ATEC vs. TFX, ITGR, ATRC, IART, OFIX, SRDX, 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), Orthofix Medical (OFIX), Surmodics (SRDX), 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
Alphatec (NASDAQ:ATEC) and Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) are both medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.
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.
Alphatec currently has a consensus price target of $17.89, indicating a potential upside of 63.22%. Teleflex has a consensus price target of $164.63, indicating a potential upside of 35.61%. Given Alphatec's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Alphatec is more favorable than Teleflex.
In the previous week, Teleflex had 16 more articles in the media than Alphatec. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Teleflex and 4 mentions for Alphatec. Alphatec's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Teleflex's score of 0.36 indicating that Alphatec is being referred to more favorably in the media.
66.4% of Alphatec shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 95.6% of Teleflex shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.8% of Alphatec shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Teleflex shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Alphatec has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Teleflex has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
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 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
