Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) Shares Down 14.3% – What’s Next?

Shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) dropped 14.3% on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 89.30 ($1.14) and last traded at GBX 90.10 ($1.15). Approximately 50,400,641 shares traded hands during trading, an increase of 478% from the average daily volume of 8,719,918 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 105.10 ($1.34).

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Buy” and an average target price of GBX 235.50 ($3.01).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Trading Down 14.3 %

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 capitalization of £855.09 million, a PE ratio of -4.85 and a beta of 0.80. The business’s 50-day moving average price is GBX 132.03 and its 200-day moving average price is GBX 138.42.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported GBX (16) (($0.20)) earnings per share for the quarter. Oxford Nanopore Technologies had a negative return on equity of 26.02% and a negative net margin of 94.82%.

About Oxford Nanopore Technologies

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