Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) Trading 10% Higher – Should You Buy?

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) shot up 10% during mid-day trading on Saturday . The company traded as high as GBX 103.10 ($1.33) and last traded at GBX 102.20 ($1.32). 217,104,266 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 1,552% from the average session volume of 13,141,608 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 92.90 ($1.20).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 235.50 ($3.04).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Performance

The company has a market cap of £969.93 million, a P/E ratio of -5.50 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a quick ratio of 6.01, a current ratio of 4.45 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.07. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 129.81 and its 200 day moving average price is GBX 137.78.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported GBX (16) (($0.21)) EPS for the quarter. Oxford Nanopore Technologies had a negative net margin of 94.82% and a negative return on equity of 26.02%.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Company Profile

Our goal is to bring the widest benefits to society through enabling the analysis of anything, by anyone, anywhere.