STAAR Surgical (STAA) Competitors $27.70 -0.38 (-1.35%) Closing price 09/12/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$27.71 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 09/12/2025 04:57 PM 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 ForecastsChartCompetitorsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock STAA vs. MMSI, ICUI, XRAY, HAE, QDEL, NEOG, CERS, OSUR, UTMD, and ANIKShould you be buying STAAR Surgical stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STAAR Surgical include Merit Medical Systems (MMSI), ICU Medical (ICUI), DENTSPLY SIRONA (XRAY), Haemonetics (HAE), QuidelOrtho (QDEL), Neogen (NEOG), Cerus (CERS), OraSure Technologies (OSUR), Utah Medical Products (UTMD), and Anika Therapeutics (ANIK). These companies are all part of the "health care supplies" industry. STAAR Surgical vs. Its Competitors Merit Medical Systems ICU Medical DENTSPLY SIRONA Haemonetics QuidelOrtho Neogen Cerus OraSure Technologies Utah Medical Products Anika Therapeutics STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA) and Merit Medical Systems (NASDAQ:MMSI) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and dividends. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, STAA or MMSI? Merit Medical Systems has higher revenue and earnings than STAAR Surgical. STAAR Surgical is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Merit Medical Systems, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSTAAR Surgical$224.45M6.12-$20.21M-$1.93-14.35Merit Medical Systems$1.36B3.73$120.36M$1.9743.42 Which has more risk and volatility, STAA or MMSI? STAAR Surgical has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Merit Medical Systems has a beta of 0.64, suggesting that its share price is 36% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in STAA or MMSI? 96.7% of STAAR Surgical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of STAAR Surgical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Merit Medical Systems shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is STAA or MMSI more profitable? Merit Medical Systems has a net margin of 8.31% compared to STAAR Surgical's net margin of -42.45%. Merit Medical Systems' return on equity of 15.07% beat STAAR Surgical's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets STAAR Surgical-42.45% -16.11% -12.54% Merit Medical Systems 8.31%15.07%8.60% Do analysts rate STAA or MMSI? STAAR Surgical currently has a consensus target price of $20.67, indicating a potential downside of 25.39%. Merit Medical Systems has a consensus target price of $107.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.10%. Given Merit Medical Systems' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Merit Medical Systems is more favorable than STAAR Surgical.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score STAAR Surgical 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Merit Medical Systems 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Does the media prefer STAA or MMSI? In the previous week, STAAR Surgical and STAAR Surgical both had 11 articles in the media. Merit Medical Systems' average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat STAAR Surgical's score of 0.69 indicating that Merit Medical Systems is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment STAAR Surgical 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Merit Medical Systems 8 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryMerit Medical Systems beats STAAR Surgical on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get STAAR Surgical News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STAA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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 STAA vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSTAAR SurgicalMED/DENTAL IndustryMedical SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.37B$16.26B$5.84B$10.14BDividend YieldN/A1.53%5.68%4.60%P/E Ratio-14.3517.2775.4125.98Price / Sales6.122.28513.64284.11Price / CashN/A13.5337.5660.44Price / Book3.443.3512.156.29Net Income-$20.21M$472.94M$3.29B$271.07M7 Day Performance-0.86%-2.06%0.74%3.87%1 Month Performance-3.05%-4.14%5.00%5.49%1 Year Performance-14.45%4.02%62.55%25.86% STAAR Surgical Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STAASTAAR Surgical2.6576 of 5 stars$27.70-1.4%$20.67-25.4%-14.5%$1.37B$224.45M-14.351,211News CoverageMMSIMerit Medical Systems4.7729 of 5 stars$92.33-0.7%$107.00+15.9%-11.1%$5.51B$1.36B46.877,400News CoveragePositive NewsICUIICU Medical4.6135 of 5 stars$130.58-0.5%$179.00+37.1%-27.2%$3.24B$2.37B-85.9115,000News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastXRAYDENTSPLY SIRONA4.9651 of 5 stars$14.21-2.8%$18.64+31.1%-48.5%$2.92B$3.67B-3.0014,000Positive NewsHAEHaemonetics4.8917 of 5 stars$54.02-0.7%$85.18+57.7%-31.4%$2.62B$1.35B16.523,023News CoverageAnalyst RevisionQDELQuidelOrtho4.3075 of 5 stars$28.47-0.7%$39.20+37.7%-37.2%$1.95B$2.78B-4.356,600Positive NewsNEOGNeogen3.2681 of 5 stars$5.66-1.6%$7.50+32.5%-65.9%$1.25B$894.66M-1.132,110Trending NewsCERSCerus2.8506 of 5 stars$1.30-2.3%$3.50+169.2%-40.6%$254.96M$180.27M-13.00290Short Interest ↓OSUROraSure Technologies1.9411 of 5 stars$3.25+0.6%$3.00-7.7%-25.6%$236.23M$185.83M-4.85840UTMDUtah Medical Products3.0316 of 5 stars$63.35-0.1%N/A-8.4%$203.24M$40.90M16.94180Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementANIKAnika Therapeutics4.2794 of 5 stars$8.94flat$18.00+101.3%-64.8%$128.90M$114.55M-2.15300 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Merit Medical Systems Competitors ICU Medical Competitors DENTSPLY SIRONA Competitors Haemonetics Competitors QuidelOrtho Competitors Neogen Competitors Cerus Competitors OraSure Technologies Competitors Utah Medical Products Competitors Anika Therapeutics Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:STAA) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersNvidia Times 1,000,000Nvidia’s latest AI chip is a $25,000 powerhouse — with 80 billion transistors and the ability to perform 60 tr...Paradigm Press | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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