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Artivion, Inc.

$AORT·$1.3B·Medical - Devices·Healthcare
$26.99+0.8%YTD-40.6%1Y-38.3%
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AOAORT
$AORTArtivion, Inc.
$26.99+0.82%20 posts+6%
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AI verdict & sentimentAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Today's AI verdict on what's driving $AORT, plus how loud the X conversation is and which way it's leaning.

AI analysis

TickerTalks’ read on the fundamentals and what’s driving the move.

Broken storySelling offAI verdict · as of 2026-08-20

Falling on heavy selling — points lower unless it turns around.

Aortic-and-cardiovascular device maker after a Q2 EPS collapse — the tape is down 41% year-to-date on execution disappointment.

Artivion (formerly CryoLife) makes surgical and endovascular products for aortic diseases — heart valves, aortic stent grafts, tissue processing — plus BioGlue surgical adhesive. The company is down 41% year-to-date on a combination of a Q2 EPS collapse plus insider distribution.

  • The Q2 print was catastrophic on earnings: EPS came in at negative $0.28 versus a slightly positive $0.0025 consensus — an 11,300% miss driven by specific one-time items but signals to the sell-side that execution is fragile, and Q1 was also 50% below consensus.
  • Revenue is genuinely growing: Q1 revenue was up 17.5% year-on-year to $116M with prior quarters running 15-19% — the top line is not the problem, so the setup is a operating-leverage-and-margin story that needs the P&L to translate revenue growth into positive EPS.
  • The insider selling is small but directional: three officer S-Sales on Aug 12 and Aug 14 totaling ~$65K — small in absolute terms but three separate officers selling in the same window is a soft distribution signal at these depressed levels.

Trajectory is breaking-down at 33% of the 52-week range below the 200-day; the Nov 5 Q3 print needs positive EPS with no one-time item plus continued revenue growth to reverse the setup — another EPS miss or a soft revenue trend confirms the execution concern and drops the stock toward $24.

What to watch: Nov 5 Q3 earnings — positive EPS with no one-time item plus continued revenue growth above 15% reverses the setup; another EPS miss or soft revenue trend confirms the execution concern and drops the stock toward $24.

On the calendar: 2026-11-05 — Q3 2026 earnings

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X sentiment

What the X crowd is saying right now — descriptive, summarised from the day’s posts.

Bullish sentiment5 posts analyzed · as of 2026-08-25

Bullish tone on Artivion driven by options traders. A high-confidence call on the AORT September 18 $35 calls posted at avg $0.20 hits $0.40 for a 100% overnight gain, with celebratory posts and 'stress free' framing repeated across multiple messages. Signal is options-momentum focused, not fundamental.

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What it does

Plain-English summary of the business — what they sell and how they make money.

Manufactures and distributes surgical tissue implants and medical devices for cardiac and aortic surgery, including cryopreserved grafts.

Industry overviewAI analysisGenerated by AI from underlying data

Where Medical - Devices sits in its cycle right now — and what that implies for $AORT.

Medical - Devices · Healthcare

Elective procedure volume recovery and aging-demographic demand are the structural drivers; robotic surgery adoption (ISRG) and GLP-1-driven procedure mix shifts are the near-term dynamics. Hospital capex cycles determine device upgrade timing — CapEx returning after COVID deferral.

What this means for $AORT

Partial — medical device revenue depends on elective procedure volumes and hospital capex; Artivion Inc.

Industry benchmark

25-name peer basket
+9.7%YTD
+26.7%1Y

Fundamentals & catalyst

Profitability, valuation, and the next earnings event — at a glance, with rule-of-thumb signals.

Key ratios

P/E
82.7How much investors are paying per dollar of profit the company actually earned in the last 12 months. Lower means the stock looks cheaper relative to earnings.~15–25 is typical for the S&P 500; high-growth names trade 30+; hyper-growth or speculative can be 100+ or negative.
ROIC
3.0%What percentage return the business earns on every dollar of capital (equity + debt) deployed in operations. The cleanest measure of business quality.Above ~15% is high-quality; consistently above 25% suggests a real moat. Below the company's cost of capital is value-destroying.
Op margin
7.8%Operating profit (after sales, marketing, R&D, and overhead but before interest and taxes) as a percentage of revenue. The clearest view of how well the underlying business is run.Mature business above 20% is healthy; software businesses can run 30%+; commodity / retail businesses operate in single digits.
FCF yield
1.3%Free cash flow (operating cash flow minus capex) divided by the company's market cap. The cash-on-cash return you'd get owning the whole business at today's price.Above ~5% is attractive; below ~2% means you're paying up for growth. Capital-light businesses (software) run higher than capital-heavy ones (utilities).
P/S
2.1Same idea as P/E but per dollar of revenue. Useful for companies that aren't profitable yet, where P/E is meaningless.Under ~2 is cheap; software / SaaS often runs 8–15; well above 20 implies the market is pricing in very high future growth.
ROE
2.7%Net income as a percentage of shareholders' equity. Similar to ROIC but counts only the equity side.Above 20% is strong, but can be inflated by leverage — a heavily indebted company can show high ROE with weak underlying ROIC.
Gross margin
62.9%Revenue minus the direct cost of producing what was sold, as a percentage of revenue. The first read on whether the product is structurally profitable.Software / SaaS is typically 70%+; consumer goods 30–50%; commodity / hardware businesses can be under 20%.
D/E
0.6Total debt divided by shareholders' equity. Measures how much the business runs on borrowed money versus owner capital.Under 1 is conservative; 1–2 is typical for mature businesses; over 2 is leveraged and more sensitive to interest rates.

