Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) Insider Nick Keher Acquires 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 purchased at an average cost 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 purchased at an average price of GBX 144 per share, for a total transaction of £149.76.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of LON:ONT opened at GBX 156.10 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.07, a current ratio of 4.45 and a quick ratio of 6.01. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a 1 year low of GBX 88.60 and a 1 year high of GBX 224.80. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.51 billion, a PE ratio of -10.55 and a beta of 0.80. The business’s 50 day moving average price is GBX 132.77 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 155.59.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on ONT shares. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a GBX 250 target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a report on Monday. Peel Hunt restated a “hold” rating and set a GBX 153 price target on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research report on Friday, December 5th. Four research 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 company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 226.60.

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.