Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) Shares Up 10% – Still a Buy?

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) shares rose 10% during trading on Saturday . The stock traded as high as GBX 103.10 ($1.33) and last traded at GBX 102.20 ($1.32). Approximately 217,104,266 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 1,552% from the average daily 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. reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 235.50 ($3.04).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Performance

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

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

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Company Profile

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