Past earnings

QuarterReportedActualEstimateSurprise
Q2 2026Aug 6, 2026$-0.28$0.00-11300.0%
Q1 2026May 7, 2026$0.03$0.06-50.0%
Q4 2025Feb 12, 2026$0.05$0.14-63.6%
Q3 2025Nov 6, 2025$0.16$0.14+14.3%
Next earningsThu, Nov 5·consensus EPS $0.11

Quarterly trend

QuarterRevenueYoYGrossOpEPSFCF
Q1 FY26$116.3M+17.5%61.5%6.4%$0.03$-6.8M
Q4 FY25$116.0M+19.2%60.1%6.2%$0.05$-7.9M
Q3 FY25$113.4M+18.4%65.6%11.1%$0.14$15.9M
Q2 FY25$113.0M+15.3%64.7%7.4%$0.03$11.7M

Forward consensus

5-year forecast · up to 6 analysts
FYRevenueRangeEPSRangeAnalysts
FY26$486.2M$484.8M – $487.7M$0.08$0.08 – $0.096
FY27$539.8M$532.9M – $546.6M$0.41$0.40 – $0.426
FY28$600.8M$581.6M – $621.7M$0.79$0.73 – $0.854
FY29$677.9M$665.0M – $691.8M$1.19$1.16 – $1.223
FY30$763.9M$749.3M – $779.6M$1.57$1.53 – $1.613

Setup & momentum

Volume, range, and moving-average position — the technical setup driving short-term moves.

Right now

Vol vs 30dToday's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.0.7×Today's traded share volume divided by the average over the prior 30 trading days. ≥3× signals unusual interest; below 1× is quiet.
52w rangeWhere the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.26%Where the latest close sits between the 52-week low (0%) and high (100%). Above 80% is extended; below 30% is basing or in a downtrend.
vs 50d MALatest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.+4.7%Latest close vs the 50-day simple moving average. Positive = short-term trend is up.
vs 200d MALatest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.-21.8%Latest close vs the 200-day simple moving average. Positive = long-term trend is up.

Float & profile

FloatLow float · 46.1M shFree-float shares — the slice of issued stock actually available to trade. Lower buckets squeeze harder on a catalyst.Traded today1.0% of floatToday's volume as a percent of the free float. Above 5% on a single day is unusually high turnover for the available share count.

Insider activity

Recent open-market buys and sells by officers and directors — flagged when multiple insiders cluster.

Recent transactions

SellAug 19James P MackinCEO70.0K sh$2.0MSellAug 14Andrew M GreenSVP, Regulatory and Quality616 sh$18KSellAug 14Lance A BerryCFO715 sh$20KSellAug 12Jean F HollowaySVP, General Counsel977 sh$28KSellJun 11Andrew M GreenSVP, Regulatory and Quality44.0K sh$911KSellMar 4Jean F HollowaySVP, General Counsel9.0K sh$341K
+ 11 other (9 awards · 1 exempt · 1 other) in window

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SEC filings

Material 8-K, 13D, S-3, and 424B5 events from the last 180 days — the filings that actually move the price.

Recent material filings

3New insider — initial holdingsJun 83
AI summary

Green Andrew M filed a Form 3 with the SEC, disclosing initial beneficial ownership of AORT securities. This filing is required under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act within 10 days of becoming a reporting person (officer, director, or 10%+ holder). The filing reports 4 shares of common stock. Form 3 filings establish a baseline ownership record for subsequent Form 4 (changes) and Form 5 (annual) filings, providing transparency into insider positions at AORT.

8-KPress release / Reg FDMay 188-K — Item 7.01: Press release / Reg FD · Item 8.01: Other event
AI summary

Artivion, Inc. (AORT) announced via Reg FD and Item 8.01 on May 18, 2026 the completion of its acquisition of Endospan Ltd., an Israeli medical device company specializing in innovative aortic treatment products including the Nexus™ endovascular system for aortic instability. A press release confirming the close was furnished as Exhibit 99.1. Financial terms are not disclosed in the available excerpt. This is a transformative acquisition for Artivion, adding Endospan's Nexus endovascular aortic technology to its cardiovascular portfolio and entering the high-growth minimally invasive aortic repair segment.

8-KShareholder voteMay 158-K — Item 5.07: Shareholder vote
AI summary

AORT held its Annual Meeting of stockholders around 2026-05-15 (8-K Item 5.07). Stockholders elected 9 directors to the board. A non-binding say-on-pay vote on executive compensation was conducted. Independent auditor ratification was approved. Routine governance event — monitor for unusually high withhold votes as an activist signal.

8-KMaterial agreementMay 78-K — Item 1.01: Material agreement · Item 2.02: Earnings release
AI summary

AORT reported period ending 2026-05-07 financial results (8-K Item 2.02). Investors should review the full earnings press release and any management guidance for forward outlook.

+ 10 other (3 13Gs · 2 10-Qs · 2 proxys · 1 earnings 8-K) in window

Recent news

Latest headlines from major outlets, sourced and timestamped — context for whatever just moved.

Artivion Q2 Earnings Call Highlightsmarketbeat.com·24d agoArtivion, Inc. (AORT) Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcriptseekingalpha.com·25d agoArtivion (AORT) Q2 Earnings Meet Estimateszacks.com·25d agoArtivion Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Resultsprnewswire.com·25d agoArtivion to Participate in Upcoming Investor Conferencesprnewswire.com·34d ago

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