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The price of Staar Surgical Co (NASDAQ: STAA) closed at $17.40 in the last session, down -1.14% from day before closing price of $17.60. In other words, the price has decreased by -$1.14 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.41 million shares were traded. STAA stock price reached its highest trading level at $17.49 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $16.655.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at STAA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.62 and its Current Ratio is at 5.23. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.10 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.09.
On February 12, 2025, Mizuho Downgraded its rating to Neutral which previously was Outperform and also lowered its target price recommendation from $45 to $17.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 02 ’25 when BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. bought 31,780 shares for $17.43 per share. The transaction valued at 553,925 led to the insider holds 12,487,044 shares of the business.
BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. bought 22,189 shares of STAA for $387,360 on Mar 31 ’25. The 10% Owner now owns 12,455,264 shares after completing the transaction at $17.46 per share. On Mar 26 ’25, another insider, BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P., who serves as the 10% Owner of the company, bought 101,633 shares for $17.50 each. As a result, the insider paid 1,778,517 and bolstered with 12,421,324 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 858261952 and an Enterprise Value of 666232064. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.73 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 2.16. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 2.122 whereas that against EBITDA is -122.065.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for STAA is 0.67, which has changed by -0.6425637 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.036926866 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, STAA has reached a high of $52.68, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $13.50. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -9.20%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -40.58%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, STAA traded on average about 1.09M shares per day over the past 3-months and 925400 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 49.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 48.96M. Insiders hold about 0.74% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 108.26% stake in the company. Shares short for STAA as of 1741910400 were 4434674 with a Short Ratio of 4.08, compared to 1739491200 on 4349186. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4434674 and a Short% of Float of 17.899999.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
