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Nektar Therapeutics

NASDAQ: NKTR

Small Cap

$36.57

+0.79

(+2.21%)

as on

Nektar Therapeutics Stock Performance

as on October 20, 2026 at 6:59 am IST

  • Day's Low

    Day's High

    $35.75
    $36.79
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    2.24%

    Downside

    0.60%

    Upside

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  • 52 Week's Low

    52 Week's High

    $33.40
    $109.00
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    8.67%

    Downside

    198.06%

    Upside

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Nektar Therapeutics share price movements today

Previous Close
$35.78
Open
$35.86
Volume
541.6K
Market Cap
$1.2B
Day's Low - High
$35.75 - $36.79
52 Week Low - High
$33.40 - $109.00

Nektar Therapeutics Historical Returns

1 Month Return
-46.68 %
3 Month Return
-47.58 %
1 Year Return
-38.06 %
3 Year Return
+ 341.73 %
5 Year Return
-85.68 %

Nektar Therapeutics Stock Fundamentals & Key Indicators

Check Nektar Therapeutics market cap, PE, PB, PEG ratios, dividend yield, and other key fundamental indicators.

Market Cap

$1.2B

EPS (TTM)

-6.7

Dividend Yield

0.00%

Quarterly Earnings Growth YOY

0.00%

PE Ratio (TTM)

-5.63

Industry PE ratio

-7.03

PEG Ratio

-0.59

EBITDA

-134.2M

Revenue (TTM)

54.6M

Profit Margin

99.36%

Return On Equity TTM

-37.99%

Nektar Therapeutics vs Peer Comparison

Compare market cap, revenue, PE, and other key metrics of Nektar Therapeutics with its industry peers.

Company
Analyst View
Market Cap
5 Years Return %PE RatioProfit Margin %Dividend Yield %
StrongBuy$1.2B-85.68%-5.6399.36%0.00%
Neutral$87.0B-34.65%-29.64-12.57%0.00%
StrongBuy$126.7B169.53%28.8586.04%0.00%
Buy$81.4B43.22%19.0184.86%0.47%

Stock Returns calculator for Nektar Therapeutics Stock including INR - Dollar returns

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Investment Value

₹1,00,000

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Nektar Therapeutics investment value today

Current value as on today

₹68,374

Returns

-₹31,626

(-31.63%)

Returns from Nektar Therapeutics Stock

-₹36,697 (-36.7%)

Dollar Impact

₹5,071 (+5.07%)

Analyst Recommendation on Nektar Therapeutics Stock

Based on 8 analysts

BUY

75.00%

Buy

25.00%

Hold

0.00%

Sell

Based on 8 analysts, 75% of analysts recommend a 'BUY' rating for Nektar Therapeutics. Average target price of $133.08

Nektar Therapeutics Share Price Target

Get share price movements and forecasts by analysts on Nektar Therapeutics.

What analysts predicted

72.52%UPSIDE

Target Price

$133.08

Current Price

$36.57

Analyzed by

8 Analysts

High

$192

Target

$133.08

Low

$50

Nektar Therapeutics target price $133.08, a slight upside of 72.52% compared to current price of $36.57. According to 8 analysts rating.

Indian Investors' Interest in Nektar Therapeutics Stock

Search interest for Nektar Therapeutics Stock has increased by 44% in the last 30 days, reflecting an upward trend in search activity.

Time period: to

Change:44% versus previous 30 day period

Nektar Therapeutics Quarterly Profit & Loss

All numbers in Millions USD

Mar 2024
Jun 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2024
Mar 2025
Jun 2025
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Jun 2026
Total Revenue
21
23
24
29
10
11
11
21
10
10
Gross Profit
13
13
19
21
10
11
11
21
10
10
Operating Income
-35
-49
-34
14
-44
-36
-31
-19
-38
-42
EBITDA
-29
-44
-30
17
-40
-33
-29
-26
-36
-42
Interest Expense
5
6
6
10
4
5
6
9
7
7
Depreciation
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Income Before Tax
-36
-52
-37
7
-50
-41
-35
-36
-44
-40
Income Tax Expense
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Net Income
-36
-52
-37
7
-50
-41
-35
-36
-44
-40
Net Profit Margin
60.56%
58.53%
81.62%
72.66%
100.00%
100.00%
98.34%
100.00%
98.61%
100.00%

