SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR) on Thursday reported a loss of $80 million in its second quarter.

The San Francisco-based company said it had a loss of 45 cents per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of seven analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for a loss of 69 cents per share.

The biopharmaceutical company posted revenue of $48.8 million in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Six analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $22.8 million.

Nektar shares have dropped slightly since the beginning of the year. In the final minutes of trading on Thursday, shares hit $21.51, a drop of 25% in the last 12 months.

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