Staar Surgical Co (STAA) is expecting -41.30% growth in the next quarter: What can investors do to maximize their returns?

On Monday, Staar Surgical Co (NASDAQ: STAA) opened lower -5.89% from the last session, before settling in for the closing price of $17.50. Price fluctuations for STAA have ranged from $13.50 to $52.68 over the past 52 weeks.

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During the last 5-year period, the sales growth of Healthcare Sector giant was 20.90%. Company’s average yearly earnings per share was noted -530.67% at the time writing. With a float of $49.02 million, this company’s outstanding shares have now reached $49.29 million.

Let’s determine the extent of company efficiency that accounts for 1211 employees. In terms of profitability, gross margin is 76.32%, operating margin of -4.02%, and the pretax margin is 6.77%.

Staar Surgical Co (STAA) Insider Activity

A key investor’s attitude towards the stock of the Medical Instruments & Supplies industry is another important factor to consider. The insider ownership of Staar Surgical Co is 0.63%, while institutional ownership is 99.53%. The most recent insider transaction that took place on Feb 27 ’25, was worth 4,420,106. In this transaction 10% Owner of this company bought 259,316 shares at a rate of $17.05, taking the stock ownership to the 11,548,753 shares. Before that another transaction happened on Mar 03 ’25, when Company’s 10% Owner bought 249,503 for $16.64, making the entire transaction worth $4,151,214. This insider now owns 11,953,198 shares in total.

Staar Surgical Co (STAA) Earnings and Forecasts

Wall Street market experts anticipate that the next fiscal year will bring earnings of -0.59 per share during the current fiscal year.

According to the Wall Street analysts, stocks earnings will be around -530.67% per share during the next fiscal year.

Staar Surgical Co (NASDAQ: STAA) Trading Performance Indicators

Check out the current performance indicators for Staar Surgical Co (STAA). In the past quarter, the stock posted a quick ratio of 4.62. In addition, a publicly-traded company’s price to sales ratio for the trailing twelve months stands at 2.59.

For the trailing twelve months, Company’s Diluted EPS (Earnings per Share) is -0.41, a number that is poised to hit -0.57 in the next quarter and is forecasted to reach 0.13 in one year’s time.

Technical Analysis of Staar Surgical Co (STAA)

Looking closely at Staar Surgical Co (NASDAQ: STAA), its last 5-days average volume was 1.47 million, which is a jump from its year-to-date volume of 1.11 million. As of the previous 9 days, the stock’s Stochastic %D was 57.56%. Additionally, its Average True Range was 1.45.

During the past 100 days, Staar Surgical Co’s (STAA) raw stochastic average was set at 13.57%, which indicates a significant decrease from 32.60% during the past two weeks. Based on volatility metrics of the stock, it showed a historical volatility of 132.27% in the past 14 days, which was higher than the 65.10% volatility it showed in the past 100 days.

At the time of writing, stock’s 50-day Moving Average is $21.82, while its 200-day Moving Average is $31.97. However, in the short run, Staar Surgical Co’s stock first resistance to watch stands at $17.35. Second resistance stands at $18.23. The third major resistance level sits at $18.75. If the price goes on to break the first support level at $15.95, it is likely to go to the next support level at $15.43. Should the price break the second support level, the third support level stands at $14.55.

Staar Surgical Co (NASDAQ: STAA) Key Stats

There are currently 49,325K shares outstanding in the company with a market cap of 812.39 million. Presently, the company’s annual sales total 313,900 K according to its annual income of -20,210 K. Last quarter, the company’s sales amounted to 48,950 K and its income totaled -34,230 K.