STAAR Surgical Company $STAA Shares Bought by WINTON GROUP Ltd

WINTON GROUP Ltd boosted its stake in shares of STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAAFree Report) by 14.5% during the 4th quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 147,822 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock after buying an additional 18,716 shares during the quarter. WINTON GROUP Ltd’s holdings in STAAR Surgical were worth $3,413,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd grew its position in STAAR Surgical by 2,605.1% during the third quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,055 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 1,016 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. grew its position in shares of STAAR Surgical by 9,928.9% in the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,513 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $121,000 after purchasing an additional 4,468 shares during the last quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC grew its position in shares of STAAR Surgical by 375.0% in the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 5,919 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $99,000 after purchasing an additional 4,673 shares during the last quarter. CIBC Bancorp USA Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of STAAR Surgical in the third quarter valued at approximately $208,000. Finally, Amundi acquired a new stake in shares of STAAR Surgical in the third quarter valued at approximately $251,000. 96.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Transactions at STAAR Surgical

In other news, Director Broadwood Partners, L.P. bought 316,017 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, March 13th. The shares were purchased at an average price of $18.61 per share, for a total transaction of $5,881,076.37. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 16,123,842 shares in the company, valued at $300,064,699.62. The trade was a 2.00% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Insiders have purchased a total of 670,213 shares of company stock worth $12,266,249 in the last quarter. 39.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts have recently commented on STAA shares. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price target on shares of STAAR Surgical from $16.00 to $25.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Friday, May 15th. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of STAAR Surgical from $18.00 to $31.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of STAAR Surgical from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research report on Saturday, May 16th. Mizuho increased their price target on shares of STAAR Surgical from $22.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Weiss Ratings lowered shares of STAAR Surgical from a “sell (d-)” rating to a “sell (e+)” rating in a research report on Wednesday, April 22nd. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $27.81.

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STAAR Surgical Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ STAA opened at $29.99 on Monday. STAAR Surgical Company has a 1 year low of $15.59 and a 1 year high of $35.87. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $26.58 and its 200 day moving average price is $23.11. The firm has a market cap of $1.49 billion, a P/E ratio of -69.74 and a beta of 1.23. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a quick ratio of 4.31 and a current ratio of 5.12.

STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAAGet Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, May 13th. The medical instruments supplier reported $0.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.05 by $0.05. STAAR Surgical had a negative net margin of 7.24% and a positive return on equity of 3.31%. The firm had revenue of $93.52 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $78.72 million. During the same quarter last year, the business earned ($1.10) earnings per share. STAAR Surgical’s revenue was up 119.6% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, sell-side analysts anticipate that STAAR Surgical Company will post 0.13 earnings per share for the current year.

STAAR Surgical Company Profile

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STAAR Surgical Company, together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and sells implantable lenses for the eye, and companion delivery systems to deliver the lenses into the eye. The company provides implantable Collamer lens product family (ICLs) to treat visual disorders, such as myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, and presbyopia. It markets its products to health care providers, including ophthalmic surgeons, vision and surgical centers, hospitals, government facilities, and distributors, as well as products are primarily used by ophthalmologists.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAA)

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