STAAR Surgical Company (STAA) Stock: Price, Forecast & Analyst Target
STAAR Surgical Company (STAA) — MoonshotScore 39/100 (Weak band), calculated Oct 6, 2026. Price $22.15 (-1.43%), as of the Oct 5, 2026 trading session; market cap $1.10B.
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STAAR Surgical Company · STAA · NASDAQ
STAAR Surgical Company designs, develops, and markets implantable lenses for the eye. Their primary product, the Visian ICL, corrects vision disorders like myopia and astigmatism, offering an alternative to traditional refractive surgeries.
Price as of Oct 5, 2026
Key Statistics
MoonshotScore v2 · STAAR Surgical Company (STAA)
WeakWhy this rating? Method, drivers & history
Bands for the MoonshotScore: Exceptional 80-100 · Strong 65-79 · Fair 45-64 · Weak below 45.
- Business Quality — Is this a genuinely good business?
- Financial Safety — Could this blow up on me?
- Valuation — Am I paying a fair price?
- Growth Durability — Is the growth real and likely to last?
- Momentum — Is the market already moving on this?
High quality, but stalling growth. Business Quality: Elite; Financial Safety: Sound; Valuation: Full; Growth Durability: Shrinking; Momentum: Quiet.
- quarterly revenue $94M (Q2 FY2026, quarter ended Jul 2026)
- EPS beat 5 of 8
- Altman Z 7.27 · Piotroski F 4
Holding back: soft growth
Helping: business quality
What has the MoonshotScore done over time?
| Recorded | Score | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 38 | Weak | |
| 38 | Weak | |
| 38 | Weak | |
| 38 | Weak | |
| 38 | Weak | |
| 39 | Weak |
The score was 39 in the stored Oct 5, 2026 snapshot and remains 39 in the current publication computed Oct 6, 2026 (0). This current publication is not yet represented in the immutable snapshot archive.
Calculation uses the most recent completed US trading session. Live price changes do not update the score immediately.
Computed · Educational signal · not a buy or sell recommendation · How the MoonshotScore is computed →
Price & valuation
| Measure | Value | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Latest provided price | $22.15 | |
| Change on the day | -1.43% | |
| 52-week range | $15.59 – $35.87 | |
| Market capitalisation | $1.10B | |
| Price / earnings (trailing) | 282.13 | |
| Shares traded on the day | 186.9K |
Price & events
Other perspectives
Council score for STAAR Surgical Company (STAA): perspectives
Council is a separate blend of available disciplines; MoonshotScore above remains the five-pillar research rating.
9-Factor Breakdown
Legends Council
3 lenses, 0 current
AI simulations built from the named investors' published principles. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or the opinion of these individuals. How these lenses are built
Read on: Sep 10, 2026 · older than the 27 hours refresh window; not a current reading
Munger's Mindset
Balance Sheet & Valuation · historical
Read on: Sep 10, 2026 · older than the 27 hours refresh window; not a current reading
How to read these bars and different assessments
Council is a separate blend of available disciplines; MoonshotScore above remains the five-pillar research rating.
Bars show each model's ordered assessment on its own scale, not a probability or a comparable investment return. The adjacent words give the assessment; more filled segments indicate a stronger model reading.
On Sep 10, 2026, the Munger lens read the price at that time as overvalued against its own estimate of value.
Readings on this page are from Oct 6, 2026, except a card that shows its own read date.
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What is STAAR Surgical Company (STAA), and what does it report?
Short answer · as of
A current FMP business description is unavailable; the listing and provider classification below are the available identity facts. STAAR Surgical Company (STAA) is listed on NASDAQ. It employs 921 people and is led by Warren Foust. In Q2 FY2026 it reported revenue of $94M and net income of $8M. The market values it at $1.10B.
What do the latest results show for STAAR Surgical Company (STAA)?
Short answer · as of
The most recent reported quarter, Q2 FY2026, carried revenue of $94M. Against analyst estimates the company has EPS beat 5 of 8 reports.
Quarterly income statement — 4 quarters
| Period | Revenue | Net income | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 FY2026 | $94M | $8M | $0.16 (diluted) |
| Q1 FY2026 | $94M | $5M | $0.10 (diluted) |
| Q4 FY2025 | $58M | -$18M | -$0.37 (diluted) |
| Q3 FY2025 | $95M | $9M | $0.18 (diluted) |
What are the financial strengths and risks for STAAR Surgical Company (STAA)?
Short answer
The MoonshotScore pillars rate business quality as strengths. What is holding it back is soft growth. The distress and quality screens read Altman Z 7.27 · Piotroski F 4. Trailing ratios: ROE 1.1% · ROA 0.8% · current ratio 4.66 · earnings yield 0.3% · free-cash-flow yield -0.6%.
What should you watch next at STAAR Surgical Company (STAA)?
Short answer · as of
Analyst estimates on file carry FY2027 revenue $334.34M · EPS 0.29 · 8 analysts. Current published price targets run low $23.00 · high $40.00 · consensus $30.89 · median $31.00 against a quoted price of $22.15 (as of Oct 5, 2026).
