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Alphatec Holdings Inc. (ATEC) Next Earnings Date & Expected ±11.4% Move

$7.04 -38.08% NASDAQ • Live Quote vs Prior Daily Close (Synced Snapshot) EXT / AFTER-HRS: $6.54

Alphatec Holdings Inc. (ATEC) carries a Roarable Rating of D (Sell) with 46/100 RQD Confidence due to weak cash-flow efficiency and sensitivity to current interest rates. Wait for business cash flow and institutional buying to improve before committing fresh capital.

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ROARABLE D • SELL / AVOID Cap $1.76B

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As of 2026-11-02, Alphatec Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: ATEC) is rated D (Sell / SELL) by Roarable's 5-pillar RQD engine with a composite confidence score of 46/100 at a spot price of $7.04 (-38.08% 1D, market cap $1.76B). Pillar breakdown: Fundamental Cash Engine 12/20, Institutional 13F & Options Flow 13/20, Executive Insider Alignment 9/20, FRED Macro Regime Fit 7/20, and SEC Balance-Sheet Forensics 5/20. Across 1016 tracked Health Care issuers, ATEC ranks #372 in composite RQD confidence.

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Within the Health Care sector (Medical/Dental Instruments), ATEC carries a Roarable D (46/100 RQD), trailing P/E of N/A, gross margin of 69.6%, and ROIC of -18.4%. By comparison, KMTS (Kestra Medical Technologies Ltd.) holds a D grade (50/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -35.0%, cap $1.82B) and XRAY (DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.) posts a E grade (32/100 RQD, P/E N/A, ROIC -11.0%, cap $1.92B). Among the 5-stock peer group, LMAT leads on earnings multiple (33.8x) while LMAT leads on capital efficiency (14.7% ROIC).

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🤖 Gideon Ashmere • AI SEC 10-K Forensics (Click for Instant Brief) What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for ATEC?

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Per ATEC's SEC EDGAR XBRL 10-K filing (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31, CIK 0001350653), Alphatec Holdings Inc. generated $764.2M in revenue (+25.0% YoY), -$143.4M in net income, and $2.8M in free cash flow against $791.2M in total assets and $501.4M in total debt. Key quantitative strengths: Established market leader in Health Care with deep daily trading liquidity.. Primary risk factors monitored: Company executives have done more routine share selling than personal cash buying lately.. Institutional options positioning shows a 50% call / 50% put premium split.

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INTERACTIVE SCENARIO DECK:

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EXT / AFTER-HRS: $6.54 (-7.04%)🧬 Dilution Drag (+1.92% YoY Shares)⚙️ Cash Engine: 12/20 (C-) • 0.4% FCF Margin

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📊 Historical Track Record Warning: Scores below 50 (46/100 · D) historically underperformed SPY in 71% of rolling 90-day windows (-6.1% avg 90D alpha vs SPY • 29.0% hit rate).

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5-PILLAR SNOWFLAKE RADARRw D · Rk D-

Each axis scored 0–20

12M PRICE TARGET CONE-5.4% Base Target

WHALE OPTIONS SNAPSHOT: — (No Active Options Snapshot on file for ATEC)Realized 20D OHLCV Swing Band: ±11.4%

Deterministic 5-Pillar Attribution (46/100 Composite)

🔍 WHY ATEC SCORES 46/100 (D) — TOP 3 DRIVERS2 Bullish Pillars + #1 Risk Drag

▲ #1 Bullish Driver: Whale & Options Positioning+13/20 pts (28% of score)

20D Institutional Volume Accumulation (±11.4% realized swing band)

▲ #2 Bullish Driver: Cash Engine Quality+12/20 pts (26% of score)

SEC XBRL FY 2025 (10-K): 0.4% FCF Margin ($2.8M FCF) & 69.6% Gross Margin

▼ #1 Drag / Risk Factor: Insider Conviction & Share Dilution5/20 pts (-15 pt drag)

Dilution Drag (+1.92% YoY Shares) & executive Form 4 sales trim 15 pts from alignment

📈 PAST 4 QUARTERS RQD vs SUBSEQUENT RETURNQ1 → Q2 → Q3 → Current

Q1 (-3Q)

Grade C-$11.25-7.5% Next Q

Q2 (-2Q)

Grade C-$10.41+4.7% Next Q

Q3 (-1Q)

Grade D$10.90-35.4% Next Q

Current

Grade D$7.04-6.1% Hist 90D α

Trajectory: C- (54) → D (46)Full Audit →

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While ATEC currently carries a cautious 46/100 (D) rating due to Insider Conviction & Share Dilution (5/20), shorts face asymmetric squeeze risk if free cash flow inflects or management executes accretive buybacks.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #1

Established market leader in Health Care with deep daily trading liquidity.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #2

Options & Short-Covering Gamma: Reclaiming the 50-day SMA ($10.18) and Max Pain ($7.39) forces dealer call-delta covering toward $24.45.

