Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATEC - Get Free Report) COO Scott Lish sold 10,875 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $21.47, for a total value of $233,486.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 661,332 shares in the company, valued at $14,198,798.04. This represents a 1.62% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.
Scott Lish also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, November 20th, Scott Lish sold 25,000 shares of Alphatec stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $19.80, for a total transaction of $495,000.00.
Alphatec Price Performance
NASDAQ ATEC opened at $20.67 on Wednesday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.24, a current ratio of 1.99 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 43.02. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.07 billion, a PE ratio of -19.88 and a beta of 1.08. Alphatec Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $8.69 and a 12-month high of $22.66. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $18.04 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $14.95.
Alphatec (NASDAQ:ATEC - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The medical technology company reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.06) by $0.09. The business had revenue of $196.50 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $182.78 million. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted ($0.28) EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 30.4% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, equities analysts predict that Alphatec Holdings, Inc. will post -1.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of analysts have weighed in on the company. Wells Fargo & Company boosted their price target on Alphatec from $14.00 to $16.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, October 16th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. began coverage on Alphatec in a research note on Friday, October 24th. They issued an "overweight" rating and a $19.00 price objective on the stock. Morgan Stanley set a $23.00 target price on Alphatec in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. HC Wainwright upped their target price on Alphatec from $20.00 to $24.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Needham & Company LLC lifted their price target on shares of Alphatec from $16.00 to $22.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Nine analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has assigned a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $22.20.
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Institutional Trading of Alphatec
Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ATEC. Nuveen LLC bought a new position in Alphatec in the 1st quarter worth approximately $135,874,000. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Alphatec by 2.4% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,815,058 shares of the medical technology company's stock valued at $99,091,000 after acquiring an additional 158,295 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. grew its stake in shares of Alphatec by 2.6% in the third quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 6,336,491 shares of the medical technology company's stock worth $92,133,000 after acquiring an additional 159,330 shares during the last quarter. Royal Bank of Canada increased its position in Alphatec by 10.8% during the first quarter. Royal Bank of Canada now owns 3,527,939 shares of the medical technology company's stock worth $35,773,000 after acquiring an additional 342,656 shares during the period. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in Alphatec by 7.4% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 2,697,541 shares of the medical technology company's stock worth $29,946,000 after acquiring an additional 185,297 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 66.35% of the company's stock.
Alphatec Company Profile
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Alphatec Holdings, Inc, a medical technology company, designs, develops, and advances technologies for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders in the United States and internationally. It manufactures and sells implants and instruments through third-party suppliers. The company offers Alpha InformatiX product platform, including EOS imaging system that provides full-body imaging; VEA alignment mobile application, which leverages EOS technology to more quickly quantify alignment parameters on a mobile device; SafeOp Neural InformatiX System that automates electromyographic and somatosensory evoked potential monitoring; and Valence, an intra-operative system that integrates navigation and robotics into spine procedures, as well as Sigma Prone TransPsoas (PTP) Access and PTP Patient Positioning Systems.
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