After Hours
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. The stock was recently discussed on Yahoo Finance as it revealed that Natera to Participate in March Investor Conferences.
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This NASDAQ-listed company operates within the Diagnostics & Research industry segment, falling under the Healthcare sector. At the end of the last regular session, the stock closed at $87.62 and fluctuated between $89.96 as its day high and $86.15 as its day low. The current market capitalization of Natera Inc is $10.58B. A total of 1.97 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 1.46M shares.
Insider Activity
Insider trades can also provide insight into a stock’s future direction. During the recent three months, NTRA has seen 0 BUY and 1 SELL insider trades, representing the acquisition of 0 and the disposition of 644,000 shares. Over the last 12 months, there were 69 BUYs and 79 SELLs from insiders. Insiders purchased 126,636 shares during that period but sold 763,111.
In the most recent transaction, RABINOWITZ DANIEL sold 20,526 shares of NTRA for 89.01 per share on Feb 29. After the transaction, the SEC. AND CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER now owns 204,218 company shares. In a previous transaction on Feb 29, Sheena Jonathan sold 10,000 shares at 86.34 per share. NTRA shares that CO-FOUNDER owns now total 463,585.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Sheena Jonathan disposed of 6,000 shares on Feb 29 at a per-share price of $90.02. This resulted in the CO-FOUNDER holding 14,655 shares of NTRA after the transaction. In another insider transaction, RABINOWITZ DANIEL sold 35,307 shares at $75.09 per share on Feb 27. Company shares held by the SEC. AND CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER now total 204,218.
Even though price targets are rarely accurate, they do tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often considered important by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, NTRA has a high of $90.90 and a low of $36.90.
As of this writing, NTRA has an earnings estimate of -$0.71 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 14 estimates, with a high estimate of -$0.65 per share and a lower estimate of -$0.78. The company reported an EPS of -$0.95 in the last quarter, which was 1.00% higher than expectations of -$0.96.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
In a balance sheet, you can see what assets and liabilities the company has, as well as how much equity investors have invested. These figures can be used to calculate a company’s financial ratios to give investors a better idea of its prospects. 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 $6.40, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $653.30M.
Analysts Opinion
The risks associated with pre-market and after-hours trading may be slightly higher than the regular market hours. The reason is that extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular security due to lower liquidity and higher volatility as issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. 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 4.73.
