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In the latest session, Natera Inc (NASDAQ: NTRA) closed at $237.89 up 1.04% from its previous closing price of $235.45. In other words, the price has increased by $1.04 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.14 million shares were traded. NTRA stock price reached its highest trading level at $239.43 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $230.96.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Natera Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 31.57 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 310.25. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.13 and its Current Ratio is at 3.27. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.16 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.08.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In the most recent recommendation for this company, Citigroup on January 07, 2026, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $300.
BNP Paribas Exane Upgraded its Underperform to Neutral on October 27, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $172.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jan 02 ’26 when Moshkevich Solomon sold 2,951 shares for $228.95 per share. The transaction valued at 675,621 led to the insider holds 123,499 shares of the business.
Chapman Steven Leonard sold 3,848 shares of NTRA for $881,482 on Jan 02 ’26. The CEO AND PRESIDENT now owns 136,568 shares after completing the transaction at $229.08 per share. On Jan 02 ’26, another insider, SOLOMON MOSHKEVICH, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 2,951 shares for $228.95 each.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NTRA now has a Market Capitalization of 33173551104 and an Enterprise Value of 31988549632. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 15.55 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 26.13. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 15.113 whereas that against EBITDA is -100.533.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NTRA is 1.63, which has changed by 0.38215435 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.1726681 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NTRA has reached a high of $256.36, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $125.38. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.11%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 34.64%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, NTRA has traded an average of 1.36M shares per day and 1117190 over the past ten days. A total of 137.53M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 131.68M. Insiders hold about 4.80% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 93.75% stake in the company. Shares short for NTRA as of 1767139200 were 4747257 with a Short Ratio of 3.49, compared to 1764288000 on 4019572. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4747257 and a Short% of Float of 3.55.
Earnings Estimates
Its stock is currently analyzed by 14.0 different market analysts. The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.59, with high estimates of -$0.15 and low estimates of -$0.79.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$2.05 and -$2.81 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$2.43. EPS for the following year is -$1.96, with 15.0 analysts recommending between -$0.6 and -$3.07.
Revenue Estimates
A total of 14 analysts believe the company’s revenue will be $585.11M this quarter.It ranges from a high estimate of $659.5M to a low estimate of $565.57M. As of. The current estimate, Natera Inc’s year-ago sales were $476.06MFor the next quarter, 14 analysts are estimating revenue of $611.49M. There is a high estimate of $640.9M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $592.7M.
A total of 17 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NTRA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.3B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.21B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.23B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.7BBased on 19 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.61B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.72B and the low estimate is $2.55B.
