Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR): Price and Financial Metrics
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NKTR POWR Grades
- Quality is the dimension where NKTR ranks best; there it ranks ahead of 60.7% of US stocks.
- The strongest trend for NKTR is in Momentum, which has been heading down over the past 47 weeks.
- NKTR ranks lowest in Sentiment; there it ranks in the 4th percentile.
NKTR Stock Summary
- Of note is the ratio of Nektar Therapeutics's sales and general administrative expense to its total operating expenses; only 10.41% of US stocks have a lower such ratio.
- NKTR's price/sales ratio is 28.34; that's higher than the P/S ratio of 92.32% of US stocks.
- Revenue growth over the past 12 months for Nektar Therapeutics comes in at -35.09%, a number that bests merely 7.4% of the US stocks we're tracking.
- Stocks with similar financial metrics, market capitalization, and price volatility to Nektar Therapeutics are ATRA, RAPT, MORF, ARVN, and DRNA.
- Visit NKTR's SEC page to see the company's official filings. To visit the company's web site, go to www.nektar.com.
NKTR Valuation Summary
- In comparison to the median Healthcare stock, NKTR's price/sales ratio is 137.89% higher, now standing at 27.
- NKTR's price/sales ratio has moved up 13.4 over the prior 243 months.
- Over the past 243 months, NKTR's price/earnings ratio has gone down 2.7.
Below are key valuation metrics over time for NKTR.
| Stock | Date | P/S | P/B | P/E | EV/EBIT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NKTR | 2021-08-31 | 27.0 | 3.1 | -6.0 | -6.0 |
| NKTR | 2021-08-30 | 26.4 | 3.1 | -5.9 | -5.9 |
| NKTR | 2021-08-27 | 26.1 | 3.0 | -5.8 | -5.8 |
| NKTR | 2021-08-26 | 24.8 | 2.9 | -5.5 | -5.5 |
| NKTR | 2021-08-25 | 25.1 | 2.9 | -5.6 | -5.6 |
| NKTR | 2021-08-24 | 24.5 | 2.9 | -5.5 | -5.5 |
NKTR Growth Metrics
- Its 5 year revenue growth rate is now at -35.08%.
- Its 3 year revenue growth rate is now at 554.37%.
- Its 3 year net income to common stockholders growth rate is now at 589.68%.
The table below shows NKTR's growth in key financial areas (numbers in millions of US dollars).
| Date | Revenue | Operating Cash Flow | Net Income to Common Stock |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-30 | 105.472 | -311.295 | -474.275 |
| 2021-03-31 | 125.989 | -312.297 | -428.756 |
| 2020-12-31 | 152.915 | -313.287 | -444.44 |
| 2020-09-30 | 163.315 | -339.876 | -440.675 |
| 2020-06-30 | 162.5 | -355.842 | -430.897 |
| 2020-03-31 | 136.968 | -325.861 | -460.806 |
NKTR's Quality Factors
The “Quality” component of the POWR Ratings focuses on 31 different factors of a companies fundamentals and operational strength. Here are some key insights as we drill into the specifics of these quality attributes.- NKTR has a Quality Grade of C, ranking ahead of 60.74% of graded US stocks.
- NKTR's asset turnover comes in at 0.072 -- ranking 288th of 677 Pharmaceutical Products stocks.
- CALA, INVA, and ACOR are the stocks whose asset turnover ratios are most correlated with NKTR.
The table below shows NKTR's key quality metrics over time.
| Period | Asset Turnover | Gross Margin | ROIC |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-30 | 0.072 | 0.779 | -0.370 |
| 2021-03-31 | 0.083 | 0.830 | -0.314 |
| 2020-12-31 | 0.094 | 0.873 | -0.301 |
| 2020-09-30 | 0.094 | 0.871 | -0.268 |
| 2020-06-30 | 0.086 | 0.874 | -0.230 |
| 2020-03-31 | 0.068 | 0.856 | -0.223 |
NKTR Price Target
For more insight on analysts targets of NKTR, see our NKTR price target page. And for a list of of all stocks sorted by upside potential based on analyst target price, see our Top Price Target page.
| Average Price Target | $29.91 | Average Broker Recommendation | 1.65 (Moderate Buy) |
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NKTR Price/Volume Stats
| Current price | $16.26 | 52-week high | $26.75 |
| Prev. close | $16.18 | 52-week low | $12.92 |
| Day low | $15.87 | Volume | 564,800 |
| Day high | $16.32 | Avg. volume | 1,018,166 |
| 50-day MA | $15.59 | Dividend yield | N/A |
| 200-day MA | $18.33 | Market Cap | 2.99B |
Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Company Bio
Nektar Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company, developing drug candidates that utilize its PEGylation and polymer conjugate technology platforms in the United States. Its product pipeline includes drug candidates in therapeutic areas comprising oncology, pain, anti-infectives, and immunology.
Latest NKTR News From Around the Web
Below are the latest news stories about Nektar Therapeutics that investors may wish to consider to help them evaluate NKTR as an investment opportunity.
Director Of Nektar Therapeutics Trades $544.92 Thousand In Company StockRobert Chess, Director at Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR), made a large buy and sell of company shares on September 9, according to a new SEC filing. What Happened: A Form 4 filing from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission states that Robert Chess purchased 18,279 Nektar Therapeutics shares at a price of $13.80 per share for a total of $252,250 on September 9. They then sold their shares on multiple transactions in the open market. They sold at prices ranging from $16.00 to $16.02 to ra |
Even after rising 9.3% this past week, Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) shareholders are still down 77% over the past three yearsIt's not possible to invest over long periods without making some bad investments. But you want to avoid the really big... |
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Nektar (NKTR) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Top, Pipeline On TrackNektar (NKTR) reports encouraging second-quarter 2021 results. The company remains on track to report top-line data from three registrational studies on bempegaldesleukin in the first half of 2022. |
NKTR Price Returns
| 1-mo | 20.27% |
| 3-mo | -4.35% |
| 6-mo | -24.97% |
| 1-year | -20.06% |
| 3-year | -72.12% |
| 5-year | -14.78% |
| YTD | -4.35% |
| 2020 | -21.24% |
| 2019 | -34.33% |
| 2018 | -44.96% |
| 2017 | 386.72% |
| 2016 | -27.18% |
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