What’s behind Nektar Therapeutics Stock’s Recent Price Tumble?
After a stellar rise in the past 12 months, Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) stock fell more than 40% on June 4, which wiped out close to $6 billion of the company’s market cap. This drop was after Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) and Nektar reported preliminary results from the currently ongoing phase one and two study for NKTR-214 in combination with Opdivo for treating patients with stage four metastatic melanoma, renal cell carcinoma, and urothelial cancers. The price of Bristol-Myers Squibb stock also witnessed selling pressure and fell almost 3% on June 4.