🚀 Contrarian Squeeze Trigger #3

Forensic Repair Trigger: Halting share dilution (Dilution Drag (+1.92% YoY Shares)) or retiring high-cost debt immediately upgrades the SEC 10-K Forensic pillar.

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Historical OHLCV Volatility ±11.4% Swing Band

±$0.80 Expected Swing

MODEL EARNINGS SETUP GAUGE

ATEC Quantitative Pre-Earnings Setup: 46/100

Trailing EPS: $4.25 • YoY Revenue Growth: 12.4%

Model Bullish Setup (46/100)Model Risk Weight (54/100)

Derived deterministically from RQD cash-flow quality, SEC accrual safety, and institutional flow (not a community poll).

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Recent SEC Reported Revenue, Net Profit & Diluted EPS Cadence

Period	Filed	Revenue	Net Profit	Free Cash Flow	Gross Margin
FY 2025	2025-12-31	$764.2M	-$143.4M	$2.8M	69.6%
FY 2024	2024-12-31	$611.6M	-$162.1M	-$127.9M	69.4%
FY 2023	2023-12-31	$0	-$186.6M	-$78.5M	69.6%

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ATEC // CANDLESTICK & AUTO-TRENDLINE WORKSTATION6M: -31.85%▼ SUPPORT BREAKDOWN

2026-11-02O $11.45H $11.45L $7.04C $7.04VOL 7.22M

RES: $12.26SUP: $9.22SMA50: $10.18SMA200: $10.53

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ATEC Dilution Monitor, Expectations Hurdle, Butterfly Connections & Policy Exposure

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Share Count & Dilution Monitor (#25)

Multi-year comparable XBRL diluted share count not disclosed (ETF or recent listing).

Reverse-DCF Expectations Hurdle (#30)

8.0%/yr Implied 5Y Growth

vs. +6.0% actual YoY revenue growth (assuming 9.25% cost of equity & 16.5x terminal multiple).

Ellis Vennor Setup Ledger (#33)

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📊 Quantitative Sector Peer Comparison, SEC Filing Delta & Investment FAQ (ATEC)

Health Care Rank #372 of 1016 ⚔️ KMTS vs ATEC Full Matrix →

1. Head-to-Head Health Care Peer Comparison (ATEC vs. KMTS, XRAY, LMAT, NVCR)

Industry: Medical/Dental Instruments (120 Tracked Issuers)

Across 1016 tracked Health Care securities in the Roarable RQD universe, Alphatec Holdings Inc. (ATEC) ranks #372 by composite RQD confidence (46/100, grade D) and #280 by equity capitalization ($1.76B). Within this direct 5-issuer industry benchmark cohort, LMAT leads on earnings valuation at 33.8x trailing P/E, while LMAT leads on capital efficiency and profitability with 14.7% ROIC and 71.5% gross margin. LMAT currently holds the highest overall quantitative score in the immediate peer group at 69/100 (C+) compared with ATEC at 46/100 (D).

Ticker / Company	Roarable Grade	RQD Score	Trailing P/E	Gross Margin	ROIC	1D Change	Market Cap	Head-to-Head
ATEC ACTIVE Alphatec Holdings Inc.	D	46/100	—	69.6%	-18.4%	-38.08%	$1.76B	Benchmark Subject
KMTS Kestra Medical Technologies Ltd.	D	50/100	—	51.4%	-35.0%	-3.01%	$1.82B	/kmts-vs-atec →
XRAY DENTSPLY SIRONA Inc.	E	32/100	—	50.0%	-11.0%	-0.83%	$1.92B	/xray-vs-atec →
LMAT LeMaitre Vascular Inc.	C+	69/100	33.8x	71.5%	14.7%	-5.08%	$1.95B	/lmat-vs-atec →
NVCR NovoCure Limited	E	21/100	—	74.5%	-27.5%	+0.31%	$1.53B	/nvcr-vs-atec →

2. Multi-Year SEC XBRL Revenue, Cash Flow & Balance-Sheet Trajectory (FY2023–FY2025)

SEC EDGAR 10-K • FILED 2025-12-31 • CIK 0001350653

In its most recent audited fiscal period (FY2025, filed 2025-12-31), Alphatec Holdings Inc. (ATEC) reported GAAP revenue of $764.2M (+25.0% vs. FY2024 revenue of $611.6M ) , GAAP net income of -$143.4M, operating cash flow of $45.2M, and free cash flow of $2.8M (+102.2% YoY). On the balance sheet, ATEC closed FY2025 with $791.2M in total assets against $501.4M in total debt (Altman Z-Score: N/A, Piotroski F-Score: 6/9).

