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Natera Inc (NASDAQ: NTRA) closed the day trading at $148.56 up 2.72% from the previous closing price of $144.62. In other words, the price has increased by $2.72 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.81 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
For a better understanding of NTRA, let’s look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.74 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 290.05. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.87 and its Current Ratio is at 4.00. 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 addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, RBC Capital Mkts on March 13, 2025, initiated with a Outperform rating and assigned the stock a target price of $251.
On January 23, 2025, Barclays started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and target price of $200.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 21 ’25 when Brophy Michael Burkes sold 610 shares for $145.55 per share. The transaction valued at 88,784 led to the insider holds 76,468 shares of the business.
Chapman Steven Leonard sold 1,664 shares of NTRA for $242,190 on Apr 21 ’25. The CEO AND PRESIDENT now owns 198,365 shares after completing the transaction at $145.55 per share. On Apr 21 ’25, another insider, Fesko John, who serves as the PRESIDENT, CHIEF BUS. OFFICER of the company, sold 343 shares for $145.55 each. As a result, the insider received 49,922 and left with 156,946 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 11.84 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 16.48.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, NTRA has reached a high of $183.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $87.20. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -1.12%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.45%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 132.65M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 128.08M. Insiders hold about 5.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 91.29% stake in the company.