Nektar Therapeutics Annual Profit & Loss

All numbers in Millions USD

Dec 2017
Dec 2018
Dec 2019
Dec 2020
Dec 2021
Dec 2022
Dec 2023
Dec 2024
Dec 2025
Total Revenue
307
1,193
114
152
101
92
90
98
55
Gross Profit
277
1,168
93
133
77
70
53
67
55
Operating Income
-59
687
-440
-379
-446
-240
-137
-105
-130
EBITDA
-40
736
-380
-392
-461
-323
-243
-86
-137
Interest Expense
40
42
46
37
47
28
25
28
26
Depreciation
14
10
13
14
14
13
7
4
1
Income Before Tax
-96
682
-440
-443
-523
-364
-276
-119
-164
Income Tax Expense
0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
0
Net Income
-96
681
-440
-444
-523
-368
-276
-118
-164
Net Profit Margin
90.07%
97.95%
81.35%
87.26%
75.57%
76.50%
59.34%
68.82%
100.00%

Nektar Therapeutics Quarterly Cash Flow

All numbers in Millions USD

Mar 2024
Jun 2024
Sep 2024
Dec 2024
Mar 2025
Jun 2025
Sep 2025
Dec 2025
Mar 2026
Jun 2026
Net Income
-36
-52
-37
7
-50
-41
-35
-36
-44
-40
Operating Cash Flow
-47
-37
-43
-46
-49
-45
-48
-64
-44
-75
Investing Cash Flow
19
16
46
60
43
49
-94
0
-350
-399
Financing Cash Flow
42
0
0
0
0
0
141
38
529
364
Change in Cash
14
-20
2
14
-5
4
-1
-1
128
-110

Nektar Therapeutics Annual Cash Flow

All numbers in Millions USD

Dec 2017
Dec 2018
Dec 2019
Dec 2020
Dec 2021
Dec 2022
Dec 2023
Dec 2024
Dec 2025
Net Income
-96
681
-440
-444
-523
-368
-276
-118
-164
Operating Cash Flow
-80
718
-328
-313
-412
-304
-192
-175
-208
Investing Cash Flow
-28
-1,379
206
496
202
365
139
142
-1
Financing Cash Flow
54
851
23
-80
36
1
0
42
180
Change in Cash
-54
190
-98
102
-173
63
-52
8
-29

Global Institutional Holdings in Nektar Therapeutics

Check out the Institutions with significant holdings in Nektar Therapeutics.

Funds
Holdings
Vanguard
5.33%
Fidelity Mt. Vernon Street Trust
5.11%
iShares
3.89%
VANGUARD INDEX FUNDS
3.42%
SPDR
3.41%

Nektar Therapeutics News & Key Events

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    Today's Timeline - 01 October

    Thu, 05:10 PM

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    Nektar presents long-term data on rezpegaldesleukin, showing efficacy in alopecia areata and atopic dermatitis at EADV Congress.

    Thu, 07:35 PM

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    Nektar shares fall 19.8% after rezpegaldesleukin data release, despite showing efficacy in alopecia and atopic dermatitis.

    Thu, 09:45 PM

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    William Blair maintains Outperform rating on Nektar, citing durability advantage of rezpegaldesleukin over standard treatments.

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    Today's Timeline - 01 October

    Thu, 11:55 PM

    -

    Jefferies analyst calls Nektar's selloff unwarranted, maintains Buy rating and $150 price target.

    Fri, 01:12 AM

    -

    Nektar shares drop 21% despite positive rezpegaldesleukin data; ongoing legal issues with Eli Lilly remain unresolved.

Insights on Nektar Therapeutics

Insights help you understand the recent movement of the company's critical parameters, giving you an overall view of the company.

