Alphatec (ATEC) Competitors

Integer (NYSE:ITGR) and Alphatec (NASDAQ:ATEC) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ITGR or ATEC?

Integer received 57 more outperform votes than Alphatec when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.05% of users gave Integer an outperform vote while only 58.06% of users gave Alphatec an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Integer	Outperform Votes 392 64.05%	Underperform Votes 220 35.95%
Alphatec	Outperform Votes 335 58.06%	Underperform Votes 242 41.94%

Does the media prefer ITGR or ATEC?

In the previous week, Integer had 1 more articles in the media than Alphatec. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Integer and 13 mentions for Alphatec. Alphatec's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Integer's score of 0.38 indicating that Alphatec is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Integer	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Alphatec	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ITGR or ATEC?

Integer has higher revenue and earnings than Alphatec. Alphatec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Integer, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Integer	$1.72B	2.36	$90.65M	$3.36	34.55
Alphatec	$611.56M	2.32	-$186.64M	-$1.14	-8.64

Do analysts rate ITGR or ATEC?

Integer presently has a consensus target price of $146.00, indicating a potential upside of 25.75%. Alphatec has a consensus target price of $17.67, indicating a potential upside of 79.36%. Given Alphatec's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alphatec is more favorable than Integer.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Integer	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Alphatec	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ITGR or ATEC?

99.3% of Integer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.3% of Alphatec shares are held by institutional investors. 2.0% of Integer shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.8% of Alphatec shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ITGR or ATEC more profitable?

Integer has a net margin of 6.92% compared to Alphatec's net margin of -31.06%. Integer's return on equity of 11.65% beat Alphatec's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Integer	6.92%	11.65%	5.89%
Alphatec	-31.06%	-541.39%	-22.99%

Which has more risk & volatility, ITGR or ATEC?

Integer has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alphatec has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Integer beats Alphatec on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.