OraSure Technologies (OSUR) Competitors $3.87 -0.10 (-2.52%) (As of 12/17/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends OSUR vs. STAA, CERS, ANIK, UTMD, WST, COO, ALGN, MMSI, HAE, and XRAYShould you be buying OraSure Technologies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of OraSure Technologies include STAAR Surgical (STAA), Cerus (CERS), Anika Therapeutics (ANIK), Utah Medical Products (UTMD), West Pharmaceutical Services (WST), Cooper Companies (COO), Align Technology (ALGN), Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), Haemonetics (HAE), and DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. OraSure Technologies vs. STAAR Surgical Cerus Anika Therapeutics Utah Medical Products West Pharmaceutical Services Cooper Companies Align Technology Merit Medical Systems Haemonetics DENTSPLY SIRONA OraSure Technologies (NASDAQ:OSUR) and STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings and analyst recommendations. Do insiders & institutionals believe in OSUR or STAA? 93.5% of OraSure Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.7% of STAAR Surgical shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of OraSure Technologies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of STAAR Surgical shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer OSUR or STAA? OraSure Technologies currently has a consensus price target of $5.50, indicating a potential upside of 42.12%. STAAR Surgical has a consensus price target of $42.83, indicating a potential upside of 68.37%. Given STAAR Surgical's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe STAAR Surgical is more favorable than OraSure Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score OraSure Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00STAAR Surgical 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Does the media prefer OSUR or STAA? In the previous week, STAAR Surgical had 1 more articles in the media than OraSure Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for STAAR Surgical and 5 mentions for OraSure Technologies. OraSure Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.10 beat STAAR Surgical's score of -0.01 indicating that OraSure Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment OraSure Technologies 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive STAAR Surgical 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is OSUR or STAA more profitable? STAAR Surgical has a net margin of 6.38% compared to OraSure Technologies' net margin of 5.07%. STAAR Surgical's return on equity of 6.77% beat OraSure Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets OraSure Technologies5.07% 3.55% 3.23% STAAR Surgical 6.38%6.77%5.39% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, OSUR or STAA? OraSure Technologies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than STAAR Surgical. OraSure Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than STAAR Surgical, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOraSure Technologies$224.26M1.29$53.65M$0.1525.80STAAR Surgical$322.42M3.89$21.35M$0.4457.82 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in OSUR or STAA? OraSure Technologies received 262 more outperform votes than STAAR Surgical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.44% of users gave OraSure Technologies an outperform vote while only 55.38% of users gave STAAR Surgical an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformOraSure TechnologiesOutperform Votes55069.44% Underperform Votes24230.56% STAAR SurgicalOutperform Votes28855.38% Underperform Votes23244.62% Which has more volatility and risk, OSUR or STAA? OraSure Technologies has a beta of 0.03, meaning that its share price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, STAAR Surgical has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySTAAR Surgical beats OraSure Technologies on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad ProsperityPubCould this be the hottest crypto discovery of all time?I want to let you in on what may be the hottest crypto discovery of all time… One that has NOTHING to do with creating a crypto wallet or touching ANY risky coin for that matter. 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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 OSUR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOraSure TechnologiesSurgical & medical instruments IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$288.68M$4.38B$5.11B$9.28BDividend YieldN/A44.87%4.81%4.06%P/E Ratio25.8024.87134.4517.50Price / Sales1.2946.841,253.71139.58Price / Cash3.0744.2040.3137.96Price / Book0.667.234.884.89Net Income$53.65M$13.57M$117.66M$225.01M7 Day Performance1.57%-3.05%14.33%-1.54%1 Month Performance0.52%3.05%17.31%5.30%1 Year Performance-49.41%54.01%36.11%22.31% OraSure Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OSUROraSure Technologies4.5093 of 5 stars$3.87-2.5%$5.50+42.1%-48.1%$288.68M$224.26M25.80638Short Interest ↑Positive NewsSTAASTAAR Surgical4.5749 of 5 stars$24.39-1.9%$42.83+75.6%-28.4%$1.20B$322.42M56.501,115CERSCerus2.9613 of 5 stars$1.81+5.6%$3.63+100.8%-15.9%$335.22M$176.23M-15.55625News CoverageGap DownANIKAnika Therapeutics4.1977 of 5 stars$17.20+0.2%$24.50+42.4%-24.1%$251.91M$164.17M-2.58357Positive NewsUTMDUtah Medical Products2.9482 of 5 stars$62.95+0.5%N/A-22.8%$213.40M$50.22M14.73180Short Interest ↑WSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.9716 of 5 stars$333.00+0.9%$437.75+31.5%-7.7%$24.12B$2.95B48.9710,600COOCooper Companies2.8155 of 5 stars$94.91+0.1%$117.00+23.3%+3.5%$18.94B$3.90B48.6415,000Short Interest ↑ALGNAlign Technology4.7625 of 5 stars$232.67-1.2%$271.20+16.6%-9.8%$17.37B$3.96B40.1721,610Short Interest ↓MMSIMerit Medical Systems4.4434 of 5 stars$102.88+0.1%$105.09+2.1%+43.0%$6.00B$1.33B50.476,950News CoverageHAEHaemonetics4.6739 of 5 stars$82.52+1.6%$108.78+31.8%-7.8%$4.14B$1.36B33.693,657Positive NewsXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.8947 of 5 stars$20.02+1.5%$28.40+41.9%-43.0%$3.98B$3.90B-9.5315,000Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies STAAR Surgical Competitors Cerus Competitors Anika Therapeutics Competitors Utah Medical Products Competitors West Pharmaceutical Services Competitors Cooper Companies Competitors Align Technology Competitors Merit Medical Systems Competitors Haemonetics Competitors DENTSPLY SIRONA Competitors 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:OSUR) was last updated on 12/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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