Fiscal Period	Filing Date	Revenue	Net Income	Operating Cash Flow	Free Cash Flow	Total Assets	Total Debt
FY2025 (FY)	2025-12-31	$764.2M	-$143.4M	$45.2M	$2.8M	$791.2M	$501.4M
FY2024 (FY)	2024-12-31	$611.6M	-$162.1M	-$44.7M	-$127.9M	$775.7M	$574.5M
FY2023 (FY)	2023-12-31	$0	-$186.6M	-$78.5M	-$78.5M	—	—

3. ATEC Data-Verified Investor FAQ (RQD Rating, Sector Peers, SEC Forensics & Technicals)

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Is ATEC stock a Buy, Hold, or Sell right now according to Roarable's RQD model?

How does ATEC compare to KMTS and XRAY in the Health Care sector?

What are the biggest fundamental strengths and SEC risk factors for ATEC?

Where is ATEC trading relative to its 50-day, 200-day, and 52-week technical levels?

ATEC last traded at $7.04 (-38.08% on volume of 27,299,430 shares), positioning the stock -30.84% below its 50-day simple moving average ($10.18) and -33.14% below its 200-day simple moving average ($10.53). Across its 52-week range of $6.81 to $23.29, ATEC sits at the 1.4% percentile with a 14-day RSI of 54.1 (NEUTRAL RANGE) and an implied next-earnings move of ±11.4% ($6.24 to $7.84).

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When is ATEC's next earnings date?

Based on SEC filing cadence, Alphatec Holdings Inc. (ATEC)'s next quarterly reporting window is estimated around Dec 30, 2026.

How much is ATEC stock expected to move on earnings?

Volatility modeling currently projects a ±11.4% event move for ATEC, spanning a range between $6.24 and $7.84.

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ATEC — Alphatec Holdings Inc.: What the Facts Mean to a Prospective Investor

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As of: 2026-11-02T15:27:53Z

Roarable Rating Brief: What This Means to a Prospective Investor

The Roarable RQD rating is 46 out of 100, a letter grade of D, with the verdict "Roarable Sell — Underperform / Distribution Warning" (per the Roarable RQD rating). The five pillars score as follows:

Fundamental Cash Engine: 12 / 20. The rating cites ROIC of -18.4% and an FCF yield of 0.16%. For a prospective investor, this indicates the business is not currently generating meaningful returns on invested capital, and the cash yield offers little valuation support at the current price.
Whale 13F Flow: 13 / 20. The rating describes institutional accumulation and options positioning. This is the strongest pillar, suggesting some institutional interest, though the source data does not itemize the holdings (see Analyst View section).
Insider Conviction: 5 / 20. The rating references SEC Form 4 and Congressional PTR cluster flow, scored low. This is the weakest pillar, indicating limited insider signal of confidence.
Macro Regime Fit: 7 / 20. The rating lists a beta of 1.0 and sector sensitivity as the basis. For an investor, this means the stock is expected to move in line with the broad market while carrying sector-specific exposure, without a clear macro tailwind identified in the source data.
Forensic Balance Sheet: 9 / 20. The rating cites an Altman Z-Score of 2.5, a Piotroski F-Score of 6/9, and Debt/Equity of 8.5. These point to a leveraged balance sheet with moderate financial-health signals, which constrains downside tolerance.

Taken together, the rating frames ATEC as a stock where operating losses, thin free cash flow, and leverage outweigh the institutional-flow signal. Upside drivers would need to come from margin recovery and improved cash conversion, which the current data does not show. The 52-week range of $6.81 - $23.29 against a price of 11.37 illustrates how wide the trading band has been, which increases volatility risk for a prospective investor. This is an educational summary of the rating's components, not personalized financial advice.

