Key Points
- Insider sale: Director Nick Keher sold 22,993 shares of Oxford Nanopore on April 14 at an average price of GBX 108, a transaction worth £24,832.44.
- Mixed insider activity: Keher also made small purchases earlier this year (105–136 shares in Feb–Apr at GBX 143–110), indicating both buying and selling by the same insider.
- Market and analyst backdrop: ONT shares were up ~2.8% (opened GBX 116.09), the stock has a 12‑month range of GBX 104–224.80, negative profitability (net margin -64.85%, negative P/E), and a consensus analyst target of GBX 218.60 (average rating: Moderate Buy).
Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) insider Nick Keher sold 22,993 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of GBX 108, for a total transaction of £24,832.44.
Nick Keher also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, April 14th, Nick Keher acquired 136 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 110 per share, with a total value of £149.60.
- On Thursday, March 12th, Nick Keher acquired 121 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 124 per share, with a total value of £150.04.
- On Thursday, February 12th, Nick Keher acquired 105 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 143 per share, for a total transaction of £150.15.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Trading Up 2.8%
Shares of ONT opened at GBX 116.09 on Thursday. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a twelve month low of GBX 104 and a twelve month high of GBX 224.80. The company has a current ratio of 3.56, a quick ratio of 6.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.96. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.12 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.69 and a beta of 0.88. The firm's 50-day moving average is GBX 123.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is GBX 134.41.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
A number of analysts have commented on the company. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 250 target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 210 to GBX 225 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a GBX 225 price target on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research note on Wednesday. Four research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Oxford Nanopore Technologies has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 218.60.
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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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