Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) Insider Francis Van Parys Purchases 124 Shares

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) insider Francis Van Parys acquired 124 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 14th. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 121 per share, with a total value of £150.04.

Francis Van Parys also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Friday, June 12th, Francis Van Parys bought 121 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The stock was purchased at an average price of GBX 124 per share, for a total transaction of £150.04.
• On Wednesday, May 13th, Francis Van Parys purchased 133 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The shares were purchased at an average price of GBX 113 per share, for a total transaction of £150.29.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Up 1.2%

ONT traded up GBX 1.41 during trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 117.41. 71,752,906 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 11,785,396. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a 12-month low of GBX 95.61 and a 12-month high of GBX 224.80. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is GBX 123.27 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 127.97. The stock has a market capitalization of £1.15 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.78 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a current ratio of 3.56, a quick ratio of 6.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.96.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of research analysts have weighed in on ONT shares. Peel Hunt reissued a “hold” rating and issued a GBX 153 target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a report on Monday. Berenberg Bank dropped their target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 230 to GBX 220 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday. Citigroup lowered Oxford Nanopore Technologies to a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an “outperform” rating and set a GBX 225 target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Four investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of GBX 212.60.

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.