NKTX has 36-month beta value of 0.86. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for NKTX is 45.57M, and currently, short sellers hold a 21.84% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of NKTX on January 16, 2025 was 1.52M shares.
NKTX) stock’s latest price update
Nkarta Inc (NASDAQ: NKTX)’s stock price has soared by 4.02 in relation to previous closing price of 2.24. Nevertheless, the company has seen a loss of -2.51% in its stock price over the last five trading days. globenewswire.com reported 2024-12-05 that Ntrust-2 open to enroll patients with systemic sclerosis, myositis and ANCA-associated vasculitis across three parallel cohorts
NKTX’s Market Performance
Nkarta Inc (NKTX) has experienced a -2.51% fall in stock performance for the past week, with a -0.43% drop in the past month, and a -41.31% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 4.49%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 7.22% for NKTX. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is -1.29% for NKTX’s stock, with a simple moving average of -54.31% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of NKTX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for NKTX stocks, with Rodman & Renshaw repeating the rating for NKTX by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for NKTX in the upcoming period, according to Rodman & Renshaw is $14 based on the research report published on October 09, 2024 of the previous year 2024.
Raymond James, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see NKTX reach a price target of $16. The rating they have provided for NKTX stocks is “Strong Buy” according to the report published on August 14th, 2024.
Raymond James gave a rating of “Outperform” to NKTX, setting the target price at $16 in the report published on March 22nd of the previous year.
NKTX Trading at -10.10% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought NKTX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -85.65% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.22%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 4.49%, as shares surge +0.43% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -27.27% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, NKTX fell by -2.93%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -78.56% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $2.36. In addition, Nkarta Inc saw -6.43% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at NKTX starting from Hager Alicia J., who sale 3,396 shares at the price of $8.00 back on Jul 16 ’24. After this action, Hager Alicia J. now owns 103,819 shares of Nkarta Inc, valued at $27,168 using the latest closing price.
Trager James, the Chief Scientific Officer of Nkarta Inc, sale 456 shares at $5.60 during a trade that took place back on Jun 18 ’24, which means that Trager James is holding 150,959 shares at $2,554 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for NKTX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -12.19 for the present operating margin
- 0.36 for the gross margin
The net margin for Nkarta Inc stands at -10.49. The total capital return value is set at -0.25. Equity return is now at value -30.40, with -23.59 for asset returns.
Based on Nkarta Inc (NKTX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.17 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -1.15. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.2. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -36.72.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -120.48 million with net debt to EBITDA at -0.25. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 18.43. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 12.91.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Nkarta Inc (NKTX) has had a bad performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
