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The price of Natera Inc (NASDAQ: NTRA) closed at $140.65 in the last session, down -0.54% from day before closing price of $141.41. In other words, the price has decreased by -$0.54 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.58 million shares were traded. NTRA stock price reached its highest trading level at $144.205 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $138.57.
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 19.64 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 274.61. 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 31 ’25 when Brophy Michael Burkes sold 2,562 shares for $138.41 per share. The transaction valued at 354,603 led to the insider holds 75,557 shares of the business.
Chapman Steven Leonard sold 15,898 shares of NTRA for $2,233,330 on Apr 01 ’25. The CEO AND PRESIDENT now owns 196,643 shares after completing the transaction at $140.48 per share. On Mar 31 ’25, another insider, Chapman Steven Leonard, who serves as the CEO AND PRESIDENT of the company, sold 9,563 shares for $138.41 each. As a result, the insider received 1,323,617 and left with 212,541 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 19013910528 and an Enterprise Value of 18232778752. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 11.21 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 15.61. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 10.745 whereas that against EBITDA is -93.585.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NTRA is 1.80, which has changed by 0.51873446 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.08089435 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 -11.32%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 1.71%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, NTRA traded on average about 1.72M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1560600 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 2.23, compared to 1739491200 on 2490476. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3847501 and a Short% of Float of 2.98.
