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Alphatec Holdings (ATEC) stock

Spine surgery products , market cap $1.8B

Pre-market
$7.33
-1.87%

Close $7.47 +2.19%

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Why is ATEC down?

Down 44% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 74%.

“Third-quarter revenue fell short of our expectations, primarily due to lower biologics attachment,.”

Alphatec's Oct 29 release said

Sources: Price history, Nov 3, 2026; Company release, Oct 29, 2026

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Quality Score
3
Below Average
In its industry
#53of 85

ATEC's Quality Score rose 1 point on Tue, Nov 3, to 3.

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Key facts on ATEC

Key facts on ATEC
Long-term trend−2 below a falling 200-day average, down over one year, and down over one year
Latest filing8-K, Oct 29 Reported its quarterly results
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ATEC in the news

Fri Oct 30Alphatec reported a diluted loss of $0.03 a share SEC, 4:21 PM ET ATEC closed −38.1% that day.

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ATEC catalysts

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After its last 4 reports it closed -19.1% on average, higher 1 of 4 times.

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ATEC has 1 of 14 chart checks firing

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ATEC RSI on Nov 3: 31.3, below its 50-day and 200-day averages

Not scored

Not in the Quality Score: over 20 years of tests, 2006 to 2026, they added no edge.

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How ATEC ranks in Medical Devices

ATEC is #53 of 85 by Quality Score.

How ATEC ranks in Medical Devices
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More in Medical Devices

When does ATEC report earnings, and what happens after?

Expected to report Wed Feb 24, after the close (in 112 days). Expected.

What an earnings report is: every 3 months, a company tells everyone how much it sold and earned. We read the figures, the outlook, and how the stock moved after.

What ATEC reported on Oct 29, 2026

The quarter

A loss of $0.03 a share, from $0.19.

“Third-quarter revenue fell short of our expectations, primarily due to lower biologics attachment,”

The quarter that ended Sep 30, from the company's press release

The press releaseThe filing on EDGAR

Where the sales came from

ATEC's results filing gives no sales by line in a table we read.

The outlook

The outlook the company gave, by period
MeasureFigure
Fiscal year 2026
Total revenueabout $862Mcut

Figures as filed (SEC filing, Oct 29)

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The numbers

Market value
$1.8B
today
Sales
$815M
up 19.5% on the year
Free cash flow
$2.3M
last 12 months

Sales grew 40% a year over 5 years, fiscal 2020 to 2025.

Its share count grew 13% a year over 3 years.

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ReportedGapReaction5
sessions
Oct 29, 2026After close-39.7%-38.1%open
Aug 4, 2026After close-4.6%-7.5%-9.5%
May 5, 2026After close-21.7%-31.7%-24.3%

ATEC closed higher after 1 of its last 4 reports.

All 4 reports, and ATEC's Quality Score going into each

ATEC sales and profit by year

Sales and profit by year

Sales grew every year from 2018 to 2025, to $764M. It lost money in each of the eight years.

Insiders trading ATEC

ATEC insider trades

3 insiders bought $2M across 4 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market sales on record. The newest:

BuyDavid M. Demski$409KDirectorat $6.81 on Oct 30, filed Nov 2
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ATEC's officers and directors

Officers and directors with a Form 4 in the last 12 months.

5 more officers and directors file at ATEC. Each page above names the rest.

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Which ETFs hold ATEC?

In ETFs: ATEC is under 0.1% of VTI, the most of the 24 funds Breakaway covers, by their holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026.

About Alphatec Holdings

Alphatec Holdings Inc is a medical technology company focused on the designing, development, and advancement of products for the surgical treatment of spinal disorders associated with disease and degeneration, congenital deformities, and trauma. The company's spine approach technologies include Posterior Cervical Fusion, Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion, Lateral Interbody Fusion, and Posterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion among others. Its procedural offerings are designed to address the underlying causes of spinal pathology by advancing the three fundamental objectives of spine surgery: (1) decompression of neural elements, (2) stabilization of spinal segments, and (3) restoration and maintenance of proper spinal alignment.

913 employeesCarlsbad, CAatecspine.com

What Alphatec Holdings says it competes with

“Although we believe that our current broad product portfolio and development pipeline is differentiated and has numerous competitive advantages, the spinal implant industry is highly competitive, subject to rapid technological change, and significantly affected by new product introductions.”

From its annual report, SEC filing · Feb 24, 2026

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ATEC's score card

Alphatec Holdings (ATEC): Quality Score 3, Below Average, #53 of 85 in Medical Devices, with its price, on Breakaway
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BreakawayNov 2David M. Demski bought ATEC$409K at $6.81, filed Nov 2

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Straight Answers

As of Nov 4, 2026: ATEC's Quality Score is 3 (Below Average), #53 of 85 in Medical Devices. Insiders bought $2M in the last 6 months (Form 4).

Is ATEC a good stock to buy? What its Quality Score says

ATEC scores 3 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average. It is #53 of 85 in Medical Devices by Quality Score, with 1 of 14 chart checks firing. Down 44% over five years while the S&P 500 rose 74%. Breakaway does not say whether to buy any stock: the score does not know your situation, and it is not a recommendation to buy or sell anything. Please do your own research.

What is ATEC's Quality Score?

ATEC scores 3 today, which Breakaway calls Below Average (0 to 5). That is #53 of 85 in Medical Devices by Quality Score. The score adds up the chart checks, the trend, the company's filed sales, its profits, the news, insider trades, and Congress trades. The section above lists the lines behind ATEC's 3.

Are insiders buying ATEC?

3 insiders bought $2M across 4 filings in the last 6 months. No open-⁠market sales on record. The newest is David M. Demski, Director, who bought $409K on Oct 30. Every filing, with the scored weight, for Pro members.

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