Natera Inc (NTRA) stock expected to decline by -11.3%: What’s driving the pessimism?

A share price of Natera Inc [NTRA] is currently trading at $170.80, up 2.55%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The NTRA shares have gain 1.79% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 13.03%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

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From an analyst’s perspective:

On February 20, 2024, downgrade downgraded it’s rating to Outperform and revised its price target to $85 on the stock. BTIG Research reiterated its Buy rating and increased its price target to $85 on December 29, 2023. Guggenheim initiated its recommendation with a Buy and recommended $70 as its price target on December 14, 2023. Wolfe Research started tracking with a Outperform rating for this stock on December 13, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $70. In a note dated November 13, 2023, Raymond James upgraded an Strong Buy rating on this stock but restated the target price of $68.

Natera Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $57.22 and $175.63. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $151.5 within the next 12 months. Natera Inc [NASDAQ: NTRA] shares were valued at $170.80 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -11.3% based on the average NTRA price forecast.

Analyzing the NTRA fundamentals

Trailing Twelve Months sales for Natera Inc [NASDAQ:NTRA] were 1.53B which represents 63.90% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.58% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.16%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.14%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.14%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.13, Equity is -0.26 and Total Capital is -0.19. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.53.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 166.65 points at the first support level, and at 162.51 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 173.87, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 176.95.

Ratios To Look Out For

To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Natera Inc [NASDAQ:NTRA] is 4.39. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 4.23, and the Cash Ratio is 2.96. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 14.73, the price to book ratio is 24.13.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Rabinowitz Matthew, EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN, that happened on Dec 13 ’24 when 0.16 million shares were sold. Director, MATTHEW RABINOWITZ completed a deal on Dec 13 ’24 to buy 0.16 million shares. Meanwhile, Director Chapman Rowan E sold 1767.0 shares on Dec 10 ’24.

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