AtriCure, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATRC) Shows Strong Momentum But Near-Term Pullback Likely

AtriCure’s surgical-device franchise registers operational strength and improving cash generation, yet mixed technical signals point toward a probable short-term price reversion. Fundamental cash metrics and margin improvements support the valuation stance assigned by WMDST.

Recent News

On October 27, 2025, AtriCure announced management participation at investor conferences, including a UBS Global Healthcare fireside discussion and a Stifel Healthcare presentation scheduled for November. On December 11, 2025, Investor’s Business Daily reported an RS Rating upgrade into the 80s, noting momentum and a cup-with-handle pattern breakout above a defined buy point.

Technical Analysis

Directional indicators show a strong trend environment: ADX at 36.52 signals a strong directional market, amplifying current momentum and increasing the potential impact of directional moves on near-term price action.

DI+ at 29.42 shows a decreasing trend while DI- at 12.19 shows a dip-and-reversal; both indicate directional pressure that favors sellers over recent sessions, which weighs against sustained upward moves despite broader trend strength.

MACD sits at 1.38 with the signal line at 1.37, producing a recent bullish cross above the signal line, but the MACD trend reads decreasing; that combination implies a short-lived bullish trigger inside fading momentum.

MRO at 32.81 and trending increasing places the price above the regression target and suggests elevated downside potential as the oscillator climbs further above target levels.

RSI at 55.03 with a peak-and-reversal pattern indicates momentum exhausted near recent highs and supports a higher probability of a corrective leg over the coming sessions.

Price sits at $40.55 above the 50-day ($36.70) and 200-day ($34.39) averages, near the 12-day EMA ($40.38, increasing) but slightly below the 20-day average ($40.75) and the Tenkan line ($40.76), implying short-term resistance around recent moving-average bands while longer-term averages remain supportive.

Bollinger bands compress modestly (20-day stdev $0.97; upper band ~$41.72, lower ~$39.79), and the SuperTrend lower support at $38.01 provides a defined intraday support reference for momentum-based decisions.

 


Fundamental Analysis

Revenue totaled $134,269,000 with YoY revenue growth of 344.66% and QoQ change of -1.37%. Gross profit reached $101,332,000, producing a gross margin of 75.47%, a small YoY margin uptick of 0.79 percentage points.

Operating income registered at $208,000 and EBIT at $1,382,000, yielding an EBIT margin of 1.03%, below the industry peer mean of 11.17% and the industry peer median of 16.79%, indicating material operating leverage opportunities remain relative to peers.

EPS came in at -$0.01 versus an estimate of -$0.12, an improvement of $0.11 and an EPS surprise of 91.7%, which reflects better-than-expected per-share performance despite a small absolute loss.

EBITDA reached $6,551,000 with adjusted free cash flow of $24,111,000 and a free cash flow yield of 1.36%, above the industry peer mean free cash flow yield of 0.76%, supporting valuation resilience from cash generation.

Balance-sheet metrics show $147,865,000 in cash and short-term investments, a current ratio of 3.87 and a cash ratio of 1.90, indicating strong near-term liquidity. Total debt equals $76,730,000, debt-to-assets 12.08% and debt-to-EBITDA roughly 11.71x, reflecting modest leverage but elevated relative coverage given current EBITDA levels.

Profitability measures remain compressed: return on equity at -0.056% and return on assets at -0.043%, consistent with recent net losses (net income -$267,000), while operating margin sits near 0.155% and operating leverage indicates potential for margin expansion if revenue growth accelerates.

Valuation context: WMDST values the stock as under-valued. Market multiples sit mixed — EV/Revenue and enterprise multiple display elevated readings (enterprise multiple 259.30), while P/B at 3.71 sits marginally below the industry peer mean of 3.78 and PS at 13.18 sits below the industry peer mean of 22.20. Forward EPS and forward PE remain negative, reflecting projected losses into the forward window.

