The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Staar Surgical Co shares valued at $47,025 were purchased by WEISNER AIMEE S on Aug 05 ’25. At $26.87 per share, WEISNER AIMEE S acquired 1,750 shares.
Also, WEISNER AIMEE S purchased 13,491 shares, netting a total of over 362,523 in proceeds.
Before that, BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. had added 178,127 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $2,729,095, the 10% Owner bought Staar Surgical Co shares for $15.32 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings increased to 178,127 shares, worth approximately $367.21 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 1.15% to $27.18. The stock’s lowest price that day was $26.7, but it reached a high of $27.2175 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 1.53%. Over the course of the year, Staar Surgical Co shares have dropped approximately -26.99%. 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 26.85, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 26.52. In the upper region, resistance lies at 27.36. The next price resistance is at 27.55. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 57.15 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 rise in short interest on 2025-09-15 jumping by 37747.0 shares to 3.89 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-08-15 was 3.85 million shares. A jump of 0.97% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 5.51 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 5.51.
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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 4.21% from the previous closing price of $26.87. 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.
