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Key Factors to Evaluate Before Investing in NTRA

Shares of Health Care sector company Natera moved 1.3% today, and are now trading at a price of $139.62. The Large-Cap stock's daily volume was 90,854 compared to its average volume of 1,304,772. The S&P 500 index returned a 0.0% performance.

Natera, Inc., a diagnostics company, provides molecular testing services worldwide. The company is based in Austin and has 4,424 full time employees. Its market capitalization is $19,064,010,752.

20 analysts are following Natera and have set target prices ranging from $37.0 to $251.0 per share. On average, they have given the company a rating of buy. At today's prices, NTRA is trading -27.58% away from its average analyst target price of $192.78 per share.

Over the last year, NTRA's share price has increased by 34.9%, which represents a difference of 17.1% when compared to the S&P 500. The stock's 52 week high is $183.0 per share whereas its 52 week low is $92.14. Natera has averaged free cash flows of $-223817500.0 over the last 5 years, but they have been increasing at a rate of 15.0%. Nonetheless, more cautious investors will probably avoid this stock until the business becomes firmly cash positive.

Date Reported Cash Flow from Operations ($ k) Capital expenditures ($ k) Free Cash Flow ($ k) YoY Growth (%)
2024 135,664 66,423 69,241 124.2
2023 -246,955 39,199 -286,154 40.28
2022 -431,501 47,697 -479,198 -27.36
2021 -335,236 41,030 -376,266 -86.16
2020 -182,512 19,604 -202,116 -195.44
2019 -63,444 4,968 -68,412
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