OraSure Technologies (OSUR) Competitors $3.65 -0.07 (-1.88%) As of 01/17/2025 04:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends OSUR vs. STAA, CERS, ANIK, UTMD, WST, COO, ALGN, MMSI, HAE, and ICUIShould 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 ICU Medical (ICUI). 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 ICU Medical STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) and OraSure Technologies (NASDAQ:OSUR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, dividends and risk. Which has higher earnings and valuation, STAA or OSUR? OraSure Technologies has higher revenue and earnings 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 RatioSTAAR Surgical$322.42M3.41$21.35M$0.4450.66OraSure Technologies$405.47M0.67$53.65M$0.1524.33 Does the media favor STAA or OSUR? In the previous week, STAAR Surgical had 9 more articles in the media than OraSure Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for STAAR Surgical and 3 mentions for OraSure Technologies. STAAR Surgical's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat OraSure Technologies' score of 0.36 indicating that STAAR Surgical is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment STAAR Surgical 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive OraSure Technologies 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is STAA or OSUR 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 STAAR Surgical6.38% 6.77% 5.39% OraSure Technologies 5.07%3.55%3.23% Do analysts recommend STAA or OSUR? STAAR Surgical presently has a consensus price target of $42.83, suggesting a potential upside of 92.16%. OraSure Technologies has a consensus price target of $5.50, suggesting a potential upside of 50.68%. Given STAAR Surgical's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe STAAR Surgical is more favorable than OraSure Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score STAAR Surgical 1 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33OraSure Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STAA or OSUR? OraSure Technologies received 264 more outperform votes than STAAR Surgical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.43% of users gave OraSure Technologies an outperform vote while only 55.28% of users gave STAAR Surgical an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSTAAR SurgicalOutperform Votes28855.28% Underperform Votes23344.72% OraSure TechnologiesOutperform Votes55269.43% Underperform Votes24330.57% Do institutionals & insiders believe in STAA or OSUR? 96.7% of STAAR Surgical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 93.5% of OraSure Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of STAAR Surgical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of OraSure Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, STAA or OSUR? STAAR Surgical has a beta of 0.63, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OraSure Technologies has a beta of 0.05, suggesting that its stock price is 95% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummarySTAAR Surgical beats OraSure Technologies on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get OraSure Technologies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OSUR 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 OSUR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOraSure TechnologiesSurgical & medical instruments IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$270.03M$4.54B$5.24B$8.95BDividend YieldN/A47.30%5.13%4.04%P/E Ratio24.3325.9289.3017.34Price / Sales0.6758.321,255.2478.66Price / Cash2.7050.1443.8235.97Price / Book0.627.795.324.79Net Income$53.65M$13.87M$122.69M$225.00M7 Day Performance0.83%1.46%-0.16%1.52%1 Month Performance-3.69%11.95%3.75%4.68%1 Year Performance-54.71%53.01%27.41%20.89% OraSure Technologies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OSUROraSure Technologies4.4121 of 5 stars$3.65-1.9%$5.50+50.7%-55.1%$270.03M$405.47M24.33840Analyst UpgradeNews CoverageSTAASTAAR Surgical4.7786 of 5 stars$22.29-3.1%$42.83+92.2%-24.4%$1.10B$341.22M50.661,115Insider TradeNews CoverageCERSCerus2.4274 of 5 stars$1.67+5.4%$3.63+117.7%+7.8%$309.22M$176.23M-15.14290Short Interest ↑ANIKAnika Therapeutics3.5752 of 5 stars$15.91+2.2%$24.50+54.0%-28.4%$233.02M$164.17M-2.39300Positive NewsUTMDUtah Medical Products3.0044 of 5 stars$61.22+0.5%N/A-23.5%$207.66M$44.08M14.34180News CoveragePositive NewsWSTWest Pharmaceutical Services4.9039 of 5 stars$339.69+2.4%$430.20+26.6%-1.0%$24.60B$2.88B50.4010,600Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsCOOCooper Companies3.5816 of 5 stars$91.80+1.6%$117.00+27.5%-1.5%$18.32B$3.90B47.0815,000News CoverageALGNAlign Technology4.5692 of 5 stars$212.96+0.4%$268.20+25.9%-13.6%$15.90B$3.96B36.3421,610News CoverageMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.6119 of 5 stars$96.02-0.1%$107.70+12.2%+32.0%$5.60B$1.33B47.076,950Analyst ForecastNews CoverageHAEHaemonetics4.4869 of 5 stars$79.56+3.8%$108.78+36.7%-10.9%$4.00B$1.36B33.013,657ICUIICU Medical4.16 of 5 stars$157.39+2.0%$199.67+26.9%+76.1%$3.85B$2.34B-34.4414,000Short Interest ↑ 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 ICU Medical 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 1/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersDo this Before Elon’s Reveal on January 22ndElon’s newest tech could pay you an extra $30,000 a year — while you sleep. 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