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In the latest session, Nkarta Inc (NASDAQ: NKTX) closed at $2.3 down -2.13% from its previous closing price of $2.35. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.13 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.54 million shares were traded. NKTX stock price reached its highest trading level at $2.37 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $2.23.
Ratios:
For a deeper understanding of Nkarta Inc’s stock, let’s take a closer look at its various ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 15.67 and its Current Ratio is at 15.67. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.20.
On October 09, 2024, Rodman & Renshaw started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $14.
Raymond James Upgraded its Outperform to Strong Buy on August 14, 2024, while the target price for the stock was maintained at $16.
Insider Transactions:
Additionally, insider trades can be beneficial to investors who want to learn what the management thinks about stock prices in the future. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Jun 18 ’25 when HASTINGS PAUL J sold 1,790 shares for $1.79 per share. The transaction valued at 3,204 led to the insider holds 320,069 shares of the business.
Shook David sold 8,638 shares of NKTX for $19,004 on Jan 15 ’25. The insider now owns 190,955 shares after completing the transaction at $2.20 per share. On Jan 15 ’25, another insider, Levin Alyssa, who serves as the insider of the company, sold 5,838 shares for $2.20 each. As a result, the insider received 12,844 and left with 102,662 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, NKTX now has a Market Capitalization of 163356336 and an Enterprise Value of -47788624.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for NKTX is 0.77, which has changed by -0.5724907 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.14064062 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, NKTX has reached a high of $6.63, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $1.31. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 17.71%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 8.87%.
Shares Statistics:
For the past three months, NKTX has traded an average of 523.02K shares per day and 669660 over the past ten days. A total of 71.02M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 53.12M. Insiders hold about 25.21% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 72.31% stake in the company. Shares short for NKTX as of 1753920000 were 8079122 with a Short Ratio of 15.45, compared to 1751241600 on 7535383. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8079122 and a Short% of Float of 15.09.
Earnings Estimates
A detailed examination of Nkarta Inc (NKTX) is currently in progress, with 3.0 analysts providing valuable insights into its market dynamics.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is -$0.31, with high estimates of -$0.28 and low estimates of -$0.32.
Analysts are recommending an EPS of between -$1.31 and -$1.38 for the fiscal current year, implying an average EPS of -$1.36. EPS for the following year is -$1.39, with 2.0 analysts recommending between -$1.15 and -$1.63.