Nick Keher Acquires 99 Shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) Stock

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) insider Nick Keher purchased 99 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, October 11th. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 152 ($1.99) per share, for a total transaction of £150.48 ($196.94).

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

• On Thursday, September 12th, Nick Keher acquired 102 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 146 ($1.91) per share, with a total value of £148.92 ($194.90).
• On Tuesday, August 13th, Nick Keher purchased 122 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 122 ($1.60) per share, for a total transaction of £148.84 ($194.79).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Trading Up 1.4 %

ONT stock traded up GBX 2 ($0.03) during midday trading on Friday, hitting GBX 145.60 ($1.91). 939,716 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,797,998. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a one year low of GBX 85 ($1.11) and a one year high of GBX 229.40 ($3.00). The stock’s fifty day moving average price is GBX 138.17 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 118.33. The company has a market cap of £1.37 billion, a PE ratio of -718.50 and a beta of 0.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.07, a quick ratio of 6.01 and a current ratio of 4.45.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 282 ($3.69) target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, September 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 190 ($2.49) target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 260 ($3.40) target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a report on Friday, June 28th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 235.50 ($3.08).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Company Profile

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc engages in the research, development, manufacture, and commercialization of a nanopore based sequencing platform that allows the real-time analysis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or ribonucleic acid (RNA) in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, and the Asia Pacific.