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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
$24.59
+2.8%
$29.94
$23.27
$81.86
$2.76B0.93.89 million shs731,778 shs
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Compare Price Performance

Company1-Day Performance7-Day Performance30-Day Performance90-Day Performance1-Year Performance
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
-0.99%-14.55%-17.18%-40.58%-69.92%
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CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
4.2271 of 5 stars
4.51.00.04.72.12.50.0
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
3.00
Buy$95.18287.09% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest VKTX Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
3/26/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
HC Wainwright
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$102.00 ➝ $102.00
3/11/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
HC Wainwright
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$102.00 ➝ $102.00
2/13/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
Scotiabank
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Initiated CoverageSector Outperform$102.00
2/7/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
Maxim Group
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Lower Price TargetBuy ➝ Buy$120.00 ➝ $70.00
2/7/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
B. Riley
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$109.00 ➝ $96.00
2/7/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
Citigroup
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$38.00
2/6/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
Raymond James
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Boost Price TargetStrong-Buy ➝ Strong-Buy$122.00 ➝ $125.00
2/6/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
HC Wainwright
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$102.00 ➝ $102.00
2/6/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
Piper Sandler
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$74.00 ➝ $71.00
1/17/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
HC Wainwright
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$102.00 ➝ $102.00
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CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
N/AN/AN/AN/A$3.48 per shareN/A
CompanyNet IncomeEPSTrailing P/E RatioForward P/E RatioP/E GrowthNet MarginsReturn on Equity (ROE)Return on Assets (ROA)Next Earnings Date
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
-$109.96M-$1.00N/AN/AN/AN/A-11.93%-11.57%4/23/2025 (Estimated)

Latest VKTX Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
4/23/2025N/A
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
-$0.34N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
2/5/2025Q4 2024
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
-$0.27-$0.32-$0.05-$0.32N/AN/A
CompanyAnnual PayoutDividend Yield3-Year Dividend GrowthPayout RatioYears of Consecutive Growth
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
CompanyDebt-to-Equity RatioCurrent RatioQuick Ratio
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
N/A
36.47
36.47

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
76.03%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
4.70%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
20112.25 million106.20 millionOptionable

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Viking Therapeutics NASDAQ:VKTX

$24.61 +0.70 (+2.94%)
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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. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.