NKTR · Nektar Therapeutics
$64.84
-3.42 (-5.01%)
At close · Jul 20
Market Cap
$2.19B
Shares
33.79M
Total shares sold short and not yet covered, reported to FINRA by broker-dealers and published twice a month (bi-monthly). Days to cover divides the short position by average daily volume; a high value (above 5) can signal short-squeeze potential.
Short Squeeze Score
78/100
Short interest 20.4% of shares — P98
Days to cover 4.5 — P76
Price vs VWAP -11.9% — P27
Short-volume trend +10.2% — P83
Short interest change +39.5% — P85
Worst FTD 0.15% of shares — P79
Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-06-30). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.
Short Interest History
| Settlement Date | Current Position | Previous Position | Change | Days to Cover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 6,896,119 | 4,944,195 | +1,951,924 | 4.47 |
| 2026-06-15 | 4,944,195 | 4,612,979 | +331,216 | 4.93 |
| 2026-05-29 | 4,612,979 | 4,368,267 | +244,712 | 5.31 |
| 2026-05-15 | 4,368,267 | 4,102,558 | +265,709 | 5.21 |
| 2026-04-30 | 4,102,558 | 3,631,077 | +471,481 | 2.47 |
| 2026-04-15 | 3,631,077 | 3,663,438 | -32,361 | 5.78 |
| 2026-03-31 | 3,663,438 | 3,669,934 | -6,496 | 4.34 |
| 2026-03-13 | 3,669,934 | 3,342,020 | +327,914 | 3.79 |
| 2026-02-27 | 3,342,020 | 3,490,770 | -148,750 | 3.43 |
| 2026-02-13 | 3,490,770 | 3,287,467 | +203,303 | 1.56 |
| 2026-01-30 | 3,287,467 | 3,263,647 | +23,820 | 4.63 |
| 2026-01-15 | 3,263,647 | 2,935,715 | +327,932 | 4.66 |
| 2025-12-31 | 2,935,715 | 1,927,352 | +1,008,363 | 2.29 |
| 2025-12-15 | 1,927,352 | 1,818,868 | +108,484 | 3.31 |
| 2025-11-28 | 1,818,868 | 1,813,497 | +5,371 | 2.94 |
| 2025-11-14 | 1,813,497 | 1,472,153 | +341,344 | 2.40 |
| 2025-10-31 | 1,472,153 | 1,731,971 | -259,818 | 1.57 |
| 2025-10-15 | 1,731,971 | 1,971,021 | -239,050 | 2.42 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1,971,021 | 1,607,714 | +363,307 | 1.51 |
| 2025-09-15 | 1,607,714 | 1,116,726 | +490,988 | 1.00 |
| 2025-08-29 | 1,116,726 | 1,034,378 | +82,348 | 1.88 |
| 2025-08-15 | 1,034,378 | 1,026,119 | +8,259 | 1.49 |
| 2025-07-31 | 1,026,119 | 1,164,456 | -138,337 | 1.36 |
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CIK
906709
CUSIP
640268306
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