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The closing price of Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NKTR) was $1.05 for the day, up 3.96% from the previous closing price of $1.01. In other words, the price has increased by $3.96 from its previous closing price. On the day, 4.63 million shares were traded. NKTR stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.11 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.01.
Ratios:
Our analysis of NKTR’s different ratios will help us gain a deeper understanding of the company. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.24 and its Current Ratio is at 4.24. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 4.22 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 3.78.
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, Piper Sandler on November 04, 2024, initiated with a Overweight rating and assigned the stock a target price of $7.
On June 28, 2024, Rodman & Renshaw started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $2.Rodman & Renshaw initiated its Buy rating on June 28, 2024, with a $2 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Also, insider trades can serve as a great indicator of what management thinks about the future direction of a stock’s price. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Nov 19 ’24 when Zalevsky Jonathan sold 7,785 shares for $1.01 per share. The transaction valued at 7,863 led to the insider holds 243,019 shares of the business.
Wilson Mark Andrew sold 6,407 shares of NKTR for $6,471 on Nov 19 ’24. The Chief Legal Officer now owns 218,856 shares after completing the transaction at $1.01 per share. On Nov 19 ’24, another insider, ROBIN HOWARD W, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, sold 16,278 shares for $1.01 each. As a result, the insider received 16,441 and left with 832,080 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 193680896 and an Enterprise Value of 155277200. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 2.16 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 3.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.667 whereas that against EBITDA is -1.193.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, NKTR has reached a high of $1.93, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $0.42. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -17.45%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -15.11%.
Shares Statistics:
NKTR traded an average of 1.30M shares per day over the past three months and 1974830 shares per day over the past ten days. A total of 191.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 178.21M. Insiders hold about 3.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 74.37% stake in the company. Shares short for NKTR as of 1730332800 were 5226179 with a Short Ratio of 4.03, compared to 1727654400 on 7306124. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 5226179 and a Short% of Float of 3.63.
