Staar Surgical Co.’s recently made public that its Director Butcher Arthur C acquired Company’s shares for reported $49957.0 on Aug 12 ’24. In the deal valued at $37.99 per share,1,315 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Butcher Arthur C now holds 4,208 shares worth roughly $0.15 million.
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Then, BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. bought 1 shares, generating $43 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $42.56, the 10% Owner now owns 10,768,431 shares.
Before that, WEISNER AIMEE S bought 1,750 shares. Staar Surgical Co. shares valued at $66,692 were divested by the Director at a price of $38.11 per share. As a result of the transaction, WEISNER AIMEE S now holds 10,864 shares, worth roughly $0.38 million.
Morgan Stanley downgraded its Staar Surgical Co. [STAA] rating to an Underweight from a an Equal-weight in a research note published on July 15, 2024; the price target was decreased to $37 from $50. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including BTIG Research’s analysts, who increased its forecast for the stock in mid June from “a Neutral” to “a Buy”. Stifel also remained covering STAA and has increased its forecast on March 11, 2024 with a “Buy” recommendation from previously “Hold” rating. Needham revised its rating on December 05, 2023. It rated STAA as “a Hold” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of STAA
On Friday, Staar Surgical Co. [NASDAQ:STAA] saw its stock jump 2.66% to $35.07. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -5.80%. Staar Surgical Co. shares have risen nearly 12.37% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -9.54% over the past one year. While a 52-week high of $52.68 was reached on 04/09/24, a 52-week low of $26.66 was recorded on 02/05/24. SMA at 50 days reached $34.70, while 200 days put it at $37.63.
Levels Of Support And Resistance For STAA Stock
The 24-hour chart illustrates a support level at 34.19, which if violated will result in even more drops to 33.30. On the upside, there is a resistance level at 35.73. A further resistance level may holdings at 36.38. The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the 14-day chart is 54.34, which indicates neutral technical sentiment, while the Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD) stands at 1.52, which suggests price will go up in the next trading period. Percent R suggests that price movement has been low at 40.81%. Stochastics %K at 58.03% indicates the stock is a holding.
How much short interest is there in Staar Surgical Co.?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Staar Surgical Co. stocks on 2024-09-13, growing by 0.6 million shares to a total of 4.51 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2024-08-15 was 3.91 million shares. There was a rise of 13.33%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
The most recent change occurred on December 04, 2023 when Morgan Stanley began covering the stock and recommended ‘”an Equal-weight”‘ rating along with a $35 price target.
