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Nektar Therapeutics

NKTR
59.920USD
-5.010-7.72%
Close 11/03, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
746.44MMarket Cap
LossP/E TTM

Nektar Therapeutics

59.920
-5.010-7.72%
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison
TradingKey Stock Score
Overall Financial Health
Valuation Dimensions
Earnings Forecast
Price Momentum
Institutional Confidence
Risk Assessment
Peer Comparison

TradingKey Stock Score of Nektar Therapeutics

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

Key Insights

The company's fundamentals are relatively stable. Its valuation is considered fairly valued,and institutional recognition is very high. Over the past 30 days, multiple analysts have rated the company as a Buy. Despite an average stock market performance, the company shows strong technicals. The stock price is trading sideways between the support and resistance levels, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Nektar Therapeutics's Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
112 / 407
Overall Ranking
234 / 4617
Industry
Biotechnology & Medical Research

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 8 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
93.180
Target Price
+43.51%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Nektar Therapeutics Highlights

StrengthsRisks
Nektar Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company. It is focused on developing treatments that address the underlying immunological dysfunction in autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases. In oncology, it is focused on developing medicines based on targeting biological pathways that stimulate and sustain the body’s immune response to fight cancer. Its lead product candidate, rezpegaldesleukin (REZPEG, or NKTR-358), is a novel regulatory T cell stimulator being evaluated in two Phase 2b clinical trials, one in atopic dermatitis and one in alopecia areata. Its pipeline also includes a preclinical bivalent tumor necrosis factor receptor type II (TNFR2) antibody and bispecific programs, NKTR-0165 and NKTR-0166, and a modified hematopoietic colony stimulating factor (CSF) protein, NKTR-422. It is also evaluating NKTR-255, an investigational IL-15 receptor agonist designed to boost the immune system's natural ability to fight cancer, in several ongoing clinical trials.
Growing
The company is in a growing phase, with the latest annual income totaling USD 98.43M.
Undervalued
The company’s latest PE is -6.95, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 9.78M shares, decreasing 19.39% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by PRFDX
Star Investor PRFDX holds 1.10K shares of this stock.
Lower Market Activity
The company has less investor interest, with a 20-day turnover ratio of -0.66.

Financial Health

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company's current financial score is 5.53, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 6.92. Its financial status is weak, and its operating efficiency is low. Its latest quarterly revenue reached 11.18M, representing a year-over-year decrease of 52.42%, while its net profit experienced a year-over-year decrease of 20.57%.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.53
Change
0

Financials

4.81

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents
Total assets
Total liabilities
Free cash flow
No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.79

Operational Efficiency

2.57

Growth Potential

5.37

Shareholder Returns

7.11

Nektar Therapeutics's Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current valuation score is 6.87, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 7.05. Its current P/E ratio is -6.95, which is -99.77% below the recent high of -0.02 and -8.36% above the recent low of -7.53.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
6.87
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E
P/B
P/S
P/CF
Industry Ranking 112/407
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.00, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 8.01. The average price target for Nektar Therapeutics is 100.00, with a high of 115.26 and a low of 30.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 8 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
93.180
Target Price
+43.51%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

521
Total
5
Median
6
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
8
CRISPR Therapeutics AG
CRSP
30
Intellia Therapeutics Inc
NTLA
25
IQVIA Holdings Inc
IQV
25
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc
IONS
25
argenx SE
ARGX
25
1
2
3
...
104

Financial Forecasting

EPS
Revenue
Net Profit
EBIT
No Data

Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Price Momentum

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current price momentum score is 7.63, which is higher than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 6.58. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 66.92 and the support level at 52.91, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.65
Change
-2.02

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

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This feature includes nine of the commonly used technical indicators: MACD, RSI, KDJ, StochRSI, ATR, CCI, WR, TRIX and MA. You may also adjust the timeframe depending on your needs.

Please note that technical analysis is only part of investment reference, and there is no absolute standard for using numerical values to assess direction. The results are for reference only, and we are not responsible for the accuracy of the indicator calculations and summaries.

Indicators
Sell(3)
Neutral(4)
Buy(0)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
-0.793
Neutral
RSI(14)
53.007
Neutral
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
48.818
Sell
ATR(14)
5.045
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
-5.513
Neutral
Williams %R
53.071
Neutral
TRIX(12,20)
0.589
Sell
StochRSI(14)
0.000
Sell
Moving Average
Sell(2)
Neutral(0)
Buy(4)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
61.640
Sell
MA10
61.567
Sell
MA20
59.365
Buy
MA50
52.298
Buy
MA100
37.423
Buy
MA200
19.227
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 5.00, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 5.15. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 51.45%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 3.94%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 948.65K shares, representing 4.99% of shares outstanding, with 25.37% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
3.00
Change
2

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
BVF Partners L.P.
1.28M
--
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
729.49K
-11.11%
Nantahala Capital Management, LLC
709.76K
+36.68%
Millennium Management LLC
649.03K
+325.35%
Emerald Advisers LLC
143.29K
+0.27%
AQR Capital Management, LLC
427.87K
+76.28%
Acadian Asset Management LLC
420.96K
-13.52%
Balyasny Asset Management LP
386.29K
+581.60%
PRIMECAP Management Company
Star Investors
299.72K
-16.04%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
297.81K
-65.92%
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-11-03

The company’s current risk assessment score is 4.30, which is higher than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 3.47. The company's beta value is 1.20. This indicates that the stock tends to outperform the index during upward trending markets but experiences larger declines during downward trending markets.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
4.30
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.20
VaR
+7.72%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+58.79%
240-Day Volatility
+313.22%

Return

Best Daily Return
60 days
+26.02%
120 days
+1219.82%
5 years
+1219.82%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-7.81%
120 days
-15.86%
5 years
-60.87%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+5.12
120 days
+1.75
5 years
+0.51

Risk Assessment

Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+58.79%
3 years
+86.58%
5 years
+98.34%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+93.55
3 years
+9.07
5 years
+0.48
Skewness
240 days
+15.04
3 years
+25.41
5 years
+32.44

Volatility

Realised Volatility
240 days
+313.22%
5 years
+166.07%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+2.42%
5 years
+0.95%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+6306.95%
240 days
+6306.95%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+76.88%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+51.60%

Liquidity

Average Turnover Rate
60 days
+1.14%
120 days
+1.14%
5 years
--
Turnover Deviation
20 days
-65.57%
60 days
+12.43%
120 days
+12.67%

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