NanoString Technologies Company Profile (NASDAQ:NSTG)

About NanoString Technologies

NanoString Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures intuitive products that unlock scientifically valuable and clinically actionable biologic information from minute amounts of tissue. The Company operates in the segment of development, manufacture and commercialization of instruments, consumables and services for profiling the activity of hundreds of genes and proteins simultaneously from a single tissue sample. Its nCounter Analysis System is an automated, multi-application, digital detection and counting system, which directly profiles hundreds of molecules simultaneously using a barcoding technology. It markets systems and related consumables to researchers in academic, government and biopharmaceutical laboratories for use in understanding fundamental biology, and to clinical laboratories and medical centers for diagnostic use. Its molecular diagnostic product Prosigna Breast Cancer Assay provides an assessment of a patient's risk of recurrence for breast cancer.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Medical
Industry: Biotechnology
Sub-Industry: N/A
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: NSTG
CUSIP:

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $19.26
50 Day Moving Average: $16.94
200 Day Moving Average: $15.13
52-Week Range: $19,835,000.00 - $11.30
Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
Foreward P/E Ratio: -10.35
P/E Growth: 0.00
Market Cap: $382.02M
Outstanding Shares: 19,835,000
Beta: 1.15

Profitability:

Net Margins: -58.00%
Return on Equity: -310.30%
Return on Assets: -45.46%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 141.18%
Current Ratio: 3.29%
Quick Ratio: 2.88%

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Consensus Ratings for NanoString Technologies (NASDAQ:NSTG) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	5 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 3.00)
Consensus Price Target:	$19.67 (2.11% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for NanoString Technologies (NASDAQ:NSTG)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/5/2016	BTIG Research	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$20.00
5/8/2016	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Buy
5/8/2016	Robert W. Baird	Reiterated Rating	Buy
3/15/2016	Janney Montgomery Scott	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$21.00
1/7/2016	Cowen and Company	Lower Price Target		$18.00
8/5/2015	Leerink Swann	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$17.00 -> $19.00

(Data available from 9/25/2014 forward)

Earnings History for NanoString Technologies (NASDAQ:NSTG)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/31/2016
8/3/2016	Q2	($0.66)	($0.55)	$19.62 million	$22.60 million	View	N/A
5/5/2016	Q1	($0.69)	($0.74)	$14.92 million	$14.70 million	View	N/A
2/29/2016	Q4	($0.54)	($0.44)	$21.12 million	$22.30 million	View	N/A
11/2/2015	Q315	($0.50)	($0.49)	$15.44 million	$15.70 million	View	Listen
8/4/2015	Q215	($0.57)	($0.66)	$12.80 million	$13.10 million	View	N/A
5/6/2015	Q115	($0.58)	($0.81)	$12.10 million	$11.59 million	View	N/A
2/24/2015	Q414	($0.53)	($0.68)	$15.03 million	$15.60 million	View	N/A
11/4/2014	Q314	($0.56)	($0.54)	$11.80 million	$12.30 million	View	N/A
8/5/2014	Q214	($0.65)	($0.58)	$10.20 million	$10.90 million	View	N/A
5/7/2014	Q114	($0.76)	($0.56)	$8.37 million	$8.70 million	View	N/A
2/26/2014	Q4	($0.89)	($0.60)	$9.61 million	$10.10 million	View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for NanoString Technologies (NASDAQ:NSTG)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $-2.24 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $-1.86 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	2	($0.64)	($0.61)	($0.63)
Q2 2016	1	($0.68)	($0.68)	($0.68)
Q3 2016	1	($0.60)	($0.60)	($0.60)
Q4 2016	1	($0.46)	($0.46)	($0.46)

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Dividend History for NanoString Technologies (NASDAQ:NSTG)
No dividend announcements for this company have been tracked by MarketBeat.com

Insider Trading History for NanoString Technologies (NASDAQ:NSTG)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 33.30%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 85.65%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
9/8/2016	Charles P Waite Jr	Director	Sell	29,105	$16.51	$480,523.55
9/7/2016	Wayne Burns	SVP	Sell	3,961	$16.50	$65,356.50
8/30/2016	Charles P Waite Jr	Director	Sell	111,060	$16.57	$1,840,264.20
8/25/2016	Charles P Waite Jr	Director	Sell	40,363	$16.59	$669,622.17
8/22/2016	Charles P Waite Jr	Director	Sell	72,145	$16.61	$1,198,328.45
8/16/2016	Charles P Waite Jr	Director	Sell	257,698	$16.55	$4,264,901.90
3/2/2016	David W Ghesquiere	SVP	Sell	1,321	$14.86	$19,630.06
8/13/2015	Wayne Burns	SVP	Sell	30,000	$14.93	$447,900.00
12/2/2014	Barney Saunders	SVP	Sell	30,000	$14.93	$447,900.00
11/14/2014	Charles P Waite Jr	Director	Sell	14,632	$12.25	$179,242.00
9/8/2014	Charles P Waite Jr	Director	Sell	45,000	$11.21	$504,450.00
9/5/2014	Charles P Waite Jr	Director	Sell	86,942	$11.17	$971,142.14
9/3/2014	Ovp Venture Partners Vi Lp	Major Shareholder	Sell	35,000	$11.15	$390,250.00
8/19/2014	Charles P Waite Jr	Director	Sell	1,700	$12.01	$20,417.00
8/19/2014	Ovp Venture Partners Vi Lp	Major Shareholder	Sell	20,257	$12.05	$244,096.85
8/18/2014	Charles P Waite Jr	Director	Sell	18,557	$12.05	$223,611.85
8/18/2014	Ovp Venture Partners Vi Lp	Major Shareholder	Sell	11,925	$12.05	$143,696.25
8/15/2014	Ovp Venture Partners Vi Lp	Major Shareholder	Sell	28,801	$12.36	$355,980.36
6/13/2014	Charles P Waite Jr	Director	Sell	166,755	$15.08	$2,514,665.40
6/13/2014	Wayne Burns	SVP	Sell	4,900	$15.01	$73,549.00
6/12/2014	Barney Saunders	SVP	Sell	28,000	$15.04	$421,120.00
6/10/2014	Ovp Venture Partners Vi Lp	Major Shareholder	Sell	160,000	$15.48	$2,476,800.00
6/9/2014	Wayne Burns	SVP	Sell	20,100	$15.76	$316,776.00
7/1/2013	Lifesciences Ii L.P. Clarus	Major Shareholder	Buy	750,000	$10.00	$7,500,000.00

