Head to head
Nektar Therapeutics vs Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Side-by-side on the measures that matter, with a plain-English read. Full detail: NKTR · VRTX
NKTR
Nektar Therapeutics
40.26+0.88%
1-year price shape — -31% over the period
Quant Rating E · 9/100
vs
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
505.64+0.66%
1-year price shape — +23% over the period
Quant Rating C · 67/100
1-year performance, rebased to 100
Vertex Pharmaceuticals edges it on the scoreable measures. Vertex Pharmaceuticals has the highest Quant Rating (67); Vertex Pharmaceuticals has done best over the past year (+23%); Vertex Pharmaceuticals earns the most per share.
| NKTR | VRTX | |
|---|---|---|
| Snapshot | ||
| Sector | -- | Biotechnology |
| Last price | 40.26 | 505.64 |
| Change today | +0.88% | +0.66% |
| 1-year return | -30.6% | +23.2% |
| Market cap | $1.37B | $128.16B |
| 52-week range | 33.40 – 109.00 | 402.58 – 560.25 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E (TTM) | -6.58 | 29.45 |
| P/E percentile, own 5-yr range | 18th | 74th |
| P/B | 1.52 | 6.33 |
| Dividend yield | 0.00% | 0.00% |
| Profitability & growth | ||
| EPS (TTM) | -9.73 | 15.32 |
| Net profit (TTM) | $-332.21M | $3.88B |
| Revenue (TTM) | $54.59M | $12.59B |
| Revenue growth (YoY) | -9.3% | +12.5% |
| Gross margin | 100.0% | 86.0% |
| Operating margin | -239.3% | 37.9% |
| Net margin | -287.8% | 35.0% |
| Free cash flow (TTM) | $-234.03M | $3.80B |
| Ownership & sentiment | ||
| Institutional ownership | 106.8% | 97.2% |
| Insider activity (12mo) | 27 buy / 23 sell | 25 buy / 25 sell |
| Short interest (% of float) | 16.8% | 1.9% |
| Analyst consensus | 89% buy / 11% hold (9) | 88% buy / 8% hold / 4% sell (24) |
| Analyst price target | $156 (+286%) | $580 (+15%) |
| StockVane view | ||
| StockVane Quant Rating | E (9) | C (67) |
| Company | ||
| Employees | 63 | 6,400 |
| Founded | 1990 | 1989 |
▲ marks the more favourable stock(s) on measures with a clear direction (lower P/E, higher yield, higher Quant Rating, better 1-year return). Analyst consensus counts each covering institution once, at its most recent rating. Not a recommendation. Quant Rating method: Data & Methodology.