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Nektar Therapeutics NKTR

A comprehensive view of key metrics, scores, and financial health for Nektar Therapeutics

Overview of Nektar Therapeutics

NKTR NCM
Healthcare Biotechnology Small Cap
Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR), is a Small Cap company, in the Biotechnology industry, last closed at $73.25, about 96.9% overvalued vs fair value, +436.6% 1Y return, ranked 683/1111 in sector.
$73.25
4.11%
As of March 13, 2026
Previous close • Vol 90d: 102.6%
52-Week Range
Market Cap
$1.44B
Enterprise Value
$1.49B
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Quick Facts

Website https://www.nektar.com
HQ San Francisco, CA
Employees 61
Fiscal year Dec 31

Next Events

Earnings Mar 12 Call: Mar 12

Fair Value Snapshot

Bear Base Bull
$1
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Current: $73.25 -97% vs base

Engine Room Money Flow™

Small Cap

Biotech / Pre-Revenue - Where revenue goes and how value is created

Flow Steps
Cash on Hand
$44.3M
25.4%%
Total Revenue
$98.4M
9.2%%
Net Income
$-119.0M
56.9%%
Operating Expense
$197.7M
3.2%%
Money Flow Bridge
Flow Direction: Money moves from left to right
Components: Breakdown shows composition of each stage
Industry-Specific: Biotech / Pre-Revenue

Quality & Reliability Indicators

Cash Runway
3.0 months
Poor

Critical: Cash runway under 12 months

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Owner's Pocket - Capital Allocation

Total Returned to Shareholders

Combined dividends, buybacks, and debt reduction

$3.0M
6.8% of Cash on Hand

Where It Leaks

Cash Flow Health healthy
Strong cash conversion with minimal leakage across profit-to-cash-to-value chain.
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Active Leaks
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High Impact
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Moat Analysis Corporate Default

Competitive Advantage Assessment

Evaluating Nektar Therapeutics's durable competitive advantages across 6 defense dimensions

Overall Moat Strength
59
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Moderate
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Pricing Power

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Trade-Off Ledger

Where management spends the performance budget

Insufficient Data for Analysis

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We have limited financial data for NKTR. The Growth and Profitability axes don't have enough metrics for reliable analysis.

Data Coverage by Axis

Growth
0% coverage Below threshold
Profitability
0% coverage N/A
Overall Coverage: 33.3% (Minimum 40% required)

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Two Futures

Scenario-based fair value ranges for Nektar Therapeutics.

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