Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) Trading 10% Higher – Still a Buy?

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT)’s share price shot up 10% during 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 changed hands during 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 Ratings Changes

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

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Price Performance

The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 129.81 and a 200-day moving average of GBX 137.78. 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 has a market capitalization of £969.93 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -5.50 and a beta of 0.80.

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

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