ATEC vs. TFX, ITGR, ATRC, IART, SRDX, OFIX, ANGO, ARAY, RMTI, and RSLS
Should you be buying Alphatec stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alphatec include Teleflex (TFX), Integer (ITGR), AtriCure (ATRC), Integra LifeSciences (IART), Surmodics (SRDX), Orthofix Medical (OFIX), AngioDynamics (ANGO), Accuray (ARAY), Rockwell Medical (RMTI), and ReShape Lifesciences (RSLS). These companies are all part of the "health care equipment" industry.
Alphatec vs. Its Competitors
Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) and Alphatec (NASDAQ:ATEC) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.
In the previous week, Teleflex had 3 more articles in the media than Alphatec. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Teleflex and 11 mentions for Alphatec. Alphatec's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Teleflex's score of 0.39 indicating that Alphatec is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Teleflex has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alphatec has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
95.6% of Teleflex shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of Alphatec shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Teleflex shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of Alphatec shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Teleflex currently has a consensus price target of $159.63, indicating a potential upside of 43.57%. Alphatec has a consensus price target of $18.13, indicating a potential upside of 72.78%. Given Alphatec's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alphatec is more favorable than Teleflex.
Teleflex has higher revenue and earnings than Alphatec. Alphatec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Teleflex, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Teleflex has a net margin of 4.96% compared to Alphatec's net margin of -25.77%. Teleflex's return on equity of 14.73% beat Alphatec's return on equity.
Summary
Teleflex beats Alphatec on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (NASDAQ:ATEC) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
