Insider Buying: Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) Insider Buys 112 Shares of Stock

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) insider Nick Keher purchased 112 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, May 14th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 134 ($1.78) per share, for a total transaction of £150.08 ($199.73).

Nick Keher also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, April 14th, Nick Keher bought 129 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 116 ($1.54) per share, for a total transaction of £149.64 ($199.15).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of ONT opened at GBX 127.50 ($1.70) on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 4.45, a quick ratio of 6.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.07. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 113.96 and a 200-day moving average price of GBX 127.48. The company has a market cap of £1.21 billion, a PE ratio of -6.86 and a beta of 0.80. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a 12-month low of GBX 85 ($1.13) and a 12-month high of GBX 169.20 ($2.25).

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

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, Berenberg Bank cut their price target on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 282 ($3.75) to GBX 250 ($3.33) and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, March 19th.

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