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Viking Therapeutics NasdaqCM:VKTX Stock Report

Last Price

US$52.59

Market Cap

US$5.9b

7D

6.1%

1Y

328.3%

Updated

24 Nov, 2024

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Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

NasdaqCM:VKTX Stock Report

Market Cap: US$5.9b

VKTX Stock Overview

A clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. More details

VKTX fundamental analysis
Snowflake Score
Valuation1/6
Future Growth2/6
Past Performance0/6
Financial Health6/6
Dividends0/6

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Viking Therapeutics
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUS$52.59
52 Week HighUS$99.41
52 Week LowUS$11.55
Beta0.99
11 Month Change-32.60%
3 Month Change-19.73%
1 Year Change328.26%
33 Year Change877.51%
5 Year Change618.44%
Change since IPO486.94%

Recent News & Updates

Viking Therapeutics: Too Much Excitement Around Oral VK2735, Even If It Met High Expectations

Nov 04

Recent updates

Viking Therapeutics: Too Much Excitement Around Oral VK2735, Even If It Met High Expectations

Nov 04

Viking Therapeutics: Lots Of Positives

Oct 28

Viking Therapeutics: Market Rightly Excited By GLP-1 Promise -- A Buy Ahead Of Data

Sep 25

Companies Like Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) Can Afford To Invest In Growth

Sep 07
Companies Like Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) Can Afford To Invest In Growth

Viking Therapeutics: GLP-1/GIP Receptor Agonist And Its Competitive Landscape

Aug 30

Viking Therapeutics: Better-Than-Expected Trial Timelines While Pipeline Expands

Jul 25

We Think Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) Can Easily Afford To Drive Business Growth

Apr 26
We Think Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) Can Easily Afford To Drive Business Growth

Viking Therapeutics: Future Weight Loss Heavyweight?

Apr 02

We're Hopeful That Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

Jan 09
We're Hopeful That Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) Will Use Its Cash Wisely

We're Not Very Worried About Viking Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:VKTX) Cash Burn Rate

Sep 21
We're Not Very Worried About Viking Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:VKTX) Cash Burn Rate

Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

Jun 07
Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) Is In A Good Position To Deliver On Growth Plans

We're Not Very Worried About Viking Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:VKTX) Cash Burn Rate

Mar 05
We're Not Very Worried About Viking Therapeutics' (NASDAQ:VKTX) Cash Burn Rate

Viking Therapeutics: Playing Second Fiddle To Madrigal

Aug 30

We Think Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Jul 13
We Think Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Revisiting Viking Therapeutics

Apr 20

We Think Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Apr 12
We Think Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

We Think Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Dec 17
We Think Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) Can Afford To Drive Business Growth

Viking Therapeutics: Remaining Bullish And Sticking To My Plan

Aug 27

Viking Therapeutics soars 11% on encouraging VK0214 data in rare metabolic disorder

Jun 17

Have Insiders Been Selling Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VKTX) Shares This Year?

Jan 13
Have Insiders Been Selling Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VKTX) Shares This Year?

Viking Therapeutics announces senior management appointments

Jan 06

Do Institutions Own Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VKTX) Shares?

Dec 09
Do Institutions Own Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VKTX) Shares?

Viking Therapeutics: Progressing Steadily, But Concerns Remain

Nov 29

Shareholder Returns

VKTXUS BiotechsUS Market
7D6.1%2.5%2.2%
1Y328.3%16.1%31.6%

Return vs Industry: VKTX exceeded the US Biotechs industry which returned 16.2% over the past year.

Return vs Market: VKTX exceeded the US Market which returned 31.7% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is VKTX's price volatile compared to industry and market?
VKTX volatility
VKTX Average Weekly Movement11.5%
Biotechs Industry Average Movement9.8%
Market Average Movement6.3%
10% most volatile stocks in US Market15.7%
10% least volatile stocks in US Market3.1%

Stable Share Price: VKTX's share price has been volatile over the past 3 months compared to the US market.

Volatility Over Time: VKTX's weekly volatility has decreased from 21% to 12% over the past year, but is still higher than 75% of US stocks.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
201231Brian Lianwww.vikingtherapeutics.com

Viking Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. The company’s lead drug candidate is VK2809, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the thyroid hormone receptor beta (TRß), which is in Phase IIb clinical trials to treat patients with biopsy-confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, as well as NAFLD. It also develops VK5211, an orally available non-steroidal selective androgen receptor modulator that is in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of patients recovering from non-elective hip fracture surgery; VK0612, an orally available Phase IIb-ready drug candidate for type 2 diabetes; VK2735, a novel dual agonist of the glucagon-like peptide, which is in Phase 1 SAD/MAD clinical trial, and VK0214, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the TRß for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy.

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Fundamentals Summary

How do Viking Therapeutics's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
VKTX fundamental statistics
Market capUS$5.86b
Earnings (TTM)-US$99.15m
Revenue (TTM)n/a

0.0x

P/S Ratio

-59.1x

P/E Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
VKTX income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$0
Cost of RevenueUS$0
Gross ProfitUS$0
Other ExpensesUS$99.15m
Earnings-US$99.15m

Last Reported Earnings

Sep 30, 2024

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)-0.89
Gross Margin0.00%
Net Profit Margin0.00%
Debt/Equity Ratio0%

How did VKTX perform over the long term?

See historical performance and comparison