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Nektar Therapeutics

NKTR

58.760USD

+7.690+15.06%
Close 09/18, 16:00ETQuotes delayed by 15 min
731.99MMarket Cap
LossP/E TTM

Nektar Therapeutics

58.760

+7.690+15.06%

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

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-18

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 a very weak 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.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Industry Ranking
85 / 506
Overall Ranking
190 / 4721
Industry
Biotechnology & Medical Research

Support & Resistance

No Data

Score Analysis

Current score
Previous score

Analyst Rating

Based on 8 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
96.167
Target Price
+88.30%
Upside Space
Data disclaimer: Analyst ratings and target prices are provided by LSEG for informational purposes only and do not constitute investment advice.

Company 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 -6.82, at a low 3-year percentile range.
Institutional Selling
The latest institutional holdings are 8.92M shares, decreasing 24.85% quarter-over-quarter.
Held by The Vanguard
Star Investor The Vanguard holds 729.49K 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: 2025-09-18

The company's current financial score is 5.95, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 6.93. 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
5.95
Change
0

Financials

4.83

Key Metrics

Cash and cash equivalents

Total assets

Total liabilities

Free cash flow

No Data

Quality of Earnings

7.81

Operational Efficiency

4.15

Growth Potential

5.89

Shareholder Returns

7.09

Company Valuation

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-18

The company’s current valuation score is 2.80, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 3.06. Its current P/E ratio is -5.93, which is -99.47% below the recent high of -0.03 and 98.35% above the recent low of -0.10.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
2.80
Change
0

Valuation Dimensions

P/E

P/B

P/S

P/CF

Industry Ranking 85/506
No Data

Earnings Forecast

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-18

The company’s current earnings forecast score is 8.00, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 8.03. The average price target for Nektar Therapeutics is 99.00, with a high of 120.00 and a low of 69.00.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
8.00
Change
0

Support & Resistance

No Data

Analyst Rating

Based on 8 analysts
Buy
Current Rating
96.167
Target Price
+88.30%
Upside Space
Strong Buy
Buy
Hold
Sell
Strong Sell

Peer Comparison

554
Total
5
Median
6
Average
Company name
Ratings
Analysts
Nektar Therapeutics
NKTR
8
CRISPR Therapeutics AG
CRSP
30
Intellia Therapeutics Inc
NTLA
26
Exact Sciences Corp
EXAS
26
Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc
IONS
26
IQVIA Holdings Inc
IQV
25
1
2
3
...
111

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: 2025-09-18

The company’s current price momentum score is 9.79, which is higher than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 6.32. Sideways: Currently, the stock price is trading between the resistance level at 60.77 and the support level at 33.36, making it suitable for range-bound swing trading.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
9.79
Change
0.1

Support & Resistance

No Data

Indicators

The Indicators feature provides value and direction analysis for various instruments under a selection of technical indicators, together with a technical summary.

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(1)
Neutral(0)
Buy(2)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MACD(12,26,9)
3.145
Buy
RSI(14)
90.051
Overbought
STOCH(KDJ)(9,3,3)
96.170
Overbought
ATR(14)
4.179
High Vlolatility
CCI(14)
121.476
Buy
Williams %R
0.162
Overbought
TRIX(12,20)
3.350
Sell
StochRSI(14)
100.000
Overbought
Moving Average
Sell(0)
Neutral(0)
Buy(6)
Indicators
Value
Direction
MA5
51.482
Buy
MA10
48.587
Buy
MA20
38.946
Buy
MA50
30.201
Buy
MA100
19.013
Buy
MA200
9.932
Buy

Institutional Confidence

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-18

The company’s current institutional recognition score is 5.00, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 5.96. The latest institutional shareholding proportion is 53.56%, representing a quarter-over-quarter decrease of 21.41%. The largest institutional shareholder is The Vanguard, holding a total of 729.49K shares, representing 3.84% of shares outstanding, with 42.61% decrease in holdings.

Score

Industry at a Glance

Previous score
5.00
Change
0

Institutional Shareholding

No Data

Shareholder Activity

Name
Shares Held
Chg %
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Star Investors
820.65K
-0.15%
Nantahala Capital Management, LLC
519.27K
-0.27%
Millennium Management LLC
932.86K
+511.36%
AQR Capital Management, LLC
242.72K
+336.95%
Acadian Asset Management LLC
486.78K
+1.40%
PRIMECAP Management Company
Star Investors
356.97K
-3.35%
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, N.A.
873.88K
-1.69%
TCG Crossover Management, LLC
266.67K
--
1
2

Risk Assessment

Currency: USD Updated: 2025-09-18

The company’s current risk assessment score is 3.12, which is lower than the Biotechnology & Medical Research industry's average of 3.33. The company's beta value is 1.09. 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
3.12
Change
0
Beta vs S&P 500 index
1.09
VaR
+7.64%
240-Day Maximum Drawdown
+66.18%
240-Day Volatility
+313.01%
Return
Best Daily Return
60 days
+156.29%
120 days
+1219.82%
5 years
+1219.82%
Worst Daily Return
60 days
-13.21%
120 days
-15.86%
5 years
-60.87%
Sharpe Ratio
60 days
+3.17
120 days
+1.72
5 years
+0.50
Risk Assessment
Maximum Drawdown
240 days
+66.18%
3 years
+90.12%
5 years
+98.34%
Return-to-Drawdown Ratio
240 days
+57.85
3 years
+4.59
5 years
+0.39
Skewness
240 days
+15.05
3 years
+25.42
5 years
+32.46
Volatility
Realised Volatility
240 days
+313.01%
5 years
+165.66%
Standardised True Range
240 days
+1.71%
5 years
+0.93%
Downside Risk-Adjusted Return
120 days
+5928.91%
240 days
+5928.91%
Maximum Daily Upside Volatility
60 days
+398.30%
Maximum Daily Downside Volatility
60 days
+167.18%
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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