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The price of Natera Inc (NASDAQ: NTRA) closed at $177.00 in the last session, up 1.58% from day before closing price of $174.24. In other words, the price has increased by $1.58 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.93 million shares were traded. NTRA stock price reached its highest trading level at $178.09 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $174.3.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at NTRA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.23 and its Current Ratio is at 4.39. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.54 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.44.
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, Barclays on January 23, 2025, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $200.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 03 ’25 when Brophy Michael Burkes sold 43,502 shares for $176.88 per share. The transaction valued at 7,694,642 led to the insider holds 70,629 shares of the business.
Brophy Michael Burkes sold 400 shares of NTRA for $69,220 on Jan 31 ’25. The CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER now owns 114,131 shares after completing the transaction at $173.05 per share. On Feb 03 ’25, another insider, MICHAEL BURKES BROPHY, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 43,902 shares for $176.92 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 23367716864 and an Enterprise Value of 22921082880. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 15.25 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 25.01. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 14.962 whereas that against EBITDA is -106.908.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NTRA is 1.78, which has changed by 1.501651 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.208081 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 $66.68. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.55%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 37.85%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, NTRA traded on average about 1.38M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1383100 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 132.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 124.49M. Insiders hold about 5.71% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.54% stake in the company. Shares short for NTRA as of 1736899200 were 4235244 with a Short Ratio of 3.06, compared to 1734048000 on 4041069. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4235244 and a Short% of Float of 3.36.
