Natera Inc (NTRA) Stock: A SWOT Analysis

Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.52.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”

The public float for NTRA is 116.16M, and currently, short sellers hold a 6.56% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of NTRA on September 11, 2024 was 1.39M shares.

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NTRA) stock’s latest price update

The stock price of Natera Inc (NASDAQ: NTRA) has jumped by 2.23 compared to previous close of 118.73. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 7.19% in its stock price over the last five trading days. businesswire.com reported 2024-09-08 that AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Natera, Inc. (NASDAQ: NTRA), a global leader in cell-free DNA and genetic testing, today announced it will present new data on its personalized and tumor-informed molecular residual disease (MRD) test, Signatera, at the 2024 European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress taking place Sept. 13-16 in Barcelona, Spain. Natera and its collaborators will present a total of nine abstracts, including five poster presentations from the GALAXY observational arm of.

NTRA’s Market Performance

Natera Inc (NTRA) has experienced a 7.19% rise in stock performance for the past week, with a 5.32% rise in the past month, and a 7.92% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.59%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 3.84% for NTRA. . The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 2.05% for NTRA’s stock, with a 34.18% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of NTRA

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NTRA stocks, with Jefferies repeating the rating for NTRA by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for NTRA in the upcoming period, according to Jefferies is $142 based on the research report published on June 03, 2024 of the current year 2024.

Craig Hallum, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NTRA reach a price target of $117. The rating they have provided for NTRA stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on April 08th, 2024.

Raymond James gave a rating of “Outperform” to NTRA, setting the target price at $85 in the report published on February 20th of the current year.

NTRA Trading at 8.66% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought NTRA to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -2.76% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 3.84%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.59%, as shares surge +0.80% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +11.28% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, NTRA rose by +5.95%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +119.53% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $118.99. In addition, Natera Inc saw 93.77% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NTRA starting from Chapman Steven Leonard, who sale 5,583 shares at the price of $118.91 back on Aug 15 ’24. After this action, Chapman Steven Leonard now owns 200,710 shares of Natera Inc, valued at $663,895 using the latest closing price.

Sheena Jonathan, the CO-FOUNDER of Natera Inc, sale 12,000 shares at $121.01 during a trade that took place back on Aug 15 ’24, which means that Sheena Jonathan is holding 287,441 shares at $1,452,125 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for NTRA

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • -0.23 for the present operating margin
  • 0.54 for the gross margin

The net margin for Natera Inc stands at -0.21. The total capital return value is set at -0.26. Equity return is now at value -40.78, with -21.13 for asset returns.

Based on Natera Inc (NTRA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.31 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.45. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -24.8.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is -404.95 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.29. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 10.8. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.05for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.9. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.14.

Conclusion

In a nutshell, Natera Inc (NTRA) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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