Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Staar Surgical Co shares valued at $22,218,837 were purchased by BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. on Nov 21 ’25. At $27.86 per share, BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. acquired 797,486 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 15,019,491 shares worth approximately $396.06 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. purchased 393,382 shares, netting a total of over 10,675,325 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $27.14 each, the insider now holds 14,222,005 shares.
Before that, BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. had added 309,132 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $8,166,155, the 10% Owner bought Staar Surgical Co shares for $26.42 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 309,132 shares, worth approximately $364.66 million.
As published in their initiating research note from Wells Fargo on April 21, 2025, Staar Surgical Co [STAA] has been an Equal weight and the price target has been revised to $17. Analysts at William Blair downgraded the stock from ‘”an Outperform”‘ to ‘”a Mkt perform”‘ outlook in a report released in mid February. As of February 12, 2025, Mizuho has decreased its “an Outperform” rating to a “Neutral” for STAA. Earlier on February 12, 2025, Jefferies downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “a Hold” for STAA stock which previously was a “a Buy”.
Analyzing STAA Stock Performance
On last trading session, Staar Surgical Co [NASDAQ: STAA] rose 1.74% to $26.37. The stock’s lowest price that day was $25.64, but it reached a high of $26.385 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 0.61%. Over the course of the year, Staar Surgical Co shares have dropped approximately -9.38%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $30.81 on 08/13/25 and a 52-week low of $13.50 on 02/12/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Staar Surgical Co (STAA)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 25.88, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 25.39. In the upper region, resistance lies at 26.62. The next price resistance is at 26.88. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 49.87 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Staar Surgical Co subject to short interest?
Stocks of Staar Surgical Co saw a sharp steep in short interest on 2025-11-14 dropping by -0.35 million shares to 3.66 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-10-15 was 4.01 million shares. A decline of -9.57% in short interest reflects a positive sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 3.21 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) decline to 3.21.
Which companies own the most shares of Staar Surgical Co (STAA)?
In terms of Staar Surgical Co share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 28 in the next 12 months, up nearly 8.02% from the previous closing price of $25.92. Analysts anticipate Staar Surgical Co stock to reach 28 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 28. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Staar Surgical Co stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
