Orthofix Medical (OFIX) Competitors

AtriCure (NASDAQ:ATRC) 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 earnings, dividends, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Is ATRC or OFIX more profitable?

AtriCure has a net margin of -9.61% compared to Orthofix Medical's net margin of -15.18%. AtriCure's return on equity of -6.80% beat Orthofix Medical's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AtriCure	-9.61%	-6.80%	-5.19%
Orthofix Medical	-15.18%	-21.25%	-13.29%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ATRC or OFIX?

AtriCure received 159 more outperform votes than Orthofix Medical when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.77% of users gave AtriCure an outperform vote while only 62.20% of users gave Orthofix Medical an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AtriCure	Outperform Votes 577 69.77%	Underperform Votes 250 30.23%
Orthofix Medical	Outperform Votes 418 62.20%	Underperform Votes 254 37.80%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ATRC or OFIX?

AtriCure has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Orthofix Medical. AtriCure 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
AtriCure	$465.31M	3.18	-$44.70M	-$0.95	-31.48
Orthofix Medical	$799.49M	0.68	-$151.40M	-$3.29	-4.23

Do analysts rate ATRC or OFIX?

AtriCure currently has a consensus price target of $50.67, indicating a potential upside of 69.40%. Orthofix Medical has a consensus price target of $23.33, indicating a potential upside of 67.75%. Given AtriCure's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe AtriCure is more favorable than Orthofix Medical.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AtriCure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Orthofix Medical	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to ATRC or OFIX?

In the previous week, AtriCure had 21 more articles in the media than Orthofix Medical. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for AtriCure and 3 mentions for Orthofix Medical. AtriCure's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Orthofix Medical's score of 1.07 indicating that AtriCure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AtriCure	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Orthofix Medical	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ATRC or OFIX?

AtriCure has a beta of 1.65, meaning that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Orthofix Medical has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ATRC or OFIX?

99.1% of AtriCure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.8% of Orthofix Medical shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.5% of AtriCure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Orthofix Medical shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

AtriCure beats Orthofix Medical on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.