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LON:ONT

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (ONT) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 129.95 +2.75 (+2.17%)
As of 12:36 PM Eastern

About Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock (LON:ONT)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
125
132.30
50-Day Range
104.50
126.60
52-Week Range
104
224.80
Volume
1.15 million shs
Average Volume
10.30 million shs
Market Capitalization
£1.26 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
GBX 218.60
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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56th Percentile Overall Score

ONT MarketRank™: 

Oxford Nanopore Technologies scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Oxford Nanopore Technologies has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 4 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Oxford Nanopore Technologies has a consensus price target of GBX 218.60, representing about 68.2% upside from its current price of GBX 129.95.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Oxford Nanopore Technologies has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Oxford Nanopore Technologies' stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Oxford Nanopore Technologies is -8.61, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Oxford Nanopore Technologies is -8.61, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Oxford Nanopore Technologies has a P/B Ratio of 1.94. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for ONT.
  • Dividend Yield

    Oxford Nanopore Technologies does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Oxford Nanopore Technologies does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Oxford Nanopore Technologies has a news sentiment score of 0.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.43 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Oxford Nanopore Technologies this week, compared to 0 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Oxford Nanopore Technologies to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Cluster Insider Buying

    2 insiders have purchased shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in the last three months. Multiple insiders buying is a strong bullish signal.

  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Oxford Nanopore Technologies insiders have bought 3.22% more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought £25,631.29 in company stock and sold £24,832.44 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    2.33% of the stock of Oxford Nanopore Technologies is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    18.91% of the stock of Oxford Nanopore Technologies is held by institutions.

  • Read more about Oxford Nanopore Technologies' insider trading history.
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ONT Stock News Headlines

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ONT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Oxford Nanopore Technologies' stock was trading at GBX 128.40 on January 1st, 2026. Since then, ONT stock has increased by 1.2% and is now trading at GBX 129.95.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) posted its earnings results on Monday, March, 2nd. The company reported ($15.10) EPS for the quarter. Oxford Nanopore Technologies had a negative net margin of 64.85% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 29.43%.
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Shares of ONT stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Oxford Nanopore Technologies investors own include Vodafone Group Public (VOD), easyJet (EZJ), BP (BP), Ecora Resources (ECOR), Glencore (GLEN) and HSBC (HSBA).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
3/02/2026
Today
5/22/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Sector
Medical
Industry
Biotechnology
Sub-Industry
N/A
Current Symbol
LON:ONT
CIK
N/A
Fax
N/A
Employees
1,281
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
GBX 250
Low Price Target
GBX 153
Potential Upside/Downside
+68.2%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.80
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
GBX (15.10)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-£175.21 million
Net Margins
-64.85%
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
-29.43%
Return on Assets
-14.42%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
8.96
Current Ratio
3.56
Quick Ratio
6.01

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£223.90 million
Price / Sales
5.64
Cash Flow
GBX 32.17 per share
Price / Cash Flow
4.04
Book Value
GBX 67.15 per share
Price / Book
1.94

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
972,517,000
Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£1.26 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.87
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This page (LON:ONT) was last updated on 5/22/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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