Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) Q2 2026 earnings — TrendMatrix coverage
Reported
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Key numbers
- Adjusted EPS
- -$1.21
- Estimate
- -$2.04
- Surprise
- +40.5%
- Revenue (period 2026-06-30)
- $10.1M
- Score today
- 4.0/10
Revenue source: xbrl.
How the report landed
Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) reported a narrower loss than forecast — adjusted EPS of -$1.21 against the -$2.04 estimate (a 40.5% beat on a still-unprofitable quarter).
Coverage in the report window
- Full Transcript: Nektar Therapeutics Q2 2026 Earnings Call — benzinga, 2026-08-13
- Nektar Therapeutics Q2 EPS $(1.23) Beats $(2.00) Estimate, Sales $10.131M Miss $10.425M Estimate — benzinga, 2026-08-13
Where TrendMatrix's rating stands now
TrendMatrix currently rates NKTR Sell at 4.0/10; no pre/post engine snapshot brackets this report.
3 of the last 4 quarters beat the estimate; this quarter's +40.5% surprise compares with a +29.1% four-quarter average. Next scheduled report: 2026-11-12.
What argues against it
- Concentration risk — Pipeline: rezpegaldesleukin
- Quality below floor (3.5 < 4.0)
- Value-trap signals (2/5): Margin compression (op margin -0.2%), High leverage (D/E 13.8)
This section and the ones below it reflect TrendMatrix’s latest engine read — they update after the report date and are not frozen to it.
The levels TrendMatrix's engine tracks
- Current price
- $58.07
- Price target
- $123.02
- Stop
- $54.52
- Upside to target
- +111.8%
- Reward-to-risk
- 10.1:1
Risk check: RSI 13 — a level conventionally read as oversold.
Model outputs from TrendMatrix’s engine as of 2026-09-24 — shown for context, not personalized investment advice.
NKTR at TrendMatrix's latest read
Healthcare earnings trade on pipeline and payer dynamics as much as the quarter itself; a beat or miss is weighed against trial and reimbursement news.
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Market cap
- $1.97B
- P/E (fwd)
- -5.3
- 52-week range
- $33.40–$109.00
- Off 52-week high
- 46.7%
- RSI (14)
- 13
- Volume vs avg
- 0.44×
- Score today
- 4.0/10