STAA

STAAR Surgical Company Common Stock (STAA)

Stock · NASDAQ · Health Care

$21.27as of 10/16/2026

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October 14, 2026

STAAR Surgical Names New VP, Faces High Valuation Questions. STAAR Surgical appointed Andrew Pilon as Vice President of Business Development. Recent articles discuss whether the stock is undervalued or risky, noting its high trailing P/E of 283.5. The stock is currently trading near a key support level, with analyst targets ranging from $19.00 to $37.00.

Active signals

Resistance level
$21.94
Industry
Ophthalmic Goods

What STAA's price did in the 20 trading sessions after each past signal, compared with any 20-session window over the same period.

SignalTimesMedian 20-session returnHigher after 20 sessions
Volume Spike39-3.5%41%
Bollinger Band Breakdown22-2.6%41%
Bollinger Band Breakout19+1.1%58%
200-Day Moving Average TouchActive now15-8.3%27%
Any 20-session window (baseline)-3.7%40%

Computed by MarketWall from daily closing prices since May 18, 2022. Returns are close-to-close and don't include dividends. Past results describe what happened before; they are not a forecast and not investment advice.

About STAA

STAAR Surgical Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells phakic implantable lenses for the eye and accessory delivery systems to deliver the lenses into the eye. The company offers implantable collamer lens product family (ICLs) comprising EVO ICL, EVO+ ICL, EVO Visian ICL, and EVO Viva ICL for use in refractive surgery for the treatment of visual disorders, such as myopia, h…

Sector
Health Care
Industry
Ophthalmic Goods
Employees
921

Fundamentals

1-day range
$21.24$22.16
Market cap
$1.15B
P/E (trailing)
280.68
P/E (forward)
19.33
EPS (trailing)
$0.07
Dividend yield
—
Beta
1.22
Avg. volume
1.00M
52-week range
$15.59$35.87
Next earnings: November 11, 2026 · EPS estimate $0.17confirmed

How STAAR Surgical Company Common Stock Makes Money

Where the revenue actually goes — FY2025 annual results

market-wall.comTotalRevenue$239.44MSG&A$274.13M (114%)Cost of Revenue$57.02M (24%)R&D$40.05M (17%)STAA

Source: 10-K filed Mar 3, 2026 · via SEC EDGAR / Finnhub

Gross Profit$182.42M(76%)
Operating Income-$91.71M(-38%)

Forecasts

9 analyst ratings

Buy 44%
Hold 50%
Sell 6%
1-year price forecast
High
$37
+74.0%
Median
$27
+26.9%
Low
$19
-10.7%

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P/E shows — for peers not currently carrying a live signal of their own.

Latest news

Insider Activity

Insider Actions →
Acquired
408.4K
Disposed
9.0K

Institutional Ownership

March 31, 2026

Total shares held
52.29M
Total value held
$968.72M
Institutional holders
181
Top holders this quarter
  • Unknown16.12M
  • Unknown6.67M
  • Unknown3.26M
  • Unknown2.44M
  • Unknown1.83M
  • Unknown1.69M
  • Unknown1.60M
  • Unknown1.50M
  • Unknown1.27M
  • Unknown1.07M

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