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As of close of business last night, Nektar Therapeutics’s stock clocked out at $1.24, down -6.06% from its previous closing price of $1.32. In other words, the price has decreased by -$6.06 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.72 million shares were traded. NKTR stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.33 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.2.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of NKTR’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 6.14 and its Current Ratio is at 6.45. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 1.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 1.61.
Jefferies Upgraded its Underperform to Hold on May 10, 2023, whereas the target price for the stock was revised from $1.50 to $1.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Feb 20 ’24 when ROBIN HOWARD W sold 20,033 shares for $0.68 per share. The transaction valued at 13,622 led to the insider holds 879,889 shares of the business.
Zalevsky Jonathan sold 9,014 shares of NKTR for $6,130 on Feb 20 ’24. The Chief R&D Officer now owns 265,025 shares after completing the transaction at $0.68 per share. On Feb 20 ’24, another insider, Wilson Mark Andrew, who serves as the Chief Legal Officer of the company, sold 7,606 shares for $0.68 each. As a result, the insider received 5,172 and left with 236,674 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 227686320 and an Enterprise Value of 154471088. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.53 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.81. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.714 whereas that against EBITDA is -1.212.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, NKTR has reached a high of $1.75, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 31.27%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 87.04%.
Shares Statistics:
It appears that NKTR traded 2.40M shares on average per day over the past three months and 4413640 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 191.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 177.94M. Insiders hold about 3.09% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 65.27% stake in the company. Shares short for NKTR as of 1711584000 were 2359126 with a Short Ratio of 0.98, compared to 1709164800 on 2006388. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 2359126 and a Short% of Float of 2.75.
Earnings Estimates
Investors are keenly observing as Nutrien Ltd. analysts analyze and rate the current performance of Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) in the stock market.The consensus estimate for the next quarter is $1.24, with high estimates of $19.29 and low estimates of $7.29.
