Nektar Therapeutics Stock News

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR -2.98%) saw its stock price erode on Thursday, following the company's closing of a secondary stock issue. Investors gave the company a thumbs-down on the news by selling out of its shares, leaving it with a 3% loss at the close of trading.

SAN FRANCISCO , July 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of innovative medicines in the field of immunotherapy, today announced the closing of its underwritten public offering of $115 million of shares of its common stock. Nektar sold 4,893,618 shares of common stock in the offering, which includes 638,298...

SAN FRANCISCO , July 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of innovative medicines in the field of immunotherapy, today announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of $100 million of shares of its common stock. Nektar is selling 4,255,320 shares of common stock in the offering.

SAN FRANCISCO , June 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development of innovative medicines in the field of immunotherapy, today announced that it has commenced an underwritten public offering of shares of its common stock and, in lieu of common stock to certain investors, pre-funded warrants to purchase shares of i...

The biopharmaceuticals space is notorious for sudden, sharp rallies, and for precipitous sell-offs as well. The industry is crowded with names, many of which are tiny firms working toward developing a small number of drug candidates and lacking a means of achieving profitability until one or more of those products make it to market.

On June 24, Nektar Therapeutics NASDAQ: NKTR stock exploded nearly 157% following news that Rezpeg, the company's experimental treatment for atopic dermatitis (eczema), successfully met its primary and secondary goals in a Phase 2b trial. Nektar joined a wave of micro-cap biotechnology stocks surging after promising clinical trial results.

Nektar Therapeutics Scores Big Phase 2b Win With Rezpeg

The latest biotech stock to explode in price, Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR 19.10%) was quite the outperformer on the stock exchange for the second day in a row. On Wednesday, one day after delivering excellent news from the lab, the company's shares leaped 19% higher on a significant analyst price target change.