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Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) – Don’t Believe the Hype: Check The Facts

Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NKTR) is 192.04% higher on its value in year-to-date trading and has touched a low of $0.41 and a high of $1.75 in the current 52-week trading range. The question becomes, what are the chances the stock will continue to grow shareholders’ wealth in the market. Here’s what analysts think will happen to its price in the coming time. The NKTR stock was last observed hovering at around $1.46 in the last trading session, with the day’s gains setting it 0.19%.

Currently trading at $1.65, the stock is 20.13% and 57.03% above its SMA20 and SMA50 respectively. However, with a daily trading volume of 1.71 million and changing 13.01% at the moment leaves the stock 137.34% off its SMA200. NKTR registered 113.32% gain for a year compared to 6-month gain of 260.26%.

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The stock witnessed a 73.68% loss in the last 1 month and extending the period to 3 months gives it a 204.26%, and is 19.57% up over the last 5 days. If we measure the stock’s price variations over the week and the month, we find that the volatility rates stand at 9.53% over the week and 13.11% over the month.

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) has around 137 employees, a market worth around $302.97M and $90.12M in sales. Profit margin for the company is -306.31%. Distance from 52-week low is 299.90% and -5.71% from its 52-week high. The company has generated returns on investments over the last 12 months (-80.69%).

The EPS is expected to grow by 38.97% this year

The shares outstanding are 191.38M, and float is at 177.94M with Short Float at 1.75%.

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Insider Activity

The most recent transaction is an insider sale by ROBIN HOWARD W, the company’s President & CEO. SEC filings show that ROBIN HOWARD W sold 20,033 shares of the company’s common stock on Feb 20 ’24 at a price of $0.68 per share for a total of $13622.0. Following the sale, the insider now owns 0.88 million shares.

Nektar Therapeutics disclosed in a document filed with the SEC on Feb 20 ’24 that Zalevsky Jonathan (Chief R&D Officer) sold a total of 9,014 shares of the company’s common stock. The trade occurred on Feb 20 ’24 and was made at $0.68 per share for $6130.0. Following the transaction, the insider now directly holds 0.27 million shares of the NKTR stock.

Still, SEC filings show that on Feb 20 ’24, Wilson Mark Andrew (Chief Legal Officer) disposed off 7,606 shares at an average price of $0.68 for $5172.0. The insider now directly holds 236,674 shares of Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR).

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