MiMedx Group (MDXG) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATEC or MDXG?

Alphatec received 284 more outperform votes than MiMedx Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 81.82% of users gave MiMedx Group an outperform vote while only 57.72% of users gave Alphatec an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alphatec	Outperform Votes 329 57.72%	Underperform Votes 241 42.28%
MiMedx Group	Outperform Votes 45 81.82%	Underperform Votes 10 18.18%

Is ATEC or MDXG 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 26.21% beat Alphatec's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alphatec	-31.06%	-541.39%	-22.99%
MiMedx Group	23.86%	26.21%	18.15%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ATEC or MDXG?

MiMedx Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
Alphatec	$572.74M	2.46	-$186.64M	-$1.28	-7.76
MiMedx Group	$321.48M	4.14	$58.23M	$0.55	16.47

Which has more volatility and risk, ATEC or MDXG?

Alphatec has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MiMedx Group has a beta of 1.94, indicating that its share price is 94% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate ATEC or MDXG?

Alphatec presently has a consensus price target of $17.11, suggesting a potential upside of 72.32%. MiMedx Group has a consensus price target of $12.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.45%. Given Alphatec's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alphatec is more favorable than MiMedx Group.

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

Does the media prefer ATEC or MDXG?

In the previous week, Alphatec had 1 more articles in the media than MiMedx Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Alphatec and 9 mentions for MiMedx Group. Alphatec's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat MiMedx Group's score of 0.50 indicating that Alphatec is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alphatec	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
MiMedx Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ATEC or MDXG?

66.3% of Alphatec shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.2% of MiMedx Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.8% of Alphatec shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of MiMedx Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

MiMedx Group beats Alphatec on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.