STAAR Surgical (STAA) Competitors $19.20 +0.22 (+1.16%) Closing price 07/25/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.07 -0.13 (-0.68%) As of 07/25/2025 05:57 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock STAA vs. XRAY, ICUI, 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 DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), ICU Medical (ICUI), 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 DENTSPLY SIRONA ICU Medical QuidelOrtho Neogen Cerus OraSure Technologies Utah Medical Products Anika Therapeutics West Pharmaceutical Services Cooper Companies STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) and DENTSPLY SIRONA (NASDAQ:XRAY) are both medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability. Does the media prefer STAA or XRAY? In the previous week, DENTSPLY SIRONA had 11 more articles in the media than STAAR Surgical. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for DENTSPLY SIRONA and 3 mentions for STAAR Surgical. STAAR Surgical's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat DENTSPLY SIRONA's score of 0.71 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive DENTSPLY SIRONA 2 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is STAA or XRAY more profitable? DENTSPLY SIRONA has a net margin of -24.42% compared to STAAR Surgical's net margin of -25.46%. DENTSPLY SIRONA's return on equity of 14.31% beat STAAR Surgical's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets STAAR Surgical-25.46% -10.59% -8.32% DENTSPLY SIRONA -24.42%14.31%5.37% Do analysts recommend STAA or XRAY? STAAR Surgical currently has a consensus target price of $18.00, indicating a potential downside of 6.25%. DENTSPLY SIRONA has a consensus target price of $19.60, indicating a potential upside of 22.27%. Given DENTSPLY SIRONA's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DENTSPLY SIRONA is more favorable than STAAR Surgical.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score STAAR Surgical 0 Sell rating(s) 9 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.10DENTSPLY SIRONA 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.17 Do institutionals and insiders believe in STAA or XRAY? 96.7% of STAAR Surgical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.7% of DENTSPLY SIRONA shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of STAAR Surgical shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of DENTSPLY SIRONA shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, STAA or XRAY? STAAR Surgical has higher earnings, but lower revenue than DENTSPLY SIRONA. STAAR Surgical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DENTSPLY SIRONA, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSTAAR Surgical$279.13M3.41-$20.21M-$1.44-13.33DENTSPLY SIRONA$3.79B0.84-$910M-$4.54-3.53 Which has more risk & volatility, STAA or XRAY? STAAR Surgical has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DENTSPLY SIRONA has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryDENTSPLY SIRONA beats STAAR Surgical on 10 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. 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$940.00M$15.92B$5.70B$9.50BDividend YieldN/A1.41%4.60%4.01%P/E Ratio-13.3318.9528.1020.05Price / Sales3.412.46429.3789.38Price / CashN/A17.9036.2258.56Price / Book2.384.008.665.87Net Income-$20.21M$430.42M$3.25B$258.55M7 Day Performance10.60%5.58%4.22%3.73%1 Month Performance14.08%5.17%10.51%11.75%1 Year Performance-52.08%23.10%34.40%18.03% STAAR Surgical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STAASTAAR Surgical2.6907 of 5 stars$19.20+1.2%$18.00-6.3%-52.8%$940.00M$279.13M-13.331,211Positive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.0877 of 5 stars$15.63-0.3%$19.60+25.4%-39.3%$3.12B$3.79B9.3314,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastGap UpICUIICU Medical4.3627 of 5 stars$121.66-0.7%$192.67+58.4%+4.4%$3.01B$2.38B22.2315,000News CoveragePositive NewsQDELQuidelOrtho4.4736 of 5 stars$25.30-0.6%$44.33+75.2%-28.4%$1.72B$2.78B-5.096,600Analyst DowngradeNEOGNeogen3.9161 of 5 stars$4.78+0.8%$7.50+56.9%-69.3%$1.03B$924.22M13.172,110Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst RevisionCERSCerus2.8639 of 5 stars$1.38+1.5%$3.50+153.6%-41.6%$259.98M$180.27M-13.80290Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOSUROraSure Technologies2.4364 of 5 stars$3.25+1.6%$3.00-7.7%-23.3%$239.36M$185.83M-7.74840Positive NewsUTMDUtah Medical Products1.8973 of 5 stars$55.55+0.1%N/A-16.9%$180.34M$40.90M14.69180News CoverageEarnings ReportANIKAnika Therapeutics4.1409 of 5 stars$10.69+1.8%$20.00+87.1%-59.4%$150.59M$119.91M-2.76300Positive NewsWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.4658 of 5 stars$210.56-0.2%$320.00+52.0%-5.0%$15.15B$2.89B31.7610,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastCOOCooper Companies3.2947 of 5 stars$71.32-1.8%$97.20+36.3%-19.5%$14.52B$3.90B34.6216,000Analyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies DENTSPLY SIRONA Competitors ICU Medical 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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