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The price of Natera Inc (NASDAQ: NTRA) closed at $149.84 in the last session, down -3.07% from day before closing price of $154.58. In other words, the price has decreased by -$3.07 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.09 million shares were traded. NTRA stock price reached its highest trading level at $154.7 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $148.79.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at NTRA’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 20.92 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 292.55. 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:
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 Mar 17 ’25 when Chapman Steven Leonard sold 6,702 shares for $146.03 per share. The transaction valued at 978,678 led to the insider holds 203,354 shares of the business.
Brophy Michael Burkes sold 792 shares of NTRA for $115,661 on Mar 17 ’25. The CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER now owns 71,869 shares after completing the transaction at $146.04 per share. On Mar 18 ’25, another insider, Sheena Jonathan, who serves as the CO-FOUNDER of the company, sold 3,000 shares for $145.65 each. As a result, the insider received 436,952 and left with 41,782 shares of the company.
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 20897136640 and an Enterprise Value of 19475140608. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 11.94 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 16.63. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.477 whereas that against EBITDA is -99.962.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NTRA is 1.79, which has changed by 0.70882154 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.10063088 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 $83.13. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -6.57%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.85%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, NTRA traded on average about 1.68M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1738240 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 132.65M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 128.07M. Insiders hold about 5.26% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.85% stake in the company. Shares short for NTRA as of 1741910400 were 3847501 with a Short Ratio of 2.29, compared to 1739491200 on 2490476. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3847501 and a Short% of Float of 2.98.
Dividends & Splits
Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0