What the records here don't tell us
- The next earnings date is not yet scheduled in the calendar we read.
Checked against the records this page reads, on the dates shown above.
How is STAAR Surgical Company scored?
Short answer · as of
A same-model peer rank is unavailable in the current peer set. The MoonshotScore combines business quality, financial safety, valuation, growth durability and momentum; open “Why this rating?” for the method and drivers.
| Company | Price | Market value | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| $52.95 Sep 10, 2026 | $4.77B | — Model unavailable | |
| $12.14 Date unavailable | $828M | — Model unavailable | |
| $28.34 Date unavailable | $1.66B | — Model unavailable | |
| $8.56 Date unavailable | $1.71B | — Model unavailable | |
| $15.20 Date unavailable | $1.77B | — Model unavailable | |
| $37.72 Date unavailable | $1.84B | — Model unavailable | |
| $81.16 Date unavailable | $1.85B | — Model unavailable | |
| $15.54 Date unavailable | $642M | — Model unavailable | |
| $42.73 Date unavailable | $1.97B | — Model unavailable | |
| $56.37 Date unavailable | $2.87B | — Model unavailable | |
| $26.65 Date unavailable | $3.27B | — Model unavailable | |
| $50.50 Date unavailable | $3.50B | — Model unavailable |
Only 5-pillar scores are ranked together. Other models are not directly comparable. Price and score dates are shown separately; market-value dates are unavailable.
The records behind this page
Analyst targets & estimates
What analysts have on file
- Price target, low to high
- $23.00 – $40.00
- Consensus target
- $30.89
- Median target
- $31.00
- Revenue estimate
- $334.34M
- EPS estimate
- $0.29
Consensus record · Captured .
Measured against a quoted price of $22.15 (as of Oct 5, 2026).
Insider activity
Form 4 records via FMP · Of the newest 100 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Aug 14, 2026
- Transactions
- 80
- Identified insiders
- 10
- Purchases
- 0
- Sales
- 0
- Other transactions
- 80
Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent.
What has been published about STAAR Surgical Company (STAA)?
STAAR Surgical Company Stock: Key Questions Answered
These answers are editorial: 1 of these 9 answers is drawn from the STAA research dossier (written May 9, 2026 by gemini-2.0-flash); the other 8 are question templates that restate figures shown above. Figures in this section are not part of the source register.
What does the MoonshotScore mean for STAA?
STAA carries the MoonshotScore stated above — the Weak band. This is an educational research signal, not a buy or sell recommendation. The number comes from the five-pillar engine (business quality, financial safety, valuation, growth durability, momentum), re-ranked daily against sector peers. STAAR Surgical Company designs, develops, and markets implantable lenses for the eye.
Is STAA a good stock to buy?
Stock Expert AI does not rate STAA buy, sell or hold. STAAR Surgical Company carries a MoonshotScore, in the Weak band, a research rating against its peers rather than a forecast. Whether it fits is your call: check what it sells, whether it earns and what the price assumes. This is educational content, not investment advice.
What is the STAA stock price today?
The last price recorded on this page for STAAR Surgical Company (STAA) is $22.15, as of the Oct 5, 2026 trading session (source: Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote). It is a provider snapshot, not a live exchange feed, so check a brokerage quote before you trade.
What is the STAA price target?
The analyst consensus price target for STAAR Surgical Company (STAA) is $30.89 (range $23.00 to $40.00, median $31.00), per FMP data captured Oct 5, 2026. Targets are analyst opinions and change often; they are not a Stock Expert AI forecast.
What do analysts say about STAA stock?
Analyst coverage of STAAR Surgical Company (STAA) reflects a mixed outlook. While the company's innovative Visian ICL technology and strong gross margins are viewed positively, concerns remain regarding its profitability and competitive landscape.
What are the key factors to evaluate for STAA?
STAAR Surgical Company (STAA) holds a MoonshotScore in the low range. P/E: 282.13x. Analysts target $30.89 (+39%). No dividend is currently offered, indicating a focus on reinvesting earnings for growth. Not financial advice.
How frequently does STAA data refresh on this page?
STAA's price is the last quote we recorded, from the Oct 5, 2026 trading session. Pages are served from a cache, so the copy you are reading can lag that quote. The quote is a provider snapshot, not an exchange feed. Fundamentals follow quarterly filings. V2 is recalculated from the most recent completed US trading session; the score's own date shows its last successful run.
What has driven STAA's recent stock price performance?
STAAR Surgical Company (STAA) moves on earnings results, analyst revisions, sector rotation, and market sentiment. Notable catalyst: Proprietary Visian ICL technology. See the News tab for the latest drivers. Past performance does not predict future results.
Should investors consider STAA overvalued or undervalued right now?
STAAR Surgical Company (STAA) trades at 282.13x earnings. Analysts target $30.89 (+39%) — upside seen. Compare P/E, P/S, and EV/EBITDA against sector peers for a full view.
Disclaimer: This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute investment advice. Always do your own research and consult a financial advisor.
Machine-generated analysis by Stock Expert AI — model gemini-2.0-flash, generated May 9, 2026. Editorial oversight is systemic, not page-by-page. Editorially accountable: Sedat ANAK, Founder and Editor-in-Chief.
