STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAA) Receives $28.40 Consensus Target Price from Brokerages

Shares of STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ:STAAGet Free Report) have been given a consensus rating of “Hold” by the thirteen analysts that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, seven have given a hold recommendation, two have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 12 month target price among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $28.40.

Several brokerages recently weighed in on STAA. Zacks Research upgraded STAAR Surgical from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 4th. William Blair set a $33.00 price objective on STAAR Surgical in a research note on Thursday, August 13th. Mizuho lifted their target price on STAAR Surgical from $22.00 to $27.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded STAAR Surgical from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “hold” rating and issued a $28.00 target price on shares of STAAR Surgical in a report on Thursday, August 13th.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On STAAR Surgical

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd lifted its stake in STAAR Surgical by 2,605.1% in the 3rd quarter. Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd now owns 1,055 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 1,016 shares during the last quarter. Ascentis Independent Advisors bought a new stake in shares of STAAR Surgical during the first quarter worth $77,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC increased its holdings in shares of STAAR Surgical by 375.0% during the second quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 5,919 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $99,000 after buying an additional 4,673 shares in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. increased its holdings in shares of STAAR Surgical by 9,928.9% during the third quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 4,513 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $121,000 after buying an additional 4,468 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fifth Third Bancorp increased its holdings in shares of STAAR Surgical by 2,867.1% during the first quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 11,008 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $206,000 after buying an additional 10,637 shares in the last quarter. 96.70% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

STAAR Surgical Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:STAA opened at $22.59 on Friday. STAAR Surgical has a 1 year low of $15.59 and a 1 year high of $35.87. The stock has a market capitalization of $1.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 322.76 and a beta of 1.26. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $25.53 and its 200 day simple moving average is $24.58.

STAAR Surgical (NASDAQ:STAAGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, August 12th. The medical instruments supplier reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.22 by $0.17. STAAR Surgical had a return on equity of 9.05% and a net margin of 1.13%.The firm had revenue of $93.53 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $90.60 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($0.34) earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 111.1% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, analysts anticipate that STAAR Surgical will post 0.39 EPS for the current fiscal year.

About STAAR Surgical

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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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