Key Points
- Insider Francis Van Parys bought 71 Oxford Nanopore shares at GBX 209 each, spending £148.39. He had also purchased 70 shares in October and 96 in September.
- The shares opened at GBX 204.12, up 0.5%, with a market capitalization of £2.00 billion. The company reported negative earnings per share of GBX 4.90 for its latest quarter and a negative net margin of 51.66%.
- Analysts have a Moderate Buy consensus, with five Buy ratings and one Hold; the average price target is GBX 198.60.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) insider Francis Van Parys purchased 71 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, November 12th. The shares were acquired at an average cost of GBX 209 per share, for a total transaction of £148.39.
Francis Van Parys also recently made the following trade(s):
- On Wednesday, October 14th, Francis Van Parys purchased 70 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 215 per share, for a total transaction of £150.50.
- On Monday, September 14th, Francis Van Parys bought 96 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 157 per share, for a total transaction of £150.72.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Up 0.5%
Shares of LON ONT opened at GBX 204.12 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 197.38 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 144.35. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a 1 year low of GBX 95.61 and a 1 year high of GBX 239.60. The stock has a market capitalization of £2.00 billion, a P/E ratio of -16.33 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.86, a current ratio of 3.52 and a quick ratio of 6.01.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, August 19th. The company reported GBX (4.90) earnings per share for the quarter. Oxford Nanopore Technologies had a negative net margin of 51.66% and a negative return on equity of 27.36%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
Several research analysts recently commented on ONT shares. Deutsche Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 195 price target on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research note on Thursday, August 20th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their price objective on Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 190 to GBX 220 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 27th. Berenberg Bank decreased their target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 220 to GBX 200 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, August 19th. Finally, Citigroup lowered Oxford Nanopore Technologies to a "buy" rating in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Five investment 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, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of GBX 198.60.
Read 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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