Key Points
- Oxford Nanopore insider Nick Keher purchased 105 shares on Feb 12 at an average price of GBX 143 (total £150.15), continuing small purchases made in January and December.
- The stock is recently down ~2.4%, but analysts are generally positive with a consensus rating of Moderate Buy and an average price target of GBX 233.60.
- Company snapshot: market capitalization ~£1.27 billion, a negative P/E of -8.91, and a 1‑year trading range of GBX 88.60–224.80.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) insider Nick Keher bought 105 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 143 per share, for a total transaction of £150.15.
Nick Keher also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, January 14th, Nick Keher purchased 100 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 150 per share, for a total transaction of £150.
- On Friday, December 12th, Nick Keher bought 118 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 127 per share, with a total value of £149.86.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Down 2.4%
LON ONT opened at GBX 131.80 on Friday. 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 stock's 50 day moving average is GBX 141.50 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 155.22. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a 1-year low of GBX 88.60 and a 1-year high of GBX 224.80. The company has a market capitalization of £1.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.91 and a beta of 0.80.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
A number of equities analysts have weighed in on ONT shares. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a GBX 153 target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price objective on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 280 to GBX 300 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price objective on Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 210 to GBX 225 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 250 target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 233.60.
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Oxford Nanopore Technologies Company Profile
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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. The technology is used in more than 125 countries, to understand the biology of humans, plants, animals, bacteria, viruses and environments as well as to understand diseases such as cancer.
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