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Nektar Therapeutics ( NKTR ): Q1 EPS of -$0.36 misses by $0.03 . Revenue of $17.9M (+58% Y/Y). ( PR ) Post your comment!
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Nektar Therapeutics ( NKTR ): Q4 EPS of -$0.33 beats by $0.14 . Revenue of $15.8M (-65% Y/Y) beats by $3M . Shares +1.9% AH. ( PR ) Post your comment!
(Reuters) - Nektar Therapeutics said it agreed to sell its future royalties on two drugs to Royalty Pharma for $124 million, to help repay debt.