Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) Insider Nick Keher Purchases 15,325 Shares

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) insider Nick Keher acquired 15,325 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 4th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 162 per share, with a total value of £24,826.50.

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

• On Wednesday, August 12th, Nick Keher bought 115 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 131 per share, for a total transaction of £150.65.
• On Tuesday, July 14th, Nick Keher bought 123 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 121 per share, for a total transaction of £148.83.
• On Friday, June 12th, Nick Keher bought 121 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 124 per share, for a total transaction of £150.04.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Down 4.2%

Shares of LON:ONT opened at GBX 166.08 on Friday. The company has a fifty day moving average of GBX 130.52 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 124.60. The company has a market capitalization of £1.62 billion, a PE ratio of -11.00 and a beta of 0.91. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 9.86, a quick ratio of 6.01 and a current ratio of 3.52. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a 52-week low of GBX 95.61 and a 52-week high of GBX 191.40.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) last released its quarterly earnings data 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 54.66% and a negative return on equity of 35.45%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have commented on the company. Berenberg Bank dropped their target price on Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 220 to GBX 200 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, August 19th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 225 price target on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a report on Tuesday, May 26th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 195 price objective on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a report on Thursday, August 20th. Citigroup downgraded shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies to a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 190 to GBX 220 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, August 27th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 198.60.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Company Profile

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.