The stock of Alphatec Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: ATEC) has decreased by -3.92 when compared to last closing price of 9.95. Despite this, the company has experienced a -16.43% fall in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-09 that In recent years, Alphatec Holdings or “ATEC” has outperformed sales expectations on a regular basis and successfully taken share in the $8 billion U.S. spinal disorder treatment market. The company continues to benefit from M&A-related disruptions at key competitors, which has created opportunities for ATEC to grab additional market share. Following years of elevated cash usage, the company managed to generate free cash flow in the final quarter of 2024.
Is It Worth Investing in Alphatec Holdings Inc (NASDAQ: ATEC) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for ATEC is also noteworthy at 1.22. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 1 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for ATEC is 104.98M, and at present, short sellers hold a 9.35% of that float. The average trading volume of ATEC on March 13, 2025 was 1.91M shares.
ATEC’s Market Performance
ATEC stock saw a decrease of -16.43% in the past week, with a monthly decline of -11.89% and a quarterly a decrease of -0.68%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.77%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 6.52% for Alphatec Holdings Inc (ATEC). The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -12.41% for ATEC’s stock, with a 7.86% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of ATEC
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see ATEC reach a price target of $19. The rating they have provided for ATEC stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on July 08th, 2024.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Overweight” to ATEC, setting the target price at $26 in the report published on February 09th of the previous year.
ATEC Trading at -11.93% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought ATEC to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -35.75% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 6.52%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.77%, as shares sank -12.69% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.47% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, ATEC fell by -16.43%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -11.15% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $10.91. In addition, Alphatec Holdings Inc saw 4.14% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at ATEC starting from Koning John Todd, who sale 165,121 shares at the price of $9.72 back on Mar 10 ’25. After this action, Koning John Todd now owns 483,107 shares of Alphatec Holdings Inc, valued at $1,604,976 using the latest closing price.
Lish Scott, the CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER of Alphatec Holdings Inc, sale 27,994 shares at $9.72 during a trade that took place back on Mar 10 ’25, which means that Lish Scott is holding 816,500 shares at $272,102 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for ATEC
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.23 for the present operating margin
- 0.69 for the gross margin
The net margin for Alphatec Holdings Inc stands at -0.29. The total capital return value is set at -0.2. Equity return is now at value -291.71, with -20.51 for asset returns.
Based on Alphatec Holdings Inc (ATEC), the company’s capital structure generated 0.05 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -5.51. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.05. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -5.06.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -136.17 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.43. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 2.24. The receivables turnover for the company is 6.7for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.72. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 2.73.
Conclusion
In summary, Alphatec Holdings Inc (ATEC) has had a bad performance as of late. Analysts have bullish opinions on the stock, with some viewing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