MOST-RECENT QUARTERLY REPORT
REPORT PERIOD ENDING: 2025-09-30
REPORT DATE: 2025-10-29
NEXT REPORT DATE: 2026-01-28
CASH FLOW  Begin Period Cash Flow 117.8 M
 Operating Cash Flow 26.7 M
 Capital Expenditures -2.60 M
 Change In Working Capital 8.9 M
 Dividends Paid
 Cash Flow Delta 30.1 M
 End Period Cash Flow 147.9 M
 
INCOME STATEMENT REVENUE
 Total Revenue 134.3 M
 Forward Revenue 204.7 M
COSTS
 Cost Of Revenue 32.9 M
 Depreciation 3.1 M
 Depreciation and Amortization 5.2 M
 Research and Development 22.9 M
 Total Operating Expenses 134.1 M
PROFITABILITY
 Gross Profit 101.3 M
 EBITDA 6.6 M
 EBIT 1.4 M
 Operating Income 208.0 K
 Interest Income 1.2 M
 Interest Expense 1.5 M
 Net Interest Income -303.00 K
 Income Before Tax -86.00 K
 Tax Provision 181.0 K
 Tax Rate 21.0 %
 Net Income -267.00 K
 Net Income From Continuing Operations -267.00 K
EARNINGS
 EPS Estimate -0.12
 EPS Actual -0.01
 EPS Difference 0.11
 EPS Surprise 91.667 %
 Forward EPS -0.03
 
BALANCE SHEET ASSETS
 Total Assets 635.4 M
 Intangible Assets 284.9 M
 Net Tangible Assets 191.6 M
 Total Current Assets 301.1 M
 Cash and Short-Term Investments 147.9 M
 Cash 147.9 M
 Net Receivables 63.0 M
 Inventory 79.0 M
 Long-Term Investments 3.1 M
LIABILITIES
 Accounts Payable 25.5 M
 Short-Term Debt
 Total Current Liabilities 77.8 M
 Net Debt
 Total Debt 76.7 M
 Total Liabilities 158.9 M
EQUITY
 Total Equity 476.5 M
 Retained Earnings -414.96 M
VALUATION & PER-SHARE METRICS EQUITY & PER-SHARE METRICS
 Book Value Per-Share 9.59
 Shares Outstanding 49.713 M
 Revenue Per-Share 2.70
VALUATION
 Market Capitalization 1.8 B
 Enterprise Value 1.7 B
 Enterprise Multiple 259.301
Enterprise Multiple QoQ -88.614 %
Enterprise Multiple YoY -120.538 %
Enterprise Multiple IPRWA ATRC: 259.301
high: 185.353
mean: 65.026
median: 60.952
low: -109.976
 EV/R 12.651
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Asset To Equity 1.334
 Asset To Liability 3.998
 Debt To Capital 0.139
 Debt To Assets 0.121
Debt To Assets QoQ -4.831 %
Debt To Assets YoY 1267.497 %
Debt To Assets IPRWA high: 1.311
mean: 0.271
median: 0.267
ATRC: 0.121
low: 0.002
 Debt To Equity 0.161
Debt To Equity QoQ -3.175 %
Debt To Equity YoY 1278.682 %
Debt To Equity IPRWA high: 1.942
mean: 0.385
median: 0.307
ATRC: 0.161
low: -1.277
PRICE-BASED VALUATION
 Price To Book (P/B) 3.714
Price To Book QoQ 1.034 %
Price To Book YoY 32.18 %
Price To Book IPRWA high: 15.33
mean: 3.78
ATRC: 3.714
median: 2.405
low: -5.671
 Price To Earnings (P/E) -3560.061
Price To Earnings QoQ 121.79 %
Price To Earnings YoY 2157.859 %
Price To Earnings IPRWA high: 259.394
mean: 85.51
median: 70.629
low: -207.228
ATRC: -3560.061
 PE/G Ratio 71.201
 Price To Sales (P/S) 13.181
Price To Sales QoQ 5.091 %
Price To Sales YoY 16.925 %
Price To Sales IPRWA high: 156.539
mean: 22.204
median: 14.574
ATRC: 13.181
low: 0.307
FORWARD MULTIPLES
Forward P/E -222.276
Forward PE/G 4.446
Forward P/S 1.798
EFFICIENCY OPERATIONAL
 Operating Leverage 95.467
ASSET & SALES
 Asset Turnover Ratio 0.216
Asset Turnover Ratio QoQ -4.845 %
Asset Turnover Ratio YoY 12.865 %
Asset Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 0.52
ATRC: 0.216
mean: 0.168
median: 0.14
low: 0.0
 Receivables Turnover 2.082
Receivables Turnover Ratio QoQ -1.111 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio YoY -0.782 %
Receivables Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 3.929
ATRC: 2.082
mean: 1.492
median: 1.343
low: 0.148
 Inventory Turnover 0.424
Inventory Turnover Ratio QoQ -7.435 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio YoY 9.409 %
Inventory Turnover Ratio IPRWA high: 2.783
mean: 0.736
median: 0.55
ATRC: 0.424
low: 0.001
 Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) 43.829
CASH CYCLE
 Cash Conversion Cycle Days (CCC) 180.933
Cash Conversion Cycle Days QoQ -5.344 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days YoY -2.632 %
Cash Conversion Cycle Days IPRWA high: 704.554
ATRC: 180.933
median: 160.142
mean: 147.471
low: -371.003
CAPITAL DEPLOYMENT
 Cash Conversion Ratio 0.601
 CapEx To Revenue -0.019
 CapEx To Depreciation -0.852
 
