Alphatec (ATEC) Competitors

MiMedx Group (NASDAQ:MDXG) and Alphatec (NASDAQ:ATEC) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MDXG or ATEC?

Alphatec received 284 more outperform votes than MiMedx Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.48% of users gave MiMedx Group an outperform vote while only 57.64% of users gave Alphatec an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
MiMedx Group	Outperform Votes 44 81.48%	Underperform Votes 10 18.52%
Alphatec	Outperform Votes 328 57.64%	Underperform Votes 241 42.36%

Do analysts recommend MDXG or ATEC?

MiMedx Group currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 73.16%. Alphatec has a consensus price target of $17.00, indicating a potential upside of 109.62%. Given Alphatec's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Alphatec is more favorable than MiMedx Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MiMedx Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Alphatec	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.89

Is MDXG or ATEC more profitable?

MiMedx Group has a net margin of 23.86% compared to Alphatec's net margin of -31.06%. MiMedx Group's return on equity of 27.28% beat Alphatec's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MiMedx Group	23.86%	27.28%	18.42%
Alphatec	-31.06%	-401.88%	-22.72%

Which has more risk and volatility, MDXG or ATEC?

MiMedx Group has a beta of 1.97, suggesting that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alphatec has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MDXG or ATEC?

In the previous week, Alphatec had 5 more articles in the media than MiMedx Group. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Alphatec and 12 mentions for MiMedx Group. MiMedx Group's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Alphatec's score of 0.06 indicating that MiMedx Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MiMedx Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	8 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Alphatec	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MDXG or ATEC?

79.2% of MiMedx Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.4% of Alphatec shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of MiMedx Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.8% of Alphatec shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MDXG or ATEC?

MiMedx Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Alphatec. Alphatec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MiMedx Group, 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
MiMedx Group	$321.48M	3.16	$58.23M	$0.55	12.60
Alphatec	$482.26M	2.36	-$186.64M	-$1.28	-6.34

Summary

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