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After finishing at $168.94 in the prior trading day, Natera Inc (NASDAQ: NTRA) closed at $160.72, down -4.87%. In other words, the price has decreased by -$4.87 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.32 million shares were traded. NTRA stock price reached its highest trading level at $167.79 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $159.57.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of NTRA by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.13 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 257.61. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.74 and its Current Ratio is at 3.87. 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 Jul 01 ’25 when STEVEN L CHAPMAN bought 5,343 shares for $166.53 per share.
SOLOMON MOSHKEVICH bought 3,000 shares of NTRA for $500,305 on Jul 01 ’25. On Jul 01 ’25, another insider, Marcus Gail Boxer, who serves as the Director of the company, bought 4,299 shares for $167.36 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 21945835520 and an Enterprise Value of 22272180224. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 11.99 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 17.62. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 12.164 whereas that against EBITDA is -112.762.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NTRA is 1.73, which has changed by 0.4396274 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11937654 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NTRA has reached a high of $183.00, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $92.14. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 1.03%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 5.64%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.39M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1551510 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 135.93M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 129.38M. Insiders hold about 5.25% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.02% stake in the company. Shares short for NTRA as of 1749772800 were 6238549 with a Short Ratio of 4.50, compared to 1747267200 on 5908383. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6238549 and a Short% of Float of 4.77.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
