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STAA STAAR SURGICAL CO

Last updated: Mar 16, 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: 30-80%. Bear: <10% or >80%.

Negative FCF ($-13M), cannot compute buyback ratio

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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)

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Insider Buying

Are officers and directors buying stock with their own money on the open market?

30 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 insider purchases happening during the same quarters the company is actively buying back stock?

Insider buying coincided with company buybacks in 1 of 1 quarters

  • Q3 2025: BROADWOOD PARTNERS, L.P. bought while company spent $2M
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Insider Net Direction

Looking at all open-market transactions, are insiders net buyers or net sellers?

Insiders bought $88M, sold $0M (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