  • imgPOSITIVE IMPACT

    Profit Spike

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    Netprofit is up for the last 2 quarters, -44.90M → -40.62M (in $), with an average increase of 10.5% per quarter

  • imgPOSITIVE IMPACT

    Best in 3 Years

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    In the last 3 years, NKTR has outperformed top 5 stocks with highest market-cap in its industry

  • imgNO EFFECT

    Against Peers

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    In the last 1 year, Moderna, Inc. Common Stock has given 738.2% return, outperforming this stock by 776.3%

  • imgNEGATIVE IMPACT

    Revenue Fall

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    Revenue is down for the last 3 quarters, 21.80M → 10.13M (in $), with an average decrease of 28.5% per quarter

  • imgNEGATIVE IMPACT

    Price Dip

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    In the last 1 month, NKTR stock has moved down by -46.7%

About Nektar Therapeutics

Nektar Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical firm dedicated to the global discovery and advancement of therapies addressing significant unmet medical requirements. Central to its robust pipeline is Bempegaldesleukin, a CD122-preferential interleukin-2 (IL-2) pathway agonist. This drug is currently in Phase 3 clinical trials for metastatic melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, muscle-invasive bladder cancer, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, and adjuvant melanoma. It is also being evaluated in Phase 2 for renal cell carcinoma, non-small cell lung cancer, and urothelial cancer; Phase 1/2A for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma; Phase 1/2 for various solid tumors; and Phase 1B for COVID-19. Additionally, Nektar is developing NKTR-358, a cytokine Treg stimulant, which is in Phase 2 trials for systemic lupus erythematosus and ulcerative colitis, and Phase 1B for atopic dermatitis and psoriasis. Their portfolio further includes NKTR-255, an IL-15 receptor agonist, undergoing Phase 1/2 trials for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, multiple myeloma, head and neck cancer, and colorectal cancer. Another investigational compound, NKTR-262, a toll-like receptor agonist, is in Phase 1/2 trials for solid tumors. The company is also advancing several other drug candidates. Nektar Therapeutics maintains strategic collaboration agreements with a multitude of pharmaceutical entities, including Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Ltd., AstraZeneca AB, UCB Pharma S.A., F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Bausch Health Companies Inc., Pfizer Inc., Amgen Inc., UCB Pharma (Biogen), Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Baxalta Incorporated, Eli Lilly and Company, Merck KGaA, and SFJ Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Established in 1990, Nektar Therapeutics is headquartered in San Francisco, California.
OrganisationNektar Therapeutics
Headquarters455 Mission Bay Boulevard South, San Francisco, CA, 94158, US
IndustryBiotechnology
CEOHoward W. Robin

Key Management of Nektar Therapeutics

Name

Title

Ms. Elizabeth Zhang

VP of Legal, Corporate Counsel & Secretary

Mr. Spilios Asimakopoulos

Vice President of Commercial Strategy & Marketing

Dr. Mary Tagliaferri L.Ac., M.D.

Chief Medical Officer

Ms. Linda M. Rubinstein M.A.

CFO and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer

Mr. Jason Barnard

Chief Accounting Officer

Mr. Robert Bacci

Chief People Officer and Head of Quality & Facilities

Ms. Jennifer Ruddock

Chief Business Officer

Dr. Ken Franke Ph.D.

Senior Vice President of Biologics Process Development & Manufacturing

Mr. Howard W. Robin

CEO, President & Director

Dr. Jonathan Zalevsky Ph.D.

Senior VP and Chief Research & Development Officer

FAQs

What is Nektar Therapeutics share price today?

Nektar Therapeutics share price today is $36.57 as on at the close of the market. Nektar Therapeutics share today touched a day high of $36.79 and a low of $35.75.

What is the 52 week high and 52 week low for Nektar Therapeutics share?

Nektar Therapeutics share touched a 52 week high of $109.00 on and a 52 week low of $33.40 on . Nektar Therapeutics stock price today i.e. is closed at $36.57,which is 66.45% down from its 52 week high and 9.49% up from its 52 week low.

What is Nektar Therapeutics's market capitalisation today?

Nektar Therapeutics market capitalisation is $0.00T as on .

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Nektar Therapeutics stock has given -85.68% share price returns and 26.42% dollar appreciation to an Indian investor in the last 5 years.
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