The stock of Natera Inc (NTRA) has gone up by 11.57% for the week, with a 2.89% rise in the past month and a 33.87% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.12%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.75% for NTRA. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 7.38% for NTRA’s stock, with a simple moving average of 45.48% for the last 200 days.
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Additionally, the 36-month beta value for NTRA is 1.65. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 rating it as “overweight,” 0 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”
The public float for NTRA is 124.68M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.24% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of NTRA on January 10, 2025 was 1.21M shares.
NTRA) stock’s latest price update
Natera Inc (NASDAQ: NTRA)’s stock price has gone rise by 3.64 in comparison to its previous close of 170.40, however, the company has experienced a 11.57% increase in its stock price over the last five trading days. fool.com reported 2025-01-09 that Decades away from his star-making turn at George Soros’ Quantum Group of Funds, high-profile investor Stanley Druckenmiller stays well active in the stock-picking game with his Duquesne Family Office investment vehicle.
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 previous 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 previous year.
NTRA Trading at 13.45% 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 able to rebound, for now settling with 0.56% of gains for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.75%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.12%, as shares surge +5.25% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +50.09% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NTRA rose by +11.57%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +91.30% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $164.47. In addition, Natera Inc saw 11.57% 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 DANIEL RABINOWITZ, who proposed sale 6,223 shares at the price of $170.40 back on Jan 08 ’25. After this action, DANIEL RABINOWITZ now owns shares of Natera Inc, valued at $1,060,399 using the latest closing price.
Sheena Jonathan, the CO-FOUNDER of Natera Inc, sale 3,000 shares at $159.55 during a trade that took place back on Jan 02 ’25, which means that Sheena Jonathan is holding 44,782 shares at $478,645 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NTRA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.16 for the present operating margin
- 0.58 for the gross margin
The net margin for Natera Inc stands at -0.14. The total capital return value is set at -0.19. Equity return is now at value -25.82, with -14.14 for asset returns.
Based on Natera Inc (NTRA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.35 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.05. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.53. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -19.3.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -383.28 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.56. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 14.95. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.99for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.96. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 4.39.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Natera Inc (NTRA) has seen better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
