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The price of Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NKTR) closed at $1.28 in the last session, up 0.79% from day before closing price of $1.27. In other words, the price has increased by $0.79 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.56 million shares were traded. NKTR stock price reached its highest trading level at $1.31 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $1.24.
Ratios:
We take a closer look at NKTR’s different ratios to gain a better understanding of the stock. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 4.90 and its Current Ratio is at 5.15. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 2.76 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 2.49.
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, Rodman & Renshaw on June 28, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $2.
Insider Transactions:
An investor can also benefit from insider trades by learning what management is thinking about the future direction of stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Aug 19 ’24 when Zalevsky Jonathan sold 6,866 shares for $1.28 per share. The transaction valued at 8,788 led to the insider holds 250,804 shares of the business.
Wilson Mark Andrew sold 5,651 shares of NKTR for $7,233 on Aug 19 ’24. The Chief Legal Officer now owns 225,263 shares after completing the transaction at $1.28 per share. On Aug 19 ’24, another insider, ROBIN HOWARD W, who serves as the President & CEO of the company, sold 14,881 shares for $1.28 each. As a result, the insider received 19,048 and left with 848,358 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 235621120 and an Enterprise Value of 183992736. 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 2.96. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 1.975 whereas that against EBITDA is -1.43.
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 $0.41. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.80%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 26.11%.
Shares Statistics:
According to the various share statistics, NKTR traded on average about 1.70M shares per day over the past 3-months and 831500 shares per day over the past 10 days. A total of 191.38M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 177.81M. Insiders hold about 3.41% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 71.61% stake in the company. Shares short for NKTR as of 1723680000 were 8473759 with a Short Ratio of 4.99, compared to 1721001600 on 9724532. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 8473759 and a Short% of Float of 5.89.
