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STAAR Surgical Company
1W: +6.2% 1M: +13.3% 3M: +2.5% YTD: -1.6% 1Y: -13.8% 3Y: -45.5% 5Y: -80.3%
$24.16
+0.93 (+4.00%)
After Hours: $23.59 (-0.57, -2.38%)
Weekly Expected Move ±6.1%
$20 $21 $23 $24 $25
NASDAQ · Healthcare · Medical - Instruments & Supplies · Tech Score Buy · Power 63 · $1.2B mcap · 50M float · 1.81% daily turnover · Short 44% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 70% of companies Debt: 3.0% of company value Bonds: none of note held by US funds details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $0.08 (down 99.6%), STAAR Surgical Company would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $35.9M against a stock market value of $1.16B.
Distance to default 7.53 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-26, balance sheet 2026-07-03, debt counted $18.0M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 55.0%; Altman Z 7.52. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.

🏦 Institutional Activity

Latest: Q2 2026
234
Institutions Holding
-1 vs prior
136.5%
Ownership
+50.18%
52 New
59 Increased
87 Reduced
31 Closed

👔 Insider Trades

25 records
Date Name Title Type Shares Price Value Filing
2026-08-14 Foust Warren officer: president and ceo F-Tax Withholding 1,865 $26.18 $49K Filing
2026-08-14 Foust Warren officer: president and ceo F-Tax Withholding 3,730 $26.18 $98K Filing
2026-08-14 Michna Magda officer: chief development officer F-Tax Withholding 559 $26.18 $15K Filing
2026-08-14 Michna Magda officer: chief development officer F-Tax Withholding 2,797 $26.18 $73K Filing
2026-08-14 ANDREWS DEBORAH J officer: chief financial officer & evp F-Tax Withholding 2,662 $26.18 $70K Filing
2026-07-31 Foust Warren officer: president and ceo F-Tax Withholding 10,576 $24.36 $258K Filing
2026-07-31 ANDREWS DEBORAH J officer: chief financial officer & evp F-Tax Withholding 10,576 $24.36 $258K Filing
2026-06-25 ANDREWS DEBORAH J officer: chief financial officer & evp F-Tax Withholding 6,480 $31.21 $202K Filing
2026-06-12 Zhou Lilian Yansheng director A-Grant/Award 3,530 $28.29 $100K Filing
2026-05-15 Michna Magda officer: chief development officer F-Tax Withholding 2,431 $32.07 $78K Filing
2026-05-15 Michna Magda officer: chief development officer A-Grant/Award 2,199 $— $0 Filing
2026-05-15 Michna Magda officer: chief development officer F-Tax Withholding 1,118 $32.07 $36K Filing
2026-05-15 ANDREWS DEBORAH J officer: interim co-ceo and cfo F-Tax Withholding 3,755 $32.07 $120K Filing
2026-05-15 Michna Magda officer: chief development officer F-Tax Withholding 559 $32.07 $18K Filing
2026-05-15 Michna Magda officer: chief development officer F-Tax Withholding 5,595 $32.07 $179K Filing
2026-05-15 ANDREWS DEBORAH J officer: interim co-ceo and cfo F-Tax Withholding 1,877 $32.07 $60K Filing
2026-05-15 Foust Warren officer: interim co-ceo and pres. & coo A-Grant/Award 14,662 $— $0 Filing
2026-05-15 Foust Warren officer: interim co-ceo and pres. & coo F-Tax Withholding 7,460 $32.07 $239K Filing
2026-05-15 Foust Warren officer: interim co-ceo and pres. & coo A-Grant/Award 7,331 $— $0 Filing
2026-05-15 Foust Warren officer: interim co-ceo and pres. & coo F-Tax Withholding 3,730 $32.07 $120K Filing
2026-05-15 Foust Warren officer: interim co-ceo and pres. & coo A-Grant/Award 3,666 $— $0 Filing
2026-05-15 Foust Warren officer: interim co-ceo and pres. & coo F-Tax Withholding 1,865 $32.07 $60K Filing
2026-05-15 ANDREWS DEBORAH J officer: interim co-ceo and cfo A-Grant/Award 5,233 $— $0 Filing
2026-05-15 ANDREWS DEBORAH J officer: interim co-ceo and cfo A-Grant/Award 10,466 $— $0 Filing
2026-05-15 Michna Magda officer: chief development officer A-Grant/Award 1,100 $— $0 Filing

🏛️ Congressional Trades

0 records
Date Politician Chamber Type Amount Filing
No congressional trades found

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