Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) Shares Down 10.2% – Here’s Why

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT)’s share price was down 10.2% during trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 127 ($1.60) and last traded at GBX 128.50 ($1.62). Approximately 3,354,197 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, an increase of 54% from the average daily volume of 2,182,529 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 143.10 ($1.80).

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on ONT shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a report on Friday, December 6th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a GBX 190 ($2.39) target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Finally, Berenberg Bank reissued a “buy” rating and set a GBX 282 ($3.54) price target on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research report on Tuesday, September 3rd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, Oxford Nanopore Technologies currently has an average rating of “Buy” and a consensus target price of GBX 235.50 ($2.96).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Down 10.2 %

The firm has a market cap of £1.21 billion, a P/E ratio of -642.50 and a beta of 0.80. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 142.50 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 129.78. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.07, a current ratio of 4.45 and a quick ratio of 6.01.

Insider Activity at Oxford Nanopore Technologies

In other Oxford Nanopore Technologies news, insider Gurdial (Gordon) Sanghera sold 1,993,571 shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies stock in a transaction on Tuesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 142 ($1.78), for a total transaction of £2,830,870.82 ($3,558,158.40). In the last quarter, insiders acquired 310 shares of company stock valued at $45,010. Insiders own 32.62% of the company’s stock.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Company Profile

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc engages in the research, development, manufacture, and commercialization of a nanopore based sequencing platform that allows the real-time analysis of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or ribonucleic acid (RNA) in the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, India, and the Asia Pacific.