Sources — records for every figure on this page (25 figures)
The 25 rows below are exactly the facts the evidence-backed sections of this page printed — the 10-second verdict, the MoonshotScore, price and market value, the five questions with their receipts, and the records behind this page. Known dates and sources are recorded on their own rows; an em dash or UNRECORDED tier preserves a stored observation without inventing either. The quarterly income statement is provider-standardized (FMP) under one row, and scale definitions — a 0-100 rating, the band ladder, the Piotroski 0–9 range — are fixed rather than measured. No number in those sections was generated by a model. The register does not cover quoted third-party headlines, the dated council readings, or the Frequently Asked Questions; each of those says where it came from where it stands.
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FMP — 14 facts from Financial Modeling Prep endpoint families
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
px.last | Latest provided price | $22.15 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Dated to the US trading session the price belongs to, derived from the quote record's timestamp (weekend and pre-open reads roll back to the previous weekday; exchange holidays are not modelled). The record does not establish an exchange execution time. Retrieved 2026-10-05T18:04:46.964Z. | |
px.change | Change on the day | -1.43% | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.mcap | Market capitalisation | $1.10B | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote — Date unknown Market cap record date: 2026-10-05. FMP quote timestamp: 2026-10-05T18:04:38.000Z. Captured from FMP at 2026-10-05T18:04:42.287Z. No share-count basis is inferred; this page preserves the reported amount instead of recalculating it from shares. | |
px.change_abs | Change on the day, in dollars | −$0.3219 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
fin.q_revenue | Revenue, Q2 FY2026 | $94M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly) | |
px.pe | Price / earnings (trailing) | 282.13 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
px.volume | Shares traded on the day | 186.9K | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · quote | |
fin.q_income | Net income, Q2 FY2026 | $8M | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly) | |
fin.q_table | Quarterly income statement | 4 quarters through Q2 FY2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · income statement (quarterly), as filed | |
earn.pt | Stored analyst price targets | low $23.00 · high $40.00 · consensus $30.89 · median $31.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_range | Analyst price target, low to high | $23.00 – $40.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_consensus | Consensus analyst price target | $30.89 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
earn.pt_median | Median analyst price target | $31.00 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP) · price-target consensus — Captured Oct 5, 2026 · Coverage not supplied | |
own.insiders | Insider transactions via FMP | 80 transactions · 0 purchases, 0 sales, 80 other transactions · 10 identified insiders · of the newest 100 records, those within the last 180 days, newest dated Aug 14, 2026 | FMP | Financial Modeling Prep (FMP), carrying Form 4 transaction records — Purchases and sales use the reported transaction category. Other transactions include awards, exercises, gifts, withholding and unclassified activity; an acquisition or disposition alone is not a purchase or sale. These records do not establish intent. |
UNRECORDED — 9 facts from stored observations whose source was not recorded
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
earn.history | Reported versus estimated, recent quarters | EPS beat 5 of 8 | UNRECORDED | Stored earnings-history observation — Captured 2026-10-04 | |
fin.scores | Distress and quality screens | Altman Z 7.27 · Piotroski F 4 | UNRECORDED | Stored financial-scores observation — Captured 2026-10-05 · Expired observation | |
px.range52 | 52-week range | $15.59 – $35.87 | UNRECORDED | Stored company-profile observation — Captured 2026-10-04 | |
id.employees | Employees | 921 | UNRECORDED | Stored company-profile observation — Captured 2026-10-04 | |
id.ceo | Chief executive | Warren Foust | UNRECORDED | Stored company-profile observation — Captured 2026-10-04 | |
fin.ratios | Return and yield ratios (trailing twelve months) | ROE 1.1% · ROA 0.8% · current ratio 4.66 · earnings yield 0.3% · free-cash-flow yield -0.6% | — | UNRECORDED | Stored key metrics — Date unknown |
earn.estimates | Analyst estimates, next fiscal year | FY2027 revenue $334.34M · EPS 0.29 · 8 analysts | UNRECORDED | Stored analyst estimates — Captured 2026-10-05 · Expired observation | |
earn.est_revenue | Revenue estimate, FY2027 | $334.34M | UNRECORDED | Stored analyst estimates — Captured 2026-10-05 · Expired observation | |
earn.est_eps | EPS estimate, FY2027 | $0.29 | UNRECORDED | Stored analyst estimates — Captured 2026-10-05 · Expired observation |
OURS — 2 facts from Stock Expert AI's own score and rank
| Fact ID | Fact | Value as shown | As of | Tier | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ours.moonshot | MoonshotScore v2 | 39 of 100 · Weak · pillars 87 / 67 / 56 / 5 / 50 | OURS | Stock Expert AI MoonshotScore v2 engine | |
ours.moonshot_change | MoonshotScore movement | 39 (stored snapshot Oct 5, 2026) → 39 (current publication computed Oct 6, 2026) (0) | OURS | Stock Expert AI current score publication and immutable score snapshots — The current score publication is not yet represented in the immutable snapshot archive. |
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