Financial Trend

Period	Revenue	Operating Income	Net Income	EPS	FCF	Cash	Debt
FY 2025	$764.2M	$-82.1M	$-143.4M	N/A	$2.8M	$160.8M	$501.4M
FY 2024	$611.6M	$-136.2M	$-162.1M	N/A	$-127.9M	$138.8M	$574.5M
FY 2023	$0.0M	$-173.4M	$-186.6M	N/A	$-78.5M	N/A	N/A

Per the SEC financials, the company reported operating losses in all three periods, narrowing from $-173.4M (FY 2023) to $-82.1M (FY 2025) while revenue grew from $611.6M (FY 2024) to $764.2M (FY 2025). Per the market data, gross margin is 69.6%, operating margin -10.7%, and net margin -18.8%. ROIC is -18.4%. Per the Roarable RQD rating, the Altman Z-Score is 2.5 and the Piotroski F-Score is 6/9, with Debt/Equity of 8.5. Debt declined from $574.5M to $501.4M across FY 2024 to FY 2025 while cash rose to $160.8M.

Recent Catalysts & News Wire Analysis

Yahoo! Finance Canada (1h ago), MARKET WIRE: General market-action coverage with no specific event described.
TradingView (3h ago), MARKET WIRE: Titled as an estimates report; the summary contains no estimate figures.
Yahoo Finance (6h ago), MARKET WIRE: Headline references a potential undervaluation tied to cash flow recovery. This is a headline claim, not a verified fact in the data.
Moomoo (9h ago), MARKET WIRE: Options chain and quotes page.
Yahoo Finance (12h ago), CATALYST, GREEN: Headline references a Madison Small Cap Fund commentary on market share gains and margin expansion potential. This is the only item tagged as a catalyst and the only GREEN item.
Yahoo Finance (15h ago), MARKET WIRE: Headline reports Q3 earnings and revenues lagging estimates.

Risk watch: the Q3 earnings miss headline is the most material negative item in the feed. Positive framing rests on the fund commentary and the cash-flow recovery headline, neither of which is quantified in the source data. The Butterfly Supply-Chain Graph reports no supply-chain links and no proprietary signals.

Open Questions

What are the company's products, customers, and principal revenue sources?
What are the trailing and forward earnings per share and valuation multiples, given P/E, EPS, and EV/EBITDA are absent?
What is the composition of the debt load and its maturity profile, given debt is reported without terms?
What drove the FY 2024 to FY 2025 revenue increase, and is operating-loss narrowing sustainable?
Which institutions hold the stock, and what are the specific insider and 13F transactions behind the rating's flow pillars?

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Yahoo! Finance Canada • 8h ago

Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (ATEC) Stock Price, News, Quote & History

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🟡 MARKET WIRE TradingView • 11h ago

Alphatec Holdings, Inc. Estimates – NASDAQ:ATEC

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Yahoo Finance • 14h ago

Alphatec Holdings (ATEC) Stock Could Be 48% Undervalued As Cash Flow Recovers

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🟢 CATALYST Yahoo Finance • 20h ago

Alphatec Holdings (ATEC) Offers Market Share Gains and Margin Expansion Potential, Madison Small Cap Fund Says

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🟡 MARKET WIRE Yahoo Finance • 23h ago

Alphatec (ATEC) Q3 Earnings and Revenues Lag Estimates

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🟢 CATALYST Yahoo Finance • 1d ago

BMO Capital Downgrades Alphatec Holdings to Market Perform From Outperform, Price Target is $8

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🔥 Official Bull vs. Bear Debate: Is ATEC (D • RQD 46/100) a Buy at $11.37?

Welcome to the ATEC (Alphatec Holdings Inc.) Roar Pit. Current RQD Composite is 46/100 (Roarable Sell — Underperform / Distribution Warning) in Medical/Dental Instruments. Bulls point to operating leverage and sector positioning, while bears focus on macro rate sensitivity and margin execution. Pick your side (🐂 Bull or 🐻 Bear) and drop your price target below.

SH ShortSeller_Dan Forensic Accounting Watch 🐻 BEARISH 🎯 Target: $8.75 (-23.0%)

Spot @ $11.37

Pump the brakes on ATEC — check the valuation vs. margin headwinds

Everyone in here is repeating the bull case on ATEC, but look at what you are paying: current EV/EBITDA multiples with 69.6% gross margins. Unless Alphatec Holdings Inc. expands free cash flow yield next quarter, I would rather wait for a pullback closer to the 200-day moving average before touching this.

MA MacroHawk_NYC Verified K Arena Trader 🐂 BULLISH 🎯 Target: $14.33 (+26.0%)

Spot @ $11.37

ATEC cash flow & RQD setup is being underpriced by the Street here

Looking at the 5-pillar RQD breakdown on ATEC, the market is fixating on short-term headline noise in Medical/Dental Instruments and ignoring the balance sheet and cash flow trajectory. At $11.37 (52-wk range $6.81 - $23.29), any beat on forward guidance forces shorts and underweight funds to chase.