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for NanoString Technologies (NASDAQ:NSTG)

Date	Headline
	ETF’s with exposure to NanoString Technologies, Inc. : September 16, 2016 (NASDAQ:NSTG) www.capitalcube.com - September 16 at 6:15 PM
	NanoString Technologies : Appoints Kirk Malloy, Ph.D. to Board of Directors (NASDAQ:NSTG) www.4-traders.com - September 16 at 9:59 AM
	NANOSTRING TECHNOLOGIES INC Files SEC form 8-K, Change in Directors or Principal Officers, Financial Statements and E (NASDAQ:NSTG) biz.yahoo.com - September 14 at 10:46 AM
	NanoString Technologies Appoints Kirk Malloy, Ph.D. to Board of Directors (NASDAQ:NSTG) www.publicnow.com - September 13 at 11:20 AM
	NanoString Technologies to Present at Two Upcoming Healthcare Conferences (NASDAQ:NSTG) finance.yahoo.com - August 25 at 11:38 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to NanoString Technologies, Inc. : August 8, 2016 (NASDAQ:NSTG) www.capitalcube.com - August 8 at 6:43 PM
	NanoString Technologies, Inc. :NSTG-US: Earnings Analysis: Q2, 2016 By the Numbers : August 5, 2016 (NASDAQ:NSTG) www.capitalcube.com - August 5 at 6:44 PM
	NanoString Technologies Inc.: NanoString Technologies Releases Operating Results for Second Quarter of 2016 (NASDAQ:NSTG) www.twst.com - August 4 at 9:42 AM
	Edited Transcript of NSTG earnings conference call or presentation 3-Aug-16 8:30pm GMT (NASDAQ:NSTG) finance.yahoo.com - August 4 at 9:42 AM
	NanoString reports 2Q loss (NASDAQ:NSTG) sg.finance.yahoo.com - August 3 at 6:53 PM
	Q2 2016 NanoString Technologies Inc Earnings Release - After Market Close (NASDAQ:NSTG) biz.yahoo.com - August 3 at 9:47 AM
	Nanostring Technologies (NSTG): Foresite Capital Growing More Bullish (NASDAQ:NSTG) www.insidermonkey.com - July 19 at 10:36 PM
	NANOSTRING TECHNOLOGIES INC Files SEC form 8-K, Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders (NASDAQ:NSTG) biz.yahoo.com - July 19 at 5:26 PM
	NanoString Technologies to Release Second Quarter 2016 Financial Results and Host Conference Call on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 (NASDAQ:NSTG) www.publicnow.com - July 7 at 4:21 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to NanoString Technologies, Inc. : June 10, 2016 (NASDAQ:NSTG) www.capitalcube.com - June 10 at 7:31 PM
	NanoString Technologies Highlights Advances in Precision Oncology and Immunotherapy at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) (NASDAQ:NSTG) www.publicnow.com - June 2 at 8:25 AM
	Upcoming Earnings Report: NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG) - iStreetWire (NASDAQ:NSTG) www.istreetwire.com - May 26 at 8:23 PM
	NanoString Tech (NSTG) Receives Positive Coverage Decision from Cigna for Prosigna Breast Cancer Assay - StreetInsider.com (NASDAQ:NSTG) www.streetinsider.com - May 26 at 8:23 PM
	Cigna Issues Positive Coverage Decision for NanoString's Prosigna® Breast Cancer Assay (NASDAQ:NSTG) www.publicnow.com - May 26 at 8:27 AM
	Cigna Issues Positive Coverage Decision for NanoString’s Prosigna® Breast Cancer Assay (NASDAQ:NSTG) finance.yahoo.com - May 26 at 8:00 AM
	NanoString Technologies : to Present at the Jefferies 2016 Healthcare Conference (NASDAQ:NSTG) www.4-traders.com - May 25 at 7:58 PM
	Earnings Review and Stock Rundown for NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG) - Wall Street Hints and News (NASDAQ:NSTG) hintsnewsnetwork.com - May 24 at 8:16 PM
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	ETF’s with exposure to NanoString Technologies, Inc. : May 19, 2016 (NASDAQ:NSTG) www.capitalcube.com - May 19 at 7:46 PM
	Buy Calls Count For NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:NSTG) At 1 - Stocks Daily (NASDAQ:NSTG) www.stocksdaily.net - May 18 at 8:04 PM
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	Next Weeks Broker Price Targets For NanoString Technologies, Inc. (NSTG) - Share Trading News (NASDAQ:NSTG) www.sharetrading.news - May 8 at 10:20 PM
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	Edited Transcript of NSTG earnings conference call or presentation 5-May-16 8:30pm GMT (NASDAQ:NSTG) finance.yahoo.com - May 5 at 11:26 PM
	NanoString reports 1Q loss (NASDAQ:NSTG) sg.finance.yahoo.com - May 5 at 6:00 PM
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	NanoString Technologies Releases Operating Results for First Quarter of 2016 (NASDAQ:NSTG) finance.yahoo.com - May 5 at 4:00 PM
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