Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) Insider Francis Van Parys Buys 136 Shares

Key Points

• Insider Francis Van Parys acquired 136 shares on April 14 at an average price of GBX 110, spending £149.60.
• ONT traded around GBX 110 (one‑year range GBX 104–224.80) and the company reported negative EPS (GBX -15.10) with a negative net margin of -64.85% and a market cap of ~£1.07 billion.
• Analysts hold a consensus “Moderate Buy” with an average price target of GBX 218.60 (recent targets roughly GBX 225–250), based on four Buy and one Hold ratings.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) insider Francis Van Parys acquired 136 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, April 14th. The shares were acquired at an average price of GBX 110 per share, with a total value of £149.60.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Price Performance

LON:ONT traded up GBX 4.70 during midday trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 110.10. 3,916,681 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 10,023,564. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a one year low of GBX 104 and a one year high of GBX 224.80. The business has a 50-day moving average price of GBX 124.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 134.82. The company has a market capitalization of £1.07 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -7.29 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a current ratio of 3.56, a quick ratio of 6.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.96.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported GBX (15.10) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Oxford Nanopore Technologies had a negative net margin of 64.85% and a negative return on equity of 29.43%.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

ONT has been the topic of a number of recent research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 210 to GBX 225 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, January 22nd. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 250 price objective on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research report on Thursday, January 22nd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their price target on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 300 to GBX 225 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, March 24th. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, Oxford Nanopore Technologies has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of GBX 218.60.

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.

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