NKTR vs. OMER, ASMB, CPIX, LLY, JNJ, ABBV, MRK, PFE, BMY, and ZTS
Should you be buying Nektar Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nektar Therapeutics include Omeros (OMER), Assembly Biosciences (ASMB), Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (CPIX), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AbbVie (ABBV), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Pfizer (PFE), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), and Zoetis (ZTS). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceuticals" industry.
Nektar Therapeutics vs.
Omeros (NASDAQ:OMER) and Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and valuation.
In the previous week, Nektar Therapeutics had 1 more articles in the media than Omeros. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Nektar Therapeutics and 4 mentions for Omeros. Omeros' average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat Nektar Therapeutics' score of 1.25 indicating that Omeros is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Omeros presently has a consensus price target of $22.50, indicating a potential upside of 221.34%. Nektar Therapeutics has a consensus price target of $4.50, indicating a potential upside of 486.70%. Given Nektar Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Nektar Therapeutics is more favorable than Omeros.
48.8% of Omeros shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 75.9% of Nektar Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of Omeros shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of Nektar Therapeutics shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Omeros received 111 more outperform votes than Nektar Therapeutics when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.73% of users gave Nektar Therapeutics an outperform vote while only 70.73% of users gave Omeros an outperform vote.
Omeros has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Nektar Therapeutics. Omeros is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nektar Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Omeros has a beta of 2.35, meaning that its share price is 135% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nektar Therapeutics has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Omeros has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Nektar Therapeutics' net margin of -180.70%. Omeros' return on equity of 0.00% beat Nektar Therapeutics' return on equity.
Summary
Nektar Therapeutics beats Omeros on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:NKTR) was last updated on 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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