Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) Insider Nick Keher Acquires 105 Shares

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) insider Nick Keher acquired 105 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, February 12th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 143 per share, with a total value 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, for a total transaction of £150.
• On Friday, December 12th, Nick Keher purchased 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 Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock opened at GBX 131.80 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of £1.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -8.91 and a beta of 0.80. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of GBX 141.50 and a 200-day simple moving average of GBX 155.22. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a 52-week low of GBX 88.60 and a 52-week high of GBX 224.80. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.07, a current ratio of 4.45 and a quick ratio of 6.01.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

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

About Oxford Nanopore Technologies

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.