Staar Surgical Co’s filing revealed that its 10% Owner BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. acquired Company’s shares for reported $7.28 million on Jan 06 ’26. In the deal valued at $21.62 per share,336,946 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. now holds 15,356,437 shares worth roughly $339.68 million.
Then, BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. bought 66,467 shares, generating $1,462,301 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $22.00, the 10% Owner now owns 15,422,904 shares.
Before that, BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. bought 3,240 shares. Staar Surgical Co shares valued at $71,082 were divested by the 10% Owner at a price of $21.94 per share. As a result of the transaction, BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. now holds 15,426,144 shares, worth roughly $341.23 million.
Wells Fargo initiated its Staar Surgical Co [STAA] rating to an Equal weight in a research note published on April 21, 2025; the price target was $17. A number of analysts have revised their coverage, including William Blair’s analysts, who decreased its forecast for the stock in mid February from “an Outperform” to “a Mkt perform”. Mizuho also remained covering STAA and has decreased its forecast on February 12, 2025 with a “Neutral” recommendation from previously “an Outperform” rating. Jefferies revised its rating on February 12, 2025. It rated STAA as “a Hold” which previously was an “a Buy”.
Price Performance Review of STAA
On Monday, Staar Surgical Co [NASDAQ:STAA] saw its stock fall -1.69% to $22.12. Over the last five days, the stock has lost -6.27%. Staar Surgical Co shares have fallen nearly -7.37% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -4.20% over the past one year.
How much short interest is there in Staar Surgical Co?
A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Staar Surgical Co stocks on 2025-12-15, growing by 1.16 million shares to a total of 4.83 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-11-14 was 3.66 million shares. There was a rise of 24.13%, which implies that there is a positive sentiment for the stock.
