Key Points
- Insider buying: Nick Keher bought 121 shares on March 12 at GBX 124 (total £150.04), his fourth recent purchase this winter after buys in Dec, Jan and Feb, indicating repeated insider accumulation.
- Mixed fundamentals but bullish analyst view: ONT trades around GBX 117.50 below its 50/200-day moving averages, reports negative EPS (GBX -15.10) and negative margins, yet carries a consensus "Moderate Buy" with an average target of GBX 233.60.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) insider Nick Keher acquired 121 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 12th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 124 per share, for a total transaction of £150.04.
Nick Keher also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Thursday, February 12th, Nick Keher bought 105 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 143 per share, with a total value of £150.15.
- On Wednesday, January 14th, Nick Keher bought 100 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 150 per share, with a total value of £150.
- On Friday, December 12th, Nick Keher bought 118 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 127 per share, for a total transaction of £149.86.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Performance
Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock opened at GBX 117.50 on Friday. The stock's 50 day moving average price is GBX 140.81 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 143.55. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.14 billion, a PE ratio of -7.94 and a beta of 0.83. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.96, a quick ratio of 6.01 and a current ratio of 3.56. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a one year low of GBX 96.35 and a one year high of GBX 224.80.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported GBX (15.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Oxford Nanopore Technologies had a negative net margin of 64.85% and a negative return on equity of 29.43%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several research firms recently issued reports on ONT. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a "hold" rating and set a GBX 153 price target on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Berenberg Bank reissued a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 250 price objective on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 280 to GBX 300 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft boosted their price target on Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 210 to GBX 225 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oxford Nanopore Technologies presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of GBX 233.60.
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About Oxford Nanopore Technologies
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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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