ATRC vs. TFX, ITGR, ATEC, IART, OFIX, SRDX, ANGO, ARAY, RMTI, and RSLS
Should you be buying AtriCure stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AtriCure include Teleflex (TFX), Integer (ITGR), Alphatec (ATEC), 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.
AtriCure vs. Its Competitors
Teleflex (NYSE:TFX) and AtriCure (NASDAQ:ATRC) are both medical companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Teleflex had 7 more articles in the media than AtriCure. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Teleflex and 3 mentions for AtriCure. Teleflex's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat AtriCure's score of 0.34 indicating that Teleflex is being referred to more favorably in the media.
95.6% of Teleflex shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.1% of AtriCure shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Teleflex shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of AtriCure shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Teleflex has a net margin of 4.96% compared to AtriCure's net margin of -7.95%. Teleflex's return on equity of 14.73% beat AtriCure's return on equity.
Teleflex has a beta of 1.08, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AtriCure has a beta of 1.56, suggesting that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Teleflex currently has a consensus price target of $164.63, indicating a potential upside of 37.30%. AtriCure has a consensus price target of $50.67, indicating a potential upside of 59.43%. Given AtriCure's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AtriCure is more favorable than Teleflex.
Teleflex has higher revenue and earnings than AtriCure. AtriCure 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 AtriCure on 9 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:ATRC) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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