Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) Insider Acquires £19,853.12 in Stock

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) insider Kate Priestman bought 17,726 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 25th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 112 ($1.44) per share, with a total value of £19,853.12 ($25,560.86).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Trading Up 2.0 %

LON ONT opened at GBX 103.70 ($1.34) on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.07, a quick ratio of 6.01 and a current ratio of 4.45. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a one year low of GBX 85 ($1.09) and a one year high of GBX 169.20 ($2.18). The company’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 122.20 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 136.11. The firm has a market capitalization of £984.16 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.58 and a beta of 0.80.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported GBX (16) (($0.21)) EPS for the quarter. Oxford Nanopore Technologies had a negative net margin of 94.82% and a negative return on equity of 26.02%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

ONT has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Berenberg Bank decreased their price target on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 282 ($3.63) to GBX 250 ($3.22) and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, March 19th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a report on Friday, December 6th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 227.50 ($2.93).

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