Nick Keher Buys 105 Shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) Stock

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) insider Nick Keher purchased 105 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The stock was bought at an average price of GBX 143 per share, for a total transaction of £150.15.

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

• On Wednesday, January 14th, Nick Keher bought 100 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The stock was purchased at an average cost of GBX 150 per share, with a total value of £150.
• On Friday, December 12th, Nick Keher acquired 118 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The shares were purchased at an average cost of GBX 127 per share, with a total value of £149.86.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Down 2.4%

Shares of LON:ONT traded down GBX 3.20 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching GBX 131.80. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 42,119,891 shares, compared to its average volume of 7,166,666. The company has a quick ratio of 6.01, a current ratio of 4.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.07. The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 141.47 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 155.38. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.27 billion, a P/E ratio of -8.91 and a beta of 0.80. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a 12-month low of GBX 88.60 and a 12-month high of GBX 224.80.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several analysts recently commented on ONT shares. Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 250 price objective on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their target price on Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 280 to GBX 300 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Wednesday, January 21st. Peel Hunt reaffirmed a “hold” rating and set a GBX 153 price objective on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft upped their target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 210 to GBX 225 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Four analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 233.60.

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.