Key Points
- Insider buying: Francis Van Parys bought 133 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies on May 13 at an average price of GBX 113, following a prior purchase of 136 shares in April.
- Stock performance and fundamentals: The shares rose 1.5% and recently traded at GBX 119.63, with a market cap of £1.16 billion. The company remains unprofitable, posting negative EPS and a negative net margin.
- Analyst outlook: Analysts are generally positive on the stock, with four Buy ratings and one Hold, and a consensus price target of GBX 218.60. Recent targets from RBC, Berenberg, and Deutsche Bank were all set well above the current share price.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) insider Francis Van Parys acquired 133 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 113 per share, for a total transaction of £150.29.
Francis Van Parys also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Tuesday, April 14th, Francis Van Parys acquired 136 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 110 per share, for a total transaction of £149.60.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Up 1.5%
Shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock opened at GBX 119.63 on Thursday. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.16 billion, a P/E ratio of -7.92 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a quick ratio of 6.01, a current ratio of 3.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.96. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of GBX 116.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 130.38. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a 12-month low of GBX 104 and a 12-month high of GBX 224.80.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) last announced its 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 return on equity of 29.43% and a negative net margin of 64.85%.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of equities research analysts have issued reports on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a GBX 225 target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research report on Wednesday, April 15th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 250 target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on 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 assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target 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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