Orthofix Medical (OFIX) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, ATEC or OFIX?

Alphatec has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orthofix Medical has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ATEC or OFIX?

Orthofix Medical has higher revenue and earnings than Alphatec. Alphatec is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orthofix 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
Alphatec	$642.27M	2.88	-$186.64M	-$1.15	-11.01
Orthofix Medical	$804.53M	0.56	-$151.40M	-$3.69	-3.15

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATEC or OFIX?

Orthofix Medical received 81 more outperform votes than Alphatec when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.11% of users gave Orthofix Medical an outperform vote while only 58.20% of users gave Alphatec an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alphatec	Outperform Votes 337 58.20%	Underperform Votes 242 41.80%
Orthofix Medical	Outperform Votes 418 62.11%	Underperform Votes 255 37.89%

Does the media refer more to ATEC or OFIX?

In the previous week, Alphatec had 7 more articles in the media than Orthofix Medical. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Alphatec and 4 mentions for Orthofix Medical. Orthofix Medical's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat Alphatec's score of 1.37 indicating that Orthofix Medical is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Alphatec	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Orthofix Medical	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts prefer ATEC or OFIX?

Alphatec presently has a consensus target price of $17.89, suggesting a potential upside of 41.27%. Orthofix Medical has a consensus target price of $23.33, suggesting a potential upside of 100.98%. Given Orthofix Medical's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Orthofix Medical is more favorable than Alphatec.

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
Orthofix Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is ATEC or OFIX more profitable?

Orthofix Medical has a net margin of -15.18% compared to Alphatec's net margin of -31.06%. Orthofix Medical's return on equity of -21.25% beat Alphatec's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alphatec	-31.06%	-541.39%	-22.99%
Orthofix Medical	-15.18%	-21.25%	-13.29%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ATEC or OFIX?

66.3% of Alphatec shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Orthofix Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.8% of Alphatec shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Orthofix Medical shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Orthofix Medical beats Alphatec on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.