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Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NKTR) closed the day trading at $60.92 down -2.64% from the previous closing price of $62.57. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.64 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.54 million shares were traded. NKTR stock price reached its highest trading level at $62.091 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $59.55.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of. The stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, H.C. Wainwright on June 24, 2025, Reiterated its Buy rating but revised its target price to $120 from $6.50 previously.
On June 24, 2025, BTIG Research reiterated its Buy rating and also lowered its target price recommendation from $60 to $100.
Jefferies Upgraded its Hold to Buy on April 11, 2025, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $2.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Sep 09 ’25 when ROBIN HOWARD W sold 6,666 shares for $46.69 per share. The transaction valued at 311,214 led to the insider holds 49,342 shares of the business.
ROBIN HOWARD W bought 6,666 shares of NKTR for $311,205 on Sep 09 ’25. On Sep 04 ’25, another insider, Zalevsky Jonathan, who serves as the Chief R&D Officer of the company, sold 1,721 shares for $33.52 each. As a result, the insider received 57,693 and left with 17,462 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, NKTR now has a Market Capitalization of 1158611328 and an Enterprise Value of 1159437440. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 15.46. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 15.473 whereas that against EBITDA is -8.453.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NKTR is -1.21, which has changed by 2.3370667 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.18258524 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NKTR has reached a high of $65.79, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.43. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 23.00%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 179.78%.
Shares Statistics:
Over the past 3-months, NKTR traded about 988.77K shares per day on average, while over the past 10 days, NKTR traded about 1065180 shares per day. A total of 19.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 18.59M. Insiders hold about 2.24% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 46.07% stake in the company. Shares short for NKTR as of 1760486400 were 1731971 with a Short Ratio of 1.75, compared to 1757894400 on 1607714. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 1731971 and a Short% of Float of 9.28.
Earnings Estimates
. The current rating of Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) is the result of assessments by 3.0 analysts actively engaged in evaluating its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$3.15, with high estimates of -$2.35 and low estimates of -$3.68.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$9.63 and -$11.59 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$10.35. EPS for the following year is -$11.18, with 3.0 analysts recommending between -$9.18 and -$12.76.
Revenue Estimates
7 analysts predict $10.2M in revenue for. The current quarter. It ranges from a high estimate of $13.1M to a low estimate of $6M. As of. The current estimate, Nektar Therapeutics’s year-ago sales were $24.12MFor the next quarter, 7 analysts are estimating revenue of $10.68M. There is a high estimate of $12.5M for the next quarter, whereas the lowest estimate is $8.4M.
A total of 8 analysts have provided revenue estimates for NKTR’s current fiscal year. The highest revenue estimate was $47.2M, while the lowest revenue estimate was $39.6M, resulting in an average revenue estimate of $42.14M. In the same quarter a year ago, actual revenue was $98.43MBased on 8 analysts’ estimates, the company’s revenue will be $40.51M in the next fiscal year. The high estimate is $52M and the low estimate is $24M.
