Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) Insider Nick Keher Purchases 100 Shares

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) insider Nick Keher acquired 100 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, January 14th. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 150 per share, for a total transaction of £150.

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

• On Friday, December 12th, Nick Keher bought 118 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 127 per share, with a total value of £149.86.
• On Wednesday, November 12th, Nick Keher bought 104 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 144 per share, with a total value of £149.76.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Performance

LON ONT opened at GBX 156 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £1.51 billion, a P/E ratio of -10.54 and a beta of 0.80. 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 company’s 50 day moving average is GBX 133.22 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 155.59. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a 12-month low of GBX 88.60 and a 12-month high of GBX 224.80.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on ONT shares. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 250 price target on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a report on Monday. Peel Hunt reiterated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 153 price objective on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research note on Friday, December 5th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 226.60.

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.