Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) Trading Down 14.3% – Here’s What Happened

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT) was down 14.3% during trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as GBX 89.30 ($1.14) and last traded at GBX 90.10 ($1.15). Approximately 50,400,641 shares were traded during trading, an increase of 478% from the average daily volume of 8,719,918 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 105.10 ($1.34).

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated 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 company presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of GBX 235.50 ($3.01).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Stock Down 14.3 %

The company has a market capitalization of £855.09 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of -4.85 and a beta of 0.80. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is GBX 132.94 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is GBX 138.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.07, a current ratio of 4.45 and a quick ratio of 6.01.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported GBX (16) (($0.20)) earnings per share for the quarter. Oxford Nanopore Technologies had a negative return on equity of 26.02% and a negative net margin of 94.82%.

About Oxford Nanopore Technologies

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