Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) Stock Price Down 10.2% - Should You Sell?

Shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) traded down 10.2% during mid-day trading on Monday . The stock traded as low as GBX 127 ($1.59) and last traded at GBX 128.50 ($1.61). 3,354,197 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 54% from the average session volume of 2,182,529 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 143.10 ($1.79).

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research analysts have weighed in on the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an "overweight" rating on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Berenberg Bank reiterated a "buy" rating and issued a GBX 282 ($3.54) price objective on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a report on Tuesday, September 3rd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft restated a "buy" rating and set a GBX 190 ($2.38) target price on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a report on Wednesday, September 4th. Five equities research 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 a consensus target price of GBX 235.50 ($2.95).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Down 10.2 %

The firm has a 50 day moving average of GBX 142.50 and a two-hundred day moving average of GBX 129.78. The firm has a market capitalization of £1.21 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -642.50 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.

Insider Activity at Oxford Nanopore Technologies

In other news, insider Gurdial (Gordon) Sanghera sold 1,993,571 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, October 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of GBX 142 ($1.78), for a total value of £2,830,870.82 ($3,548,791.30). Insiders purchased 310 shares of company stock worth $45,010 over the last three months. Company 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.

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