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Nektar

NAQ:NKTR US6402681083
38
  • Value
    64
  • Growth
    10
  • Safety
    Safety
    20
  • Combined
    11
  • Sentiment
    91
  • 360° View
    360° View
    38
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Company Description

Nektar Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing treatments for immunological dysfunction in autoimmune and chronic inflammatory diseases and oncology. The company focuses on medicines targeting biological pathways to stimulate the immune response to fight cancer. Nektar Therapeutics operates in the biotechnology industry. In the last fiscal year, the company had $400 million in market cap, profits of $68 million, revenue of $98 million, and 61 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 38 (better than 38% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Nektar are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Nektar. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 64, which means that the share price of Nektar is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 64% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 91, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 91% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 10, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 20, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 80 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Dividend Yield
Weakest Rank Stock Returns
Country USA
Industry Pharmaceuticals
Size Small
Website nektar.com
Index
NASDAQ
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Last update: 19-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
64 22 77 21
Growth
10 73 39 75
Safety
Safety
20 93 94 77
Sentiment
91 16 4 20
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38 49 60 42
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
81 17 1 29
Opinions Change
89 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 70 19 78
Market Pulse
47 15 13 14
Sentiment
91 16 4 20
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
64 22 77 21
Growth
10 73 39 75
Safety Safety
20 93 94 77
Combined
11 81 93 60
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
16 49 74 14
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
76 81 81 8
Price vs. Book (P/B)
91 28 81 42
Dividend Yield
1 1 1 1
Value
64 22 77 21
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
17 4 6 97
Profit Growth
13 71 66 25
Capital Growth
4 85 100 85
Stock Returns
96 87 5 43
Growth
10 73 39 75
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
18 100 100 100
Refinancing
53 92 100 71
Liquidity
37 25 22 11
Safety Safety
20 93 94 77

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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