Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Research
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.
Market snapshot
- Symbol
- NKTR
- Price
- $60.98
- Day change
- +0.10%
- Market cap
- $1.2B
- P/E ratio
- -9.54x
- 52-week range
- 8.27-109
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Next earnings
- in 2 months
- Analyst price target
- $149.6
Peer companies
Recent insider activity
- ROBIN HOWARD W — S-Sale (5303 shares) on 2026-06-16
- ROBIN HOWARD W — S-Sale (4697 shares) on 2026-06-16
- ROBIN HOWARD W — S-Sale (5500 shares) on 2026-06-17
- ROBIN HOWARD W — S-Sale (4500 shares) on 2026-06-17
- Zalevsky Jonathan — S-Sale (5538 shares) on 2026-06-15
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