STAA STAAR SURGICAL CO
Last updated: May 11, 2026
Execution Consistency
Did the company actually spend money buying back stock in 3+ of the last 4 quarters?
Not enough buyback data
Execution Acceleration
Is the most recent quarter's buyback spend more than 15% above the trailing average?
Not enough buyback data
Buyback vs FCF
What percentage of free cash flow is going to buybacks? Bull: 30%+. Bear: negative FCF or no buybacks.
Negative FCF ($-13M), buybacks not supported by cash flow
Buyback Intensity
How fast are they shrinking the float? Bull: 2%+ annually. Bear: under 0.5%.
Repurchased 636,145 shares = 2.6% of 49,294,000 outstanding (annualized)
Insider Buying
Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?
11 open-market purchases by 1 insiders
- BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. () bought 316,017 shares at $18.61 on 2026-03-13
- BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. () bought 299,432 shares at $18.12 on 2026-03-12
- BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. () bought 54,764 shares at $17.52 on 2026-03-11
- BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. () bought 27,485 shares at $22.05 on 2026-01-09
- BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. () bought 3,240 shares at $21.94 on 2026-01-08
- BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. () bought 66,467 shares at $22.00 on 2026-01-07
- BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. () bought 186,946 shares at $21.01 on 2026-01-06
- BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. () bought 150,000 shares at $22.38 on 2026-01-06
- BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. () bought 797,486 shares at $27.86 on 2025-11-21
- BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. () bought 393,382 shares at $27.14 on 2025-11-20
Insider-Buyback Convergence
Are both company buybacks and insider buying independently active? Bull when the company is buying back stock in 2+ quarters and insiders have made 2+ open-market purchases.
11 insider purchases but company buybacks inactive
Insider Net Direction
Over the last 90 days, are insiders net buyers or net sellers on the open market?
Insiders bought $22M, sold $0M in the last 90 days (net buying)
Red Flag
Active buyback + insiders net selling 3x+ more than buying. Company cash may be supporting price while insiders exit.
No buyback-insider divergence detected