John O’Higgins Purchases 77,000 Shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) Stock

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) insider John O’Higgins bought 77,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were bought at an average cost of GBX 97 ($1.25) per share, with a total value of £74,690 ($96,611.05).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Trading Down 1.6 %

ONT opened at GBX 100.20 ($1.30) on Friday. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a 12 month low of GBX 85 ($1.10) and a 12 month high of GBX 169.20 ($2.19). The stock has a market capitalization 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 current ratio of 4.45 and a quick ratio of 6.01. The business has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 126.83 and a 200 day moving average price of GBX 136.95.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported GBX (16) (($0.21)) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Oxford Nanopore Technologies had a negative return on equity of 26.02% and a negative net margin of 94.82%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Oxford Nanopore Technologies currently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of GBX 235.50 ($3.05).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Company Profile

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