Insider Buying: Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) Insider Purchases £74,690 in Stock

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) insider John O’Higgins acquired 77,000 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 11th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 97 ($1.25) per share, with a total value of £74,690 ($96,611.05).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock opened at GBX 100.20 ($1.30) on Friday. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a one year low of GBX 85 ($1.10) and a one year high of GBX 169.20 ($2.19). The company has a market cap of £950.94 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.39 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.07, a quick ratio of 6.01 and a current ratio of 4.45. The business’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 126.83 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 136.95.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) last posted 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%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed 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, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 235.50 ($3.05).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Company Profile

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