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The closing price of Staar Surgical Co (NASDAQ: STAA) was $17.81 for the day, up 3.91% from the previous closing price of $17.14. In other words, the price has increased by $3.91 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.63 million shares were traded. STAA stock price reached its highest trading level at $18.0 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $17.165.
Ratios:
Our analysis of STAA’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.07 and its Current Ratio is at 4.78. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.10 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.09.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Wells Fargo on April 21, 2025, initiated with a Equal Weight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $17.
Mizuho Downgraded its Outperform to Neutral on February 12, 2025, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $45 to $17.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 08 ’25 when BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. bought 178,127 shares for $15.32 per share. The transaction valued at 2,729,095 led to the insider holds 13,510,391 shares of the business.
BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. bought 8,200 shares of STAA for $123,676 on Apr 09 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 13,518,591 shares after completing the transaction at $15.08 per share. On Apr 10 ’25, another insider, BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P., who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 900 shares for $15.18 each. As a result, the insider paid 13,658 and bolstered with 13,519,491 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, STAA now has a Market Capitalization of 916539968 and an Enterprise Value of 644696960. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 3.16 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.52. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.31 whereas that against EBITDA is -17.508.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for STAA is 0.61, which has changed by -0.6219486 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11844492 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, STAA has reached a high of $49.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -0.37%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -20.44%.
Shares Statistics:
STAA traded an average of 811.26K shares per day over the past three months and 711150 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 49.52M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 49.27M. Insiders hold about 0.52% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 107.95% stake in the company. Shares short for STAA as of 1749772800 were 6554116 with a Short Ratio of 8.08, compared to 1747267200 on 5610817. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6554116 and a Short% of Float of 29.520000000000003.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
