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STAAR Surgical (STAA) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$26.34 -0.17 (-0.62%)
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About STAAR Surgical Stock (NASDAQ:STAA)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$25.97
$26.75
50-Day Range
$17.76
$28.57
52-Week Range
$13.50
$33.28
Volume
292,678 shs
Average Volume
1.17 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.30 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$20.67
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

STAAR Surgical Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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61st Percentile Overall Score

STAA MarketRank™: 

STAAR Surgical scored higher than 61% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 449th out of 950 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    STAAR Surgical has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.91, and is based on no buy ratings, 10 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Downside Risk

    STAAR Surgical has a consensus price target of $20.67, representing about 22.6% downside from its current price of $26.70.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    STAAR Surgical has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about STAAR Surgical's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for STAAR Surgical are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.14) to ($0.04) per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of STAAR Surgical is -13.83, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of STAAR Surgical is -13.83, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    STAAR Surgical has a P/B Ratio of 3.31. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about STAAR Surgical's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.88% of the outstanding shares of STAAR Surgical have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    STAAR Surgical has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in STAAR Surgical has recently decreased by 2.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    STAAR Surgical does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    STAAR Surgical does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    7.88% of the outstanding shares of STAAR Surgical have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    STAAR Surgical has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in STAAR Surgical has recently decreased by 2.51%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • News Sentiment

    STAAR Surgical has a news sentiment score of 0.19. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for STAAR Surgical this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 1 people have searched for STAA on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added STAAR Surgical to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, STAAR Surgical insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.59% of the stock of STAAR Surgical is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    96.70% of the stock of STAAR Surgical is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about STAAR Surgical's insider trading history.
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STAA Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

STAAR Surgical's stock was trading at $24.29 at the start of the year. Since then, STAA shares have increased by 9.9% and is now trading at $26.6950.

STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August, 7th. The medical instruments supplier reported $0.15 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.24 by $0.09. The business's revenue was up 7.3% on a year-over-year basis.
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STAAR Surgical's Board of Directors initiated a share buyback plan on Friday, May 16th 2025, which allows the company to buy back $30,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 3.2% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are typically an indication that the company's management believes its shares are undervalued.

The following companies are subsidiaries of STAAR Surgical: Canon Staar, Frigitronics Inc., STAAR Japan Inc., STAAR Optical Equipment, STAAR Surgical AG, STAAR Surgical PTE. LTD, and Technology (Shanghai) Co. LTD.

STAAR Surgical's top institutional shareholders include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.03%) and GAMMA Investing LLC. Insiders that own company stock include Broadwood Partners, LP, Keith Holliday, Aimee S Weisner, Arthur C Butcher and Elizabeth Yeu Lin.
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Shares of STAA stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that STAAR Surgical investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), Palo Alto Networks (PANW) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
8/07/2024
Today
10/09/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/29/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Medical
Industry
MED/DENTAL - SUPP
Sub-Industry
Health Care Supplies
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:STAA
CIK
718937
Employees
1,211
Year Founded
1982

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$28.00
Low Price Target
$16.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-22.0%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.91
Research Coverage
11 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($1.93)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$20.21 million
Net Margins
-42.45%
Pretax Margin
-43.47%
Return on Equity
-16.11%
Return on Assets
-12.54%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
4.94
Quick Ratio
4.05

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$313.90 million
Price / Sales
4.17
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$8.06 per share
Price / Book
3.29

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
49,350,000
Free Float
49,063,000
Market Cap
$1.31 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.82

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This page (NASDAQ:STAA) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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