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

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) insider John O’Higgins purchased 77,000 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 11th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 97 ($1.26) per share, for a total transaction of £74,690 ($96,698.60).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Trading Up 3.3 %

ONT stock traded up GBX 3.20 ($0.04) during trading on Wednesday, hitting GBX 100.30 ($1.30). 2,290,334 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,491,421. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.07, a quick ratio of 6.01 and a current ratio of 4.45. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 128.55 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 137.37. The firm has a market capitalization of £951.89 million, a PE ratio of -5.40 and a beta of 0.80. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a 1 year low of GBX 85 ($1.10) and a 1 year high of GBX 169.20 ($2.19).

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 for the quarter. Oxford Nanopore Technologies had a negative net margin of 94.82% and a negative return on equity of 26.02%.

Analyst Ratings Changes

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

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