Key Points
- Nick Keher, an Oxford Nanopore insider, bought 118 shares on Dec. 12 at GBX 127 (≈£149.86) and previously purchased 104 shares at GBX 144 (Nov. 12) and 100 shares at GBX 150 (Oct. 14), showing continued insider buying.
- Shares opened at GBX 124.40 (down 4.8%), trading below the 50‑day (GBX 136.94) and 200‑day (GBX 153.84) moving averages; the company has a market cap of ~£1.20 billion and a negative P/E of -8.41.
- Analysts are broadly positive, with four "Buy" ratings and a consensus target of GBX 245, and recent price‑target increases from firms including RBC (to GBX 280) and Deutsche Bank (to GBX 210).
Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) insider Nick Keher bought 118 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 12th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 127 per share, with a total value of £149.86.
Nick Keher also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, November 12th, Nick Keher acquired 104 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 144 per share, for a total transaction of £149.76.
- On Tuesday, October 14th, Nick Keher purchased 100 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The stock was acquired at an average cost of GBX 150 per share, with a total value of £150.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Down 4.8%
Shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock opened at GBX 124.40 on Friday. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a twelve month low of GBX 88.60 and a twelve month high of GBX 224.80. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.20 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.41 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a current ratio of 4.45, a quick ratio of 6.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.07. The business's 50 day simple moving average is GBX 136.94 and its 200-day simple moving average is GBX 153.84.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
ONT has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their price target on Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 250 to GBX 280 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Monday, September 8th. Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and set a GBX 250 price objective on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 190 to GBX 210 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, September 11th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 245.
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies' goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere. The Group has developed a new generation of nanopore-based sensing technology that is currently used for real-time, high-performance, accessible, and scalable analysis of DNA and RNA.
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