For the quarter ended March 2025, Natera (NTRA) reported revenue of $501.83 million, up 36.5% over the same period last year. EPS came in at -$0.50, compared to -$0.56 in the year-ago quarter.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +13.19% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $443.34 million. With the consensus EPS estimate being -$0.59, the EPS surprise was +15.25%.
While investors closely watch year-over-year changes in headline numbers -- revenue and earnings -- and how they compare to Wall Street expectations to determine their next course of action, some key metrics always provide a better insight into a company's underlying performance.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Natera performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
- Tests Processed Volume: 855,100 versus the three-analyst average estimate of 835,573.
- Revenues- Product: $500.04 million compared to the $443.97 million average estimate based on four analysts. The reported number represents a change of +37.1% year over year.
- Revenues- Licensing and other: $1.79 million versus $2.96 million estimated by four analysts on average. Compared to the year-ago quarter, this number represents a -41.5% change.
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Shares of Natera have returned +5.4% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's +11.3% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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