CAPITAL, LIQUIDITY & COVERAGE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
 Total Capital 538.4 M
 Net Invested Capital 538.4 M
 Invested Capital 538.4 M
 Net Tangible Assets 191.6 M
 Net Working Capital 223.3 M
LIQUIDITY
 Cash Ratio 1.9
 Current Ratio 3.868
Current Ratio QoQ -1.825 %
Current Ratio YoY 6.921 %
Current Ratio IPRWA high: 13.125
ATRC: 3.868
mean: 2.576
median: 2.014
low: 0.117
 Quick Ratio 2.854
Quick Ratio QoQ 0.805 %
Quick Ratio YoY 10.216 %
Quick Ratio IPRWA high: 7.703
ATRC: 2.854
mean: 1.947
median: 1.504
low: 0.377
COVERAGE & LEVERAGE
 Debt To EBITDA 11.713
 Cost Of Debt 1.506 %
 Interest Coverage Ratio 0.941
Interest Coverage Ratio QoQ -131.6 %
Interest Coverage Ratio YoY -126.762 %
Interest Coverage Ratio IPRWA high: 340.0
mean: 34.438
median: 8.398
ATRC: 0.941
low: -547.125
 Operating Cash Flow Ratio 0.066
TIMING / LIQUIDITY
 Days Payables Outstanding (DPO) 67.338
DIVIDENDS
 Dividend Coverage Ratio
 Dividend Payout Ratio
 Dividend Rate
 Dividend Yield
PERFORMANCE GROWTH
 Asset Growth Rate 4.368 %
 Revenue Growth -1.374 %
Revenue Growth QoQ -113.568 %
Revenue Growth YoY 344.66 %
Revenue Growth IPRWA high: 54.24 %
mean: 2.581 %
median: 0.689 %
ATRC: -1.374 %
low: -45.858 %
 Earnings Growth -50.0 %
Earnings Growth QoQ -41.666 %
Earnings Growth YoY
Earnings Growth IPRWA high: 180.0 %
mean: 19.256 %
median: 10.505 %
ATRC: -50.0 %
low: -100.918 %
MARGINS
 Gross Margin 75.469 %
Gross Margin QoQ 1.242 %
Gross Margin YoY 0.787 %
Gross Margin IPRWA high: 94.309 %
ATRC: 75.469 %
median: 61.458 %
mean: 58.111 %
low: -37.943 %
 EBIT Margin 1.029 %
EBIT Margin QoQ -131.555 %
EBIT Margin YoY -120.34 %
EBIT Margin IPRWA high: 34.657 %
median: 16.789 %
mean: 11.171 %
ATRC: 1.029 %
low: -1203.008 %
 Return On Sales (ROS) 0.155 %
Return On Sales QoQ -103.408 %
Return On Sales YoY -103.064 %
Return On Sales IPRWA high: 34.618 %
median: 17.526 %
mean: 11.093 %
ATRC: 0.155 %
low: -1203.008 %
CASH FLOW
 Free Cash Flow (FCF) 24.1 M
 Free Cash Flow Yield 1.362 %
Free Cash Flow Yield QoQ 66.707 %
Free Cash Flow Yield YoY 8.526 %
Free Cash Flow Yield IPRWA high: 9.514 %
ATRC: 1.362 %
mean: 0.763 %
median: 0.561 %
low: -49.522 %
 Free Cash Growth 72.777 %
Free Cash Growth QoQ -135.386 %
Free Cash Growth YoY -68.106 %
Free Cash Growth IPRWA high: 195.075 %
ATRC: 72.777 %
mean: -22.818 %
median: -41.083 %
low: -191.429 %
 Free Cash To Net Income -90.303
 Cash Flow Margin 3.808 %
 Cash Flow To Earnings -19.15
VALUE & RETURNS
 Economic Value Added 0.04
 Return On Assets (ROA) -0.043 %
Return On Assets QoQ -95.829 %
Return On Assets YoY -96.682 %
Return On Assets IPRWA high: 7.459 %
mean: 1.152 %
median: 1.107 %
ATRC: -0.043 %
low: -70.984 %
 Return On Capital Employed (ROCE) 0.248 %
 Return On Equity (ROE) -0.001
Return On Equity QoQ -95.799 %
Return On Equity YoY -96.684 %
Return On Equity IPRWA high: 0.969
median: 0.019
ATRC: -0.001
mean: -0.046
low: -1.516
 DuPont ROE -0.057 %
 Return On Invested Capital (ROIC) 0.203 %
Return On Invested Capital QoQ -130.48 %
Return On Invested Capital YoY -94.527 %
Return On Invested Capital IPRWA high: 18.508 %
mean: 2.81 %
median: 1.442 %
ATRC: 0.203 %
low: -26.281 %

