Nektar Therapeutics

Nektar Therapeutics

Healthcare

NASDAQ:NKTR · NASDAQ Global Select

Market Cap $1.16B Beta 1.15 P/E (TTM) -9.3
$59.38 +0.29%

+$0.17 today

52W Low $7.99High $109.00

Vol 0.53M · Avg 1.02M

EPS (TTM)-$6.39
Biotechnology

Management

Put operating results in leadership context

Review returns on capital, executive background, insider transactions, and growth quality to judge whether management is compounding value well.

Return Metrics

ROE, ROIC & ROA over time

Management

ROE

-182.6%

avg -213.3%

ROIC

-52.8%

avg -24.4%

ROA

-58.5%

avg -31.6%

Analysis

ROIC is currently the strongest return metric at -52.8% versus its period average of -24.4%. 0 of 3 return metrics are above their quality threshold, which helps indicate how efficiently the company turns capital and assets into profit.

Management

Key executives, compensation & ownership

Management
NameTitleCompensationTenureAgeShares OwnedOwnership %

Howard W. Robin

Chief Executive Officer, President & Director$2.33M73$75,045.000.38%

Jonathan Zalevsky

Senior Vice President and Chief Research & Development Officer$1.19M51$20,975.000.11%

Sandra A. Gardiner

Interim Chief Financial Officer$686,400.0060$0.00<0.01%

Linda Rubinstein

Chief Financial Officer and Principal Financial & Accounting Officer$460,850.0059$0.00<0.01%

Ken Franke

Senior Vice President of Biologics Process Development & Manufacturing

Mary Tagliaferri

Chief Medical Officer60

Elizabeth Zhang

VP of Legal, Corporate Counsel & Secretary

Jennifer Ruddock

Chief Business Officer

Robert Bacci

Chief People Officer and Head of Quality & Facilities$8,000.000.04%

Takahiro Miyazaki

Senior VP & Head of Research

Charleen Jue

Senior Vice President of Clinical Development Operations

Vivian Wu

Investor Relations

Jason Barnard

Chief Accounting Officer

Insider Trading

SEC Form 4 transactions — last 12 months

Management

Buys

0

$0.00

Sells

28

$1.38M

Net Sentiment

$1.38M

Net selling

Most Active

ROBIN HOWARD W

16 transactions

DateInsiderTypeSharesPriceValue
May 19, 2026

ROBIN HOWARD W

Direct

Sell444$65.51$29,086.44
May 19, 2026

Zalevsky Jonathan

Direct

Sell199$65.51$13,036.49
Feb 18, 2026

Zalevsky Jonathan

Direct

Sell180$73.00$13,140.00
Feb 18, 2026

ROBIN HOWARD W

Direct

Sell423$73.00$30,879.00
Jan 20, 2026

Zalevsky Jonathan

Direct

Sell3.9K$35.67$137,935.89
Nov 25, 2025

Wilson Mark Andrew

Direct

Sell630$54.28$34,196.40
Nov 25, 2025

ROBIN HOWARD W

Direct

Sell2.2K$54.28$119,795.96
Nov 25, 2025

Zalevsky Jonathan

Direct

Sell1.2K$54.28$62,801.96
Sep 9, 2025

ROBIN HOWARD W

Direct

Sell2.2K$47.49$102,388.44
Sep 9, 2025

ROBIN HOWARD W

Direct

Sell1.2K$48.18$58,297.80

1–10 of 28

Analysis

Insiders reported 0 buys worth $0.00 and 28 sells worth $1.38M over the last 12 months. That adds up to net selling of $1.38M. ROBIN HOWARD W was the most active insider with 16 transactions.

Growth Analysis

Historical CAGR & forward analyst estimates

Metric 10yr5yr3yr Fwd Est.
EPSN/AN/AN/A
N/A3 analysts
RevenueN/AN/A+41.7%
-1.0% (15yr)4 analysts
Net IncomeN/AN/AN/A
N/A4 analysts
EBITN/AN/AN/A
N/A4 analysts

Analysis

Recent growth has been strongest in Revenue at +41.7% over three years. Forward estimates point to Revenue at -1.0% (15yr), giving you a quick check on whether expectations are accelerating or cooling.

Who manages NKTR?

Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) lists 13 active executives. The top listed executive is Jonathan Zalevsky, Senior Vice President and Chief Research & Development Officer.

Are NKTR insiders buying or selling?

Recent insider activity shows net buying of $42.81M.

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