The stock of Natera Inc (NTRA) has gone down by -4.25% for the week, with a -1.30% drop in the past month and a -13.21% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.48%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 4.37% for NTRA. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.40% for NTRA stock, with a simple moving average of 4.43% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Natera Inc (NASDAQ: NTRA) Right Now?
The stock has a 36-month beta value of 1.77. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 12 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NTRA is 128.43M, and at present, short sellers hold a 4.68% of that float. On May 09, 2025, the average trading volume of NTRA was 1.71M shares.
NTRA) stock’s latest price update
Natera Inc (NASDAQ: NTRA) has seen a decline in its stock price by -7.74 in relation to its previous close of 162.57. However, the company has experienced a -4.25% decline in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2025-05-08 that Although the revenue and EPS for Natera (NTRA) give a sense of how its business performed in the quarter ended March 2025, it might be worth considering how some key metrics compare with Wall Street estimates and the year-ago numbers.
Analysts’ Opinion of NTRA
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NTRA stocks, with RBC Capital Mkts repeating the rating for NTRA by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for NTRA in the upcoming period, according to RBC Capital Mkts is $251 based on the research report published on March 13, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Barclays, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NTRA reach a price target of $200. The rating they have provided for NTRA stocks is “Overweight” according to the report published on January 23rd, 2025.
Jefferies gave a rating of “Buy” to NTRA, setting the target price at $142 in the report published on June 03rd of the previous year.
NTRA Trading at 1.58% 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 -18.04% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.37%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.48%, as shares surge +5.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -3.54% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NTRA fell by -3.57%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +41.81% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $152.18. In addition, Natera Inc saw -5.25% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NTRA starting from Chapman Steven Leonard, who sale 6,980 shares at the price of $150.10 back on May 01 ’25. After this action, Chapman Steven Leonard now owns 185,182 shares of Natera Inc, valued at $1,047,702 using the latest closing price.
Moshkevich Solomon, the PRESIDENT, CLINICALDIAGNOSTICS of Natera Inc, sale 3,000 shares at $150.12 during a trade that took place back on May 01 ’25, which means that Moshkevich Solomon is holding 136,205 shares at $450,353 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NTRA
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -0.13 for the present operating margin
- 0.6 for the gross margin
The net margin for Natera Inc stands at -0.11. The total capital return value is set at -0.17. Equity return is now at value -18.66, with -11.86 for asset returns.
Based on Natera Inc (NTRA), the company’s capital structure generated 0.14 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.73. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.16. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -20.8.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -148.08 million with net debt to EBITDA at 5.25. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 11.45. The receivables turnover for the company is 5.4for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.02. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.87.
Conclusion
To sum up, Natera Inc (NTRA) has seen a bad performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
