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The price of Natera Inc (NASDAQ: NTRA) closed at $167.88 in the last session, up 3.57% from day before closing price of $162.10. In other words, the price has increased by $3.57 from its previous closing price. On the day, 2.02 million shares were traded. NTRA stock price reached its highest trading level at $169.71 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $160.18.
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.
Raymond James Downgraded its Strong Buy to Outperform on February 20, 2024, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $68 to $85.
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 Nov 19 ’24 when Marcus Gail Boxer bought 9,682 shares for $159.98 per share.
Baynes Roy D. sold 37,230 shares of NTRA for $5,439,565 on Nov 15 ’24. The Director now owns 15,807 shares after completing the transaction at $146.11 per share. On Nov 15 ’24, another insider, Chapman Steven Leonard, who serves as the CEO AND PRESIDENT of the company, sold 4,728 shares for $146.41 each. As a result, the insider received 692,209 and left with 185,034 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 22163685376 and an Enterprise Value of 21717053440. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 14.47 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 23.72. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 14.176 whereas that against EBITDA is -101.292.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, NTRA has reached a high of $167.79, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $53.31. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 29.30%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 55.73%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, NTRA traded on average about 1.21M shares per day over the past 3-months and 2091470 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 132.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 123.98M. Insiders hold about 6.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 90.19% stake in the company. Shares short for NTRA as of 1730332800 were 3722382 with a Short Ratio of 3.07, compared to 1727654400 on 7357442. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 3722382 and a Short% of Float of 3.1600002000000003.
