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The closing price of Natera Inc (NASDAQ: NTRA) was $169.34 for the day, up 0.65% from the previous closing price of $168.25. In other words, the price has increased by $0.65 from its previous closing price. On the day, 1.04 million shares were traded. NTRA stock price reached its highest trading level at $169.7785 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $164.93.
Ratios:
Our analysis of NTRA’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 22.88 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 222.28. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 3.58 and its Current Ratio is at 3.72. 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.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 28 ’25 when Chapman Rowan E sold 2,750 shares for $166.99 per share. The transaction valued at 459,222 led to the insider holds 6,015 shares of the business.
STEVEN L CHAPMAN bought 5,079 shares of NTRA for $845,795 on Sep 02 ’25. On Sep 02 ’25, another insider, SOLOMON MOSHKEVICH, who serves as the Officer of the company, bought 3,000 shares for $166.62 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 23241576448 and an Enterprise Value of 22421733376. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 11.83 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 18.58. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 11.415 whereas that against EBITDA is -85.566.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NTRA is 1.68, which has changed by 0.49540794 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.16222072 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 $110.57. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 9.56%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 7.28%.
Shares Statistics:
NTRA traded an average of 1.36M shares per day over the past three months and 967410 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 136.76M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 132.31M. Insiders hold about 3.60% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 94.71% stake in the company. Shares short for NTRA as of 1755216000 were 4171059 with a Short Ratio of 3.06, compared to 1752537600 on 3715202. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4171059 and a Short% of Float of 3.17.
Earnings Estimates
The current rating of Natera Inc (NTRA) reflects the combined expertise of 13.0 analysts actively engaged in assessing its market performance.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.35, with high estimates of -$0.15 and low estimates of -$0.51.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$1.55 and -$2.52 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$2.03. EPS for the following year is -$0.91, with 15.0 analysts recommending between $0.52 and -$2.45.
Revenue Estimates
It is expected that $90B in revenue will be generated in the current quarter, according to 16 analysts. It ranges from a high estimate of $525.3M to a low estimate of $503.4M. As of the current estimate, Natera Inc’s year-ago sales were $439.76MFor the next quarter, 16 analysts are estimating revenue of $532.71M. There is a high estimate of $556.1M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $518.2M.
A total of 18 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NTRA’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $2.11B, while the lowest revenue estimate was $2.05B, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $2.09B. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $1.7BBased on 19 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $2.39B in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $2.57B and the low estimate is $1.86B.
