Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) Stock Price Down 14.3% – Time to Sell?

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT)’s stock price traded down 14.3% on Wednesday . The company traded as low as GBX 89.30 ($1.15) and last traded at GBX 90.10 ($1.16). 50,400,641 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 478% from the average session volume of 8,719,918 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 105.10 ($1.35).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research report on Friday, December 6th. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 235.50 ($3.03).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Price Performance

The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.07, a quick ratio of 6.01 and a current ratio of 4.45. The company has a market cap of £937.18 million, a PE ratio of -5.32 and a beta of 0.80. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is GBX 130.30 and its 200 day simple moving average is GBX 137.96.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported GBX (16) (($0.21)) 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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