After Hours
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that Natera to Present New Data from the CIRCULATE-Japan and BESPOKE CRC Studies at ASCO GI 2024 Supporting Signatera’s Clinical Utility in CRC.
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Natera Inc is listed on the NASDAQ in the Healthcare sector while operating in the Diagnostics & Research industry. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $67.56 and fluctuated between $68.22 as its day high and $65.93 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Natera Inc is $8.12B. A total of 2.1 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.36M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades are also considered as indicators of how a stock will perform in the future, in addition to stock predictions. During the recent three months, NTRA has seen 12 BUY and 13 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 12,083 and the disposition of 658,673 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 90 BUYs and 98 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 457,235 shares during that period but sold 954,808.
In the most recent transaction, Sheena Jonathan sold 5,000 shares of NTRA for 60.30 per share on Jan 03. After the transaction, the CO-FOUNDER now owns 469,743 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 03, Sheena Jonathan sold 1,000 shares at 60.45 per share. NTRA shares that CO-FOUNDER owns now total 21,155.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Brophy Michael Burkes disposed of 1,377 shares on Dec 29 at a per-share price of $62.29. This resulted in the CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER holding 64,810 shares of NTRA after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Chapman Steven Leonard sold 2,604 shares at $63.29 per share on Dec 28. Company shares held by the CEO AND PRESIDENT now total 172,348.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. According to analysts who have offered 12-month price targets for NTRA in the last 3 months, the mean price target is $74.41 with high estimates of $117.00 and low estimates of $37.00. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, NTRA has a high of $68.59 and a low of $36.90.
As of this writing, NTRA has an earnings estimate of -$0.74 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 17 estimates, with a high estimate of -$0.56 per share and a lower estimate of -$0.83. The company reported an EPS of -$0.97 in the last quarter, which was 11.00% higher than expectations of -$1.09.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. NTRA’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $914.28M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $397.23M in debt and $218.96M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $6.59, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $653.30M.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for NTRA is Buy with a score of 4.79.
