A share price of Natera Inc [NTRA] is currently trading at $148.04, up 3.32%. An important factor to consider is whether the stock is rising or falling in short-term value. The NTRA shares have gain 10.58% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 3.88%, 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 March 13, 2025, when RBC Capital Mkts initiated its Outperform rating and assigned the stock a price target of $251. Previously, Barclays started tracking the stock with Overweight rating on January 23, 2025, and set its price target to $200. Raymond James downgraded its rating to a Outperform and raised its price target to $85 on February 20, 2024. BTIG Research reiterated a Buy rating for this stock on December 29, 2023, and upped its price target to $85. In a note dated December 14, 2023, Guggenheim initiated an Buy rating and provided a target price of $70 on this stock.
Natera Inc experienced fluctuations in its stock price throughout the past year between $83.13 and $183.00. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $179 within the next 12 months. Natera Inc [NASDAQ: NTRA] shares were valued at $148.04 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 20.91% based on the average NTRA price forecast.
Analyzing the NTRA fundamentals
Trailing Twelve Months sales for Natera Inc [NASDAQ:NTRA] were 1.70B which represents 53.02% growth. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.6% with Operating Profit Margin at -0.13%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at -0.11%, and Net Profit Margin reading is -0.11%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at -0.11, Equity is -0.21 and Total Capital is -0.17. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.16.
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 143.15 points at the first support level, and at 138.27 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 150.95, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 153.87.
Ratios To Look Out For
To put it in perspective, the Current Ratio for Natera Inc [NASDAQ:NTRA] is 4.00. On the other hand, the Quick Ratio is 3.87, and the Cash Ratio is 2.75. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 11.79, the price to book ratio is 16.43.
Transactions by insiders
Recent insider trading involved Sheena Jonathan, CO-FOUNDER, that happened on Apr 03 ’25 when 3000.0 shares were sold. CO-FOUNDER, Sheena Jonathan completed a deal on Apr 04 ’25 to sell 3070.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Marcus Gail Boxer sold 4000.0 shares on Apr 01 ’25.
