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As of close of business last night, Natera Inc’s stock clocked out at $91.50, up 0.51% from its previous closing price of $91.04. In other words, the price has increased by $0.51 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.81 million shares were traded. NTRA stock price reached its highest trading level at $93.64 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $91.41.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of NTRA’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.96 and its Current Ratio is at 4.10. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.58 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.46.
On February 20, 2024, Raymond James Downgraded its rating to Outperform which previously was Strong Buy and also upped its target price recommendation from $68 to $85.
BTIG Research reiterated its Buy rating for the stock on December 29, 2023, while the target price for the stock was revised from $75 to $85.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Apr 23 ’24 when Chapman Steven Leonard sold 2,552 shares for $91.38 per share. The transaction valued at 233,200 led to the insider holds 230,319 shares of the business.
Brophy Michael Burkes sold 1,523 shares of NTRA for $139,171 on Apr 23 ’24. The CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER now owns 73,039 shares after completing the transaction at $91.38 per share. On Apr 23 ’24, another insider, RABINOWITZ DANIEL, who serves as the SEC. AND CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER of the company, sold 787 shares for $91.38 each. As a result, the insider received 71,915 and left with 205,552 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 11049357312 and an Enterprise Value of 10612362240. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 10.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 14.30. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 9.803 whereas that against EBITDA is -24.997.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, NTRA has reached a high of $98.82, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $36.90. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 5.89%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 48.44%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that NTRA traded 1.42M shares on average per day over the past three months and 1207460 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 119.58M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 113.12M. Insiders hold about 6.33% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 92.90% stake in the company. Shares short for NTRA as of 1711584000 were 6248239 with a Short Ratio of 4.41, compared to 1709164800 on 8547892. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 6248239 and a Short% of Float of 5.510000000000001.
