At the time of writing, Natera Inc [NTRA] stock is trading at $176.56, down -0.20%. 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 6.84% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 11.54%, 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.
For the past year, the stock price of Natera Inc fluctuated between $64.74 and $183.00. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $154.8 within the next 12 months. Natera Inc [NASDAQ: NTRA] shares were valued at $176.56 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential drop of -12.32% 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 of0.54.
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 173.10 points at the first support level, and at 169.63 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 179.43, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 182.29.
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 15.22, the price to book ratio is 24.95.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved MICHAEL BURKES BROPHY, Officer, that happened on Feb 03 ’25 when 43902.0 shares were purchased. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, Brophy Michael Burkes completed a deal on Jan 29 ’25 to sell 4335.0 shares. Meanwhile, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Brophy Michael Burkes sold 1886.0 shares on Jan 31 ’25.
