Alpha Tau Medical (DRTS) Competitors

Alpha Tau Medical (NASDAQ:DRTS) and OrthoPediatrics (NASDAQ:KIDS) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, community ranking, risk and valuation.

Is DRTS or KIDS more profitable?

Alpha Tau Medical has a net margin of 0.00% compared to OrthoPediatrics' net margin of -14.35%. OrthoPediatrics' return on equity of -5.44% beat Alpha Tau Medical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpha Tau Medical	N/A	-33.75%	-26.78%
OrthoPediatrics	-14.35%	-5.44%	-4.67%

Do analysts prefer DRTS or KIDS?

Alpha Tau Medical currently has a consensus target price of $8.00, suggesting a potential upside of 247.83%. OrthoPediatrics has a consensus target price of $40.00, suggesting a potential upside of 46.20%. Given Alpha Tau Medical's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Alpha Tau Medical is more favorable than OrthoPediatrics.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpha Tau Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
OrthoPediatrics	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility and risk, DRTS or KIDS?

Alpha Tau Medical has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OrthoPediatrics has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer DRTS or KIDS?

In the previous week, OrthoPediatrics had 1 more articles in the media than Alpha Tau Medical. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for OrthoPediatrics and 1 mentions for Alpha Tau Medical. OrthoPediatrics' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Alpha Tau Medical's score of -0.50 indicating that OrthoPediatrics is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alpha Tau Medical	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
OrthoPediatrics	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in DRTS or KIDS?

OrthoPediatrics received 291 more outperform votes than Alpha Tau Medical when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.23% of users gave Alpha Tau Medical an outperform vote while only 64.24% of users gave OrthoPediatrics an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alpha Tau Medical	Outperform Votes 18 69.23%	Underperform Votes 8 30.77%
OrthoPediatrics	Outperform Votes 309 64.24%	Underperform Votes 172 35.76%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DRTS or KIDS?

2.7% of Alpha Tau Medical shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.1% of OrthoPediatrics shares are held by institutional investors. 39.5% of Alpha Tau Medical shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 31.8% of OrthoPediatrics shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DRTS or KIDS?

OrthoPediatrics has higher revenue and earnings than Alpha Tau Medical. OrthoPediatrics is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpha Tau Medical, 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
Alpha Tau Medical	N/A	N/A	-$29.16M	-$0.40	-5.75
OrthoPediatrics	$175.07M	3.78	-$20.97M	-$1.09	-25.10

Summary

OrthoPediatrics beats Alpha Tau Medical on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.