Insider Buying: Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) Insider Buys 109 Shares of Stock

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) insider Nick Keher purchased 109 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 7th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 138 ($1.72) per share, with a total value of £150.42 ($187.07).

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

• On Monday, January 13th, Nick Keher acquired 114 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 132 ($1.64) per share, with a total value of £150.48 ($187.14).
• On Wednesday, December 11th, Nick Keher purchased 106 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 142 ($1.77) per share, with a total value of £150.52 ($187.19).
• On Tuesday, November 12th, Nick Keher acquired 105 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The stock was bought at an average cost of GBX 142 ($1.77) per share, for a total transaction of £149.10 ($185.42).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Price Performance

ONT stock traded down GBX 1.32 ($0.02) during midday trading on Friday, reaching GBX 132.68 ($1.65). 3,822,456 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 9,845,570. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.25 billion, a PE ratio of -663.41 and a beta of 0.80. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a 52 week low of GBX 85 ($1.06) and a 52 week high of GBX 169.20 ($2.10). The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.07, a current ratio of 4.45 and a quick ratio of 6.01. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 142.24 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 138.27.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 235.50 ($2.93).

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