical Products2.8058 of 5 stars$54.89+2.3%N/A-14.8%$174.23M$40.90M14.52180ANIKAnika Therapeutics4.1042 of 5 stars$10.92+3.1%$20.00+83.2%-58.2%$151.88M$119.91M-2.81300WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.7275 of 5 stars$217.05+0.6%$332.50+53.2%-33.6%$15.51B$2.89B34.0710,600COOCooper Companies3.5068 of 5 stars$69.52+0.1%$99.70+43.4%-18.5%$13.89B$3.90B33.7516,000High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICU Medical Competitors DENTSPLY SIRONA Competitors QuidelOrtho Competitors Neogen Competitors Cerus Competitors OraSure Technologies Competitors Utah Medical Products Competitors Anika Therapeutics Competitors West Pharmaceutical Services 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 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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