NKTR vs. PCRX, OMER, ASMB, CPIX, LLY, JNJ, ABBV, MRK, PFE, and BMY
Should you be buying Nektar Therapeutics stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Nektar Therapeutics include Pacira BioSciences (PCRX), Omeros (OMER), Assembly Biosciences (ASMB), Cumberland Pharmaceuticals (CPIX), Eli Lilly and Company (LLY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), AbbVie (ABBV), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Pfizer (PFE), and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceuticals" industry.
Nektar Therapeutics vs. Its Competitors
Nektar Therapeutics (NASDAQ:NKTR) and Pacira BioSciences (NASDAQ:PCRX) are both small-cap medical companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.
75.9% of Nektar Therapeutics shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Pacira BioSciences shares are held by institutional investors. 5.3% of Nektar Therapeutics shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Pacira BioSciences shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Pacira BioSciences has higher revenue and earnings than Nektar Therapeutics. Pacira BioSciences is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nektar Therapeutics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Nektar Therapeutics had 6 more articles in the media than Pacira BioSciences. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Nektar Therapeutics and 8 mentions for Pacira BioSciences. Pacira BioSciences' average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Nektar Therapeutics' score of 0.44 indicating that Pacira BioSciences is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Nektar Therapeutics has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacira BioSciences has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Nektar Therapeutics presently has a consensus price target of $88.33, suggesting a potential upside of 119.84%. Pacira BioSciences has a consensus price target of $30.83, suggesting a potential upside of 16.57%. Given Nektar Therapeutics' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Nektar Therapeutics is more favorable than Pacira BioSciences.
Pacira BioSciences has a net margin of -18.08% compared to Nektar Therapeutics' net margin of -163.17%. Pacira BioSciences' return on equity of 13.29% beat Nektar Therapeutics' return on equity.
Summary
Pacira BioSciences beats Nektar Therapeutics on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NASDAQ:NKTR) was last updated on 9/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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