Six-Week Outlook

Near-term price action should remain sensitive to momentum indicators and any follow-up news from investor events. Technicals present a strong trend backdrop (ADX) but show declining momentum cues (MACD decreasing, RSI peak-and-reversal), raising the probability of a corrective pullback toward short-term support bands near the SuperTrend lower at $38.01 and the 12-day EMA. Liquidity and cash-flow strength underpin valuation resilience, while compression between short-term moving averages suggests limited directional conviction until a clear momentum re-acceleration or deterioration emerges.

About AtriCure, Inc.

AtriCure, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATRC) develops and manufactures advanced surgical devices for cardiac care, with a primary focus on treating atrial fibrillation and managing post-operative pain. Founded in 2000 and based in Mason, Ohio, AtriCure offers an array of innovative products designed to enhance surgical outcomes. Their product line includes the Isolator Synergy Clamps and MAX Pen, which aid surgeons in assessing cardiac arrhythmias and performing precise tissue ablation. The company also provides the Coolrail and cryoICE Cryoablation Systems, offering versatile solutions for creating linear ablations. For patients with persistent atrial fibrillation, AtriCure’s EPi-Sense Systems deliver a targeted treatment approach. In the realm of pain management, the cryoSPHERE probe utilizes cryothermic energy to alleviate discomfort by targeting peripheral nerves. AtriCure’s AtriClip and LARIAT Systems address left atrial appendage management and soft-tissue closure, respectively. To support their cutting-edge devices, the company supplies a comprehensive range of surgical instruments, ensuring seamless integration into cardiac procedures. AtriCure extends its reach globally, serving medical centers in the United States, Europe, the Asia-Pacific region, and beyond, with a commitment to improving patient outcomes.



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