Natera Inc [NTRA] stock is trading at $176.27, up 4.79%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The NTRA shares have gain 2.59% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.99%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.
From an analyst’s perspective:
Natera Inc [NASDAQ: NTRA] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 23, 2025, when Barclays initiated its Overweight rating and assigned the stock a price target of $200. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Outperform and increased its price target to $85 on February 20, 2024. BTIG Research reiterated its recommendation of a Buy and raised its price target to $85 on December 29, 2023. Guggenheim started tracking with a Buy rating for this stock on December 14, 2023, and assigned it a price target of $70. In a note dated December 13, 2023, Wolfe Research initiated an Outperform rating and provided a target price of $70 on this stock.
Natera Inc [NTRA] stock has fluctuated between $64.74 and $183.00 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $154.8 within the next 12 months. Natera Inc [NASDAQ: NTRA] shares were valued at $176.27 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -12.18% based on the average NTRA price forecast.
Analyzing the NTRA fundamentals
Natera Inc [NASDAQ:NTRA] reported sales of 1.53B for the trailing twelve months, which represents a growth of 63.90%. 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 of0.54.
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 170.91 points at the first support level, and at 165.54 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 179.77, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 183.26.
Ratios To Look Out For
For context, Natera Inc’s Current Ratio 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 15.19, the price to book ratio is 24.91.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Brophy Michael Burkes, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, that happened on Jan 27 ’25 when 1442.0 shares were sold. Officer, MICHAEL BURKES BROPHY completed a deal on Jan 27 ’25 to buy 1442.0 shares. Meanwhile, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Brophy Michael Burkes sold 946.0 shares on Jan 24 ’25.
