Artivion's medical device franchise carries analyst consensus targets implying more than 73% upside from current levels and a risk/reward ratio of roughly 10-to-1 in favor of the bull case, but the near-term picture is complicated by a recent 35% earnings miss, free cash flow that is negative relative to net income, a confirmed price downtrend, and eight disclosed supplier concentration vulnerabilities including sole manufacturers for key product families.
Thesis pillars
- Large Consensus Implied Upside→Stable
- Above Peer Growth Profile↓Deteriorating
- Negative Free Cash Flow Risk→Stable
- +1 more pillar — see the Why tab for full reasoning
Artivion, Inc. (AORT) Stock Analysis
Recovery setup
Healthcare · Medical Devices
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $29.14: Concentration risk — Supplier: Endospan (NEXUS family); Concentration risk — Supplier: AMDS sole manufacturer.
Artivion manufactures medical devices and processes implantable human tissues for cardiac and vascular surgery, with segments spanning Medical Devices (aortic stent grafts, On-X valves, BioGlue sealant) and Preservation Services. Products are sold globally across North America,... Read more
Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $29.14: Concentration risk — Supplier: Endospan (NEXUS family); Concentration risk — Supplier: AMDS sole manufacturer. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 66. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Passes 8/9 gates (positive momentum, favorable risk/reward ratio, clean insider activity, no SEC red flags, news events none recent, earnings proximity 83d clear, semi cycle peak clear, materials cycle peak clear). Suitability: aggressive.
Recent developments
updated 2026-08-15Recent Developments — Artivion, Inc.
Latest news
- NEWS What To Expect From Artivion’s (AORT) Q1 Earnings - StockStory — StockStory neutral
- NEWS What To Expect From Artivion’s (AORT) Q1 Earnings - FinancialContent — FinancialContent neutral
- NEWS Conestoga Capital Adds Artivion to Portfolio Amid Market Volatility - HarianBasis.co — HarianBasis.co positive
- NEWS Strong Catalysts Drive Artivion (AORT) - Insider Monkey — Insider Monkey positive
- NEWS Strong Catalysts Drive Artivion (AORT) - Yahoo Finance — Yahoo Finance positive
Generated 2026-08-15T09:37:15Z.
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Concentration Risks(10-K Item 1A)
- HIGHSupplierEndospan (NEXUS family)10-K Item 1A: 'the NEXUS family of products are solely manufactured by Endospan in Herzliya, Israel'
- HIGHSupplierAMDS sole manufacturer10-K Item 1A: 'The AMDS product is solely manufactured by a supplier in Charlotte, North Carolina'
- HIGHSupplierBioGlue single-supplier delivery devices10-K Item 1A: 'We are significantly dependent on our revenues from BioGlue ... The delivery devices are manufactured by a single supplier, using resin supplied by a different single supplier'
- HIGHSupplierOn-X AAP single-supplier grafts10-K Item 1A: 'We purchase grafts for our On-X AAP from a single supplier'
- MEDIUMProductBioGlue10-K Item 1A: 'BioGlue is a significant source of our revenues'
- MEDIUMProductOn-X products10-K Item 1A: 'On-X products are a significant source of our revenues'
- MEDIUMProductaortic stent grafts10-K Item 1A: 'Aortic stent grafts are a significant source of our revenues'
- MEDIUMProducttissue preservation services10-K Item 1A: 'Tissue preservation services are a significant source of our revenues'
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Sell if holding. Multiple concerning factors at $29.14: Concentration risk — Supplier: Endospan (NEXUS family); Concentration risk — Supplier: AMDS sole manufacturer. Chart setup: Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 66. Prior stop was $27.10. Score 5.5/10, moderate confidence.
Take-profit target: $36.56 (+25.5% upside). Prior stop was $27.10. Stop-loss: $27.10.
Concentration risk — Supplier: Endospan (NEXUS family); Concentration risk — Supplier: AMDS sole manufacturer; Below 200-MA, MA slope -6.2%/30d (confirmed downtrend).
Artivion, Inc. trades at a P/E of N/A (forward 36.4). TrendMatrix value score: 6.0/10. Verdict: Sell.
14 analysts cover AORT with a consensus score of 4.3/5. Average price target: $42.
What does Artivion, Inc. do?Artivion manufactures medical devices and processes implantable human tissues for cardiac and vascular surgery, with...
Artivion manufactures medical devices and processes implantable human tissues for cardiac and vascular surgery, with segments spanning Medical Devices (aortic stent grafts, On-X valves, BioGlue sealant) and Preservation Services. Products are sold globally across North America, EMEA, APAC, and LATAM from facilities in Georgia, Texas, and Germany. BioGlue, On-X products, aortic stent grafts, and tissue preservation services are each individually characterized as significant revenue sources.