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Nektar upgraded to Outperform at Oppenheimer ahead of rezpeg readout in June

Nektar upgraded to Outperform at Oppenheimer ahead of rezpeg readout in June

Oppenheimer upgraded Nektar (NKTR) to Outperform from Perform with a $6 price target The firm is refreshing its model ahead of the company’s rezpegaldesleukin in atopic dermatitis – AD – Phase 2B readout in June. The risk/benefit profile on the stock is favorable considering that Nektar is trading at negative enterprise value and at a deep discount compared to peers with Phase 2 AD assets, the analyst tells investors in a research note. Phase 1B data was promising, and rezpeg’s differentiated profile could deliver meaningful benefits in an expanding market, Oppenheimer added.

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