At the time of writing, Natera Inc [NTRA] stock is trading at $172.26, up 2.78%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The NTRA shares have gain 7.49% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -1.00%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
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.
For the past year, the stock price of Natera Inc fluctuated between $58.53 and $175.63. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $154.8 within the next 12 months. Natera Inc [NASDAQ: NTRA] shares were valued at $172.26 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -10.14% based on the average NTRA price forecast.
Analyzing the NTRA fundamentals
According to Natera Inc [NASDAQ:NTRA], the company’s sales were 1.53B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 63.90% jump. 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. An extended analysis of the company’s primary financial structure reveals a debt-to-equity ratio of0.53.
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 168.62 points at the first support level, and at 164.99 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 174.87, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 177.49.
Ratios To Look Out For
It is important to note that Natera Inc [NASDAQ:NTRA] has a current ratio of 4.39. As well, the Quick Ratio is 4.23, while the Cash Ratio is 2.96. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 15.49, the price to book ratio is 24.34.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Sheena Jonathan, CO-FOUNDER, that happened on Jan 02 ’25 when 3000.0 shares were sold. CO-FOUNDER, Sheena Jonathan completed a deal on Jan 02 ’25 to sell 2700.0 shares. Meanwhile, PRESIDENT, CHIEF BUS. OFFICER Fesko John sold 669.0 shares on Dec 23 ’24.
