STAAR Surgical is trading 6.9% up at $22.30 on September 29, following Stifel’s upgrade from Hold to Buy and price-target increase from $28 to $31, a plausible catalyst for the move.
- Stifel cited expected China growth from the EVO+ product-mix shift and easier comparisons outside China.
- The upgrade was reported early September 29; major indexes were little changed.
- No separate company announcement dated September 29 was identified in the sources reviewed.