Key Points
- Insider purchase: Francis Van Parys bought 136 shares of Oxford Nanopore (LON:ONT) on April 14 at an average price of GBX 110 per share, a total of about £149.60.
- Financials vs. analyst view: The company remains unprofitable (latest quarter EPS GBX -15.10 with negative net margin and ROE), but analysts have a consensus "Moderate Buy" rating and a target price of GBX 218.6.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) insider Francis Van Parys bought 136 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 14th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 110 per share, with a total value of £149.60.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Performance
Shares of ONT opened at GBX 110.10 on Wednesday. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a 12 month low of GBX 104 and a 12 month high of GBX 224.80. The firm has a fifty day simple moving average of GBX 123.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of GBX 134.54. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.29 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a current ratio of 3.56, a quick ratio of 6.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.96.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported GBX (15.10) EPS for the quarter. Oxford Nanopore Technologies had a negative return on equity of 29.43% and a negative net margin of 64.85%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several research analysts recently commented on ONT shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 300 to GBX 225 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, March 24th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 250 price target on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their price target on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 210 to GBX 225 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 218.60.
Check Out Our Latest Analysis on ONT
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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