Nektar TherapeuticsNKTR
About: Nektar Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company. It has wholly-owned research and development pipeline of investigational medicines in oncology, immunology, and virology as well as a portfolio of approved partnered medicines. In oncology, The company is focused on activating the immune system natural tumor-fighting mechanisms, and it will be studying several immuno-oncology drug candidates in the clinic for a variety of cancer indications. In immunology, it is focused on addressing imbalances in the immune system to restore the body's self-tolerance mechanisms and achieve immune homeostasis. In virology, the company believes selective immuno-modulators can be useful in addressing viral infections in people. The group derives revenue from the United States and the Rest of the World.
Employees: 137
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
4,260% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $218K | Put options by funds: $5K
40% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 21 | Existing positions closed: 15
36% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 49 | Existing positions reduced: 36
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 139 [Q3] → 145 (+6) [Q4]
4.6% less ownership
Funds ownership: 76.64% [Q3] → 72.04% (-4.6%) [Q4]
32% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $183M [Q3] → $124M (-$59.3M) [Q4]
Research analyst outlook
3 Wall Street Analysts provided 1 year price targets over the past 3 months
3 analyst ratings
Jefferies Roger Song 17% 1-year accuracy 3 / 18 met price target | 158%upside $2 | Buy Upgraded | 11 Apr 2025 |
Oppenheimer Jay Olson 19% 1-year accuracy 15 / 81 met price target | 674%upside $6 | Outperform Upgraded | 14 Mar 2025 |
HC Wainwright & Co. Arthur He 9% 1-year accuracy 3 / 33 met price target | 739%upside $6.50 | Buy Reiterated | 13 Mar 2025 |
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