Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) shares were up 10% during mid-day trading on Saturday . The company traded as high as GBX 103.10 ($1.33) and last traded at GBX 102.20 ($1.32). Approximately 217,104,266 shares were traded during mid-day trading, an increase of 1,552% from the average daily volume of 13,141,608 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 92.90 ($1.20).
Separately, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reiterated an "overweight" rating on shares of Oxford Nanopore Technologies in a research note on Friday, December 6th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of GBX 235.50 ($3.04).
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The firm has a market capitalization of £969.93 million, a PE ratio of -5.50 and a beta of 0.80. The company has a current ratio of 4.45, a quick ratio of 6.01 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 8.07. The company has a fifty day moving average price of GBX 129.81 and a two-hundred day moving average price of GBX 137.78.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies (LON:ONT - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 4th. The company reported GBX (16) (($0.21)) EPS for the quarter. Oxford Nanopore Technologies had a negative return on equity of 26.02% and a negative net margin of 94.82%.
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