Anika Therapeutics (ANIK) Competitors $17.20 -0.25 (-1.43%) Closing price 03/3/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$17.30 +0.10 (+0.58%) As of 08:37 AM 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 InterestSustainabilityTrends ANIK vs. STAA, CERS, OSUR, UTMD, COO, WST, ALGN, MMSI, ICUI, and XRAYShould you be buying Anika Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Anika Therapeutics include STAAR Surgical (STAA), Cerus (CERS), OraSure Technologies (OSUR), Utah Medical Products (UTMD), Cooper Companies (COO), West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Align Technology (ALGN), Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), ICU Medical (ICUI), and DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. Anika Therapeutics vs. STAAR Surgical Cerus OraSure Technologies Utah Medical Products Cooper Companies West Pharmaceutical Services Align Technology Merit Medical Systems ICU Medical DENTSPLY SIRONA STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) and Anika Therapeutics (NASDAQ:ANIK) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk and community ranking. Is STAA or ANIK more profitable? STAAR Surgical has a net margin of -6.44% compared to Anika Therapeutics' net margin of -59.40%. Anika Therapeutics' return on equity of -2.22% beat STAAR Surgical's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets STAAR Surgical-6.44% -3.35% -2.67% Anika Therapeutics -59.40%-2.22%-1.75% Does the media refer more to STAA or ANIK? In the previous week, STAAR Surgical had 9 more articles in the media than Anika Therapeutics. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for STAAR Surgical and 3 mentions for Anika Therapeutics. Anika Therapeutics' average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat STAAR Surgical's score of 0.12 indicating that Anika Therapeutics is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment STAAR Surgical 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Anika Therapeutics 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk and volatility, STAA or ANIK? STAAR Surgical has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Anika Therapeutics has a beta of 0.89, meaning that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, STAA or ANIK? STAAR Surgical has higher revenue and earnings than Anika Therapeutics. STAAR Surgical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Anika Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSTAAR Surgical$313.90M2.59-$20.21M-$0.41-40.17Anika Therapeutics$164.17M1.53-$82.67M-$6.65-2.59 Do analysts prefer STAA or ANIK? STAAR Surgical presently has a consensus price target of $26.86, indicating a potential upside of 63.07%. Anika Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $24.50, indicating a potential upside of 42.44%. Given STAAR Surgical's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe STAAR Surgical is more favorable than Anika Therapeutics.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score STAAR Surgical 1 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Anika Therapeutics 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the MarketBeat Community favor STAA or ANIK? Anika Therapeutics received 14 more outperform votes than STAAR Surgical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.33% of users gave Anika Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 54.32% of users gave STAAR Surgical an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSTAAR SurgicalOutperform Votes28954.32% Underperform Votes24345.68% Anika TherapeuticsOutperform Votes30364.33% Underperform Votes16835.67% Do insiders and institutionals believe in STAA or ANIK? 96.7% of STAAR Surgical shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 91.5% of Anika Therapeutics shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of STAAR Surgical shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of Anika Therapeutics shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAnika Therapeutics beats STAAR Surgical on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Anika Therapeutics News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ANIK 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 ANIK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAnika TherapeuticsSurgical & medical instruments IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$251.91M$4.58B$5.81B$8.43BDividend YieldN/A36.92%4.76%3.97%P/E Ratio-2.5930.3924.9119.24Price / Sales1.5350.34375.92110.19Price / Cash3.5351.0838.0534.58Price / Book1.196.267.324.28Net Income-$82.67M$67.64M$3.18B$247.04M7 Day Performance-2.88%-5.18%-2.94%-3.26%1 Month Performance-3.59%-9.68%-6.83%-6.57%1 Year Performance-33.87%10.60%12.16%4.00% Anika Therapeutics Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ANIKAnika Therapeutics4.074 of 5 stars$17.20-1.4%$24.50+42.4%-31.6%$251.91M$164.17M-2.59300Positive NewsGap UpSTAASTAAR Surgical4.4338 of 5 stars$16.22-3.9%$26.86+65.6%-50.6%$799.32M$313.90M-39.561,115Insider TradeCERSCerus2.2197 of 5 stars$1.64-0.6%$3.63+121.0%-29.8%$304.56M$180.27M-14.91290OSUROraSure Technologies4.4437 of 5 stars$3.99+5.0%$5.50+37.8%-50.9%$297.61M$405.47M26.60840Analyst DowngradeGap UpUTMDUtah Medical Products3.0704 of 5 stars$60.09-0.2%N/A-15.0%$203.71M$40.90M15.21180Positive NewsCOOCooper Companies2.5898 of 5 stars$90.06+1.8%$117.00+29.9%-10.3%$17.97B$3.90B46.1816,000Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.9551 of 5 stars$221.24+4.9%$344.00+55.5%-36.4%$16.00B$2.89B33.0710,600ALGNAlign Technology4.7488 of 5 stars$190.72+0.2%$269.91+41.5%-41.6%$14.24B$4.00B34.0021,610Short Interest ↑MMSIMerit Medical Systems3.5653 of 5 stars$103.51+0.3%$109.80+6.1%+35.1%$6.03B$1.33B50.746,950Insider TradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsICUIICU Medical4.5264 of 5 stars$160.25+1.9%$199.67+24.6%+34.3%$3.92B$2.34B-35.0714,000Positive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.9081 of 5 stars$19.05+1.6%$25.85+35.7%-51.9%$3.79B$3.90B-9.2015,000Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies STAAR Surgical Alternatives Cerus Alternatives OraSure Technologies Alternatives Utah Medical Products Alternatives Cooper Companies Alternatives West Pharmaceutical Services Alternatives Align Technology Alternatives Merit Medical Systems Alternatives ICU Medical Alternatives DENTSPLY SIRONA Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ANIK) was last updated on 3/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHas Trump finally met his match?Dylan Jovine predicted the 2008 crash over a year before it happened. 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