Nektar Therapeutics

Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) Shares Gap Up – What’s Next?

2026-07-26 02:02:39

Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NKTR - Get Free Report) shares gapped up before the market opened on Friday. The stock had previously closed at $69.36, but opened at $73.31. Nektar Therapeutics shares last traded at $70.28, with a volume of 117,685 shares traded. Analysts Set New Price Targets Several brokerages recently issued reports on NKTR. Citigroup

Nektar Therapeutics Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

2026-07-24 16:15:00

SAN FRANCISCO, July 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NKTR) today announced that, on July 20, 2026, the Organization and Compensation Committee of Nektar's Board of Directors granted non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 36,000 shares of its common stock to twenty-three newly-hired employees under Nektar's 2025 Inducement Plan. Nektar's 2025 Inducement Plan was adopted by its Board of Directors on November 6, 2025 and is used exclusively for the grant of equity awards to individuals who were not previously an employee or non-employee director of Nektar (or following a bona fide period of non-employment), as an inducement material to such individual's entering into employment with Nektar, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

NKTR Up on Start of Phase III Program on Rezpeg for Atopic Dermatitis

2026-07-22 10:56:22

Nektar begins two phase III ZENITH AD studies of rezpeg for moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, with a third study set to start in September. Shares rise.

Nektar Therapeutics Announces Start of Phase 3 ZENITH AD Program Evaluating Novel Regulatory T-Cell Biologic Rezpegaldesleukin in Moderate-to-Severe Atopic Dermatitis

2026-07-21 07:00:00

Two global registrational Phase 3 trials initiated in ZENITH AD program Phase 3 program based upon clinically meaningful efficacy and favorable safety data observed in 393-patient Phase 2b study with monthly and quarterly maintenance dosing, including an up to five-fold increase in EASI-100 between 16 and 52 weeks ZENITH AD program includes these first two 510-patient studies in patients who are systemic biologic/JAK inhibitor treatment-naive (ZENITH AD-1 and ZENITH AD-2) and one 510-patient study in patients who are treatment-experienced (ZENITH AD-3), which will begin in September Initial Phase 3 topline data expected in mid-2028 with BLA submission targeted for 2029 SAN FRANCISCO, July 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on development of novel immunology therapies, today announced the initiation of the first two global registrational trials (ZENITH AD-1 and ZENITH AD-2) in the Phase 3 ZENITH AD program for rezpegaldesleukin. The ZENITH AD program is evaluating rezpegaldesleukin in patients who are 12 years of age or older with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis.

Nektar Therapeutics Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

2026-06-26 16:30:00

SAN FRANCISCO, June 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NKTR) today announced that, on June 19, 2026, the Organization and Compensation Committee of Nektar's Board of Directors granted non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 20,500 shares of its common stock and 3,900 restricted stock units (RSUs) to seven newly-hired employees under Nektar's 2025 Inducement Plan. Nektar's 2025 Inducement Plan was adopted by its Board of Directors on November 6, 2025 and is used exclusively for the grant of equity awards to individuals who were not previously an employee or non-employee director of Nektar (or following a bona fide period of non-employment), as an inducement material to such individual's entering into employment with Nektar, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).

What a $1.2 Million Insider Sale Means for Nektar With Shares Up 160% This Past Year

2026-06-24 15:39:19

Robin sold 20,000 shares over two days for a transaction value of $1.22 million at a weighted average price of $60.75 per share. This sale represented 26.64% of his direct common stock holdings and reduced his direct position from 75,073 to 55,045 shares.

3 Biotech Takeover Targets Wall Street Is Watching After the Apogee Deal

2026-06-23 07:55:41

Big pharma's appetite for clinical-stage biotech is back. The pending acquisition of Apogee Therapeutics by AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV | ABBV Price Prediction), targeting an atopic dermatitis and immunology developer, has reignited a question every healthcare portfolio manager is asking: who will be next?

Nektar Therapeutics Reports Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)

2026-06-03 16:15:00

SAN FRANCISCO, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NKTR) today announced that, on May 20, 2026, the Organization and Compensation Committee of Nektar's Board of Directors granted non-qualified stock options to purchase an aggregate of 11,900 shares of its common stock to five newly-hired employees under Nektar's 2025 Inducement Plan. Nektar's 2025 Inducement Plan was adopted by its Board of Directors on November 6, 2025 and is used exclusively for the grant of equity awards to individuals who were not previously an employee or non-employee director of Nektar (or following a bona fide period of non-employment), as an inducement material to such individual's entering into employment with Nektar, pursuant to Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4).