Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) Insider Nick Keher Acquires 73 Shares

Key Points

• Nick Keher, an insider at Oxford Nanopore Technologies, acquired 73 shares at an average price of GBX 204 ($2.77), adding to his previous purchases this year.
• The stock is currently trading at GBX 216.40 ($2.94), with a 12-month low of GBX 88.60 ($1.20) and a high of GBX 224.80 ($3.05).
• Analysts have a consensus rating of "Buy" on the stock, with recent price targets ranging from GBX 240 ($3.26) to GBX 250 ($3.39).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) insider Nick Keher bought 73 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 204 per share, for a total transaction of £148.92.

Nick Keher also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Monday, July 14th, Nick Keher bought 101 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The shares were bought at an average price of GBX 149 per share, for a total transaction of £150.49.
• On Thursday, June 12th, Nick Keher acquired 119 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock. The stock was acquired at an average price of GBX 127 per share, for a total transaction of £151.13.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of LON:ONT traded down GBX 0.20 during trading on Tuesday, hitting GBX 209.60. The company's stock had a trading volume of 656,862 shares, compared to its average volume of 6,006,328. The company has a 50-day moving average of GBX 164.75 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 133.85. Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc has a 12 month low of GBX 88.60 and a 12 month high of GBX 224.80. 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 firm has a market cap of £1.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -11.28 and a beta of 0.80.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities research analysts recently issued reports on ONT shares. Royal Bank Of Canada reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a GBX 250 target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a report on Monday, July 28th. Berenberg Bank reaffirmed a "buy" rating and set a GBX 250 price objective on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a report on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies from GBX 180 to GBX 240 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Tuesday, August 5th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 232.50.

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