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Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$42.25 +0.76 (+1.83%)
(As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET)

Viking Therapeutics Short Interest Data

Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) has a short interest of 18.07 million shares. This marks a 6.36% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 4.3, indicating that it would take 4.3 days of the average trading volume of 4.48 million shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
18,070,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
16,990,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+6.36%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$956.63 million
Short Interest Ratio
4.3 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
November 30, 2024
Outstanding Shares
111,436,000 shares
Percentage of Shares Shorted
16.22%
Today's Trading Volume
8,815,748 shares
Average Trading Volume
4,483,956 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
197%
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VKTX Short Interest Over Time

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VKTX Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Viking Therapeutics Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
11/30/202418,070,000 shares $956.63 million +6.4%N/A4.3 $52.94
11/15/202416,990,000 shares $842.36 million +27.9%N/A4.1 $49.58
10/31/202413,280,000 shares $963.33 million -7.7%N/A3.4 $72.54
10/15/202414,390,000 shares $940.82 million -0.6%N/A4 $65.38
9/30/202414,480,000 shares $916.73 million -9.0%N/A4.1 $63.31
9/15/202415,910,000 shares $1.06 billion -7.2%N/A4.1 $66.73
8/31/202417,140,000 shares $1.10 billion -3.2%N/A4.5 $64.12
8/15/202417,700,000 shares $1.01 billion +5.0%N/A4.6 $57.00
7/31/202416,860,000 shares $961.02 million +11.7%N/A4.3 $57.00
7/15/202415,100,000 shares $896.64 million -10.3%N/A4.4 $59.38
6/30/202416,830,000 shares $892.16 million +32.8%N/A5 $53.01
6/15/202412,670,000 shares $659.09 million +2.9%N/A3.6 $52.02
5/31/202412,310,000 shares $766.42 million +1.2%N/A3.2 $62.26
5/15/202412,170,000 shares $949.38 million +0.5%N/A2 $78.01
4/30/202412,110,000 shares $963.71 million +8.6%N/A1.9 $79.58
4/15/202411,150,000 shares $746.49 million +17.1%N/A1.8 $66.95
3/31/20249,520,000 shares $780.64 million -14.5%N/A1.5 $82.00
3/15/202411,140,000 shares $696.92 million -9.3%N/A1.8 $62.56
2/29/202412,280,000 shares $946.17 million +2.2%N/A2.2 $77.05
2/15/202412,020,000 shares $382.84 million -7.0%N/A3 $31.85
1/31/202412,920,000 shares $311.89 million -5.8%N/A4.6 $24.14
1/15/202413,710,000 shares $293.94 million +1.9%N/A5.3 $21.44
12/31/202313,460,000 shares $250.49 million -7.8%N/A5.3 $18.61
12/15/202314,600,000 shares $275.94 million -5.3%N/A5.9 $18.90
11/30/202315,420,000 shares $188.43 million -9.1%N/A6.4 $12.22
11/15/202316,970,000 shares $187.18 million +3.4%N/A8.5 $11.03
10/31/202316,420,000 shares $161.08 million +11.0%N/A8.6 $9.81
10/15/202314,800,000 shares $162.06 million +6.6%N/A7.7 $10.95
9/30/202313,890,000 shares $153.76 million +1.8%N/A7.8 $11.07
9/15/202313,640,000 shares $201.46 million +5.7%N/A6.6 $14.77
8/31/202312,910,000 shares $178.29 million -5.0%N/A5.6 $13.81
8/15/202313,590,000 shares $201.27 million +14.8%N/A5.5 $14.81
7/31/202311,840,000 shares $171.68 million -2.7%N/A4.2 $14.50
7/15/202312,170,000 shares $189.61 million +0.7%N/A4 $15.58
6/30/202312,090,000 shares $195.98 million +9.2%N/A3.6 $16.21
6/15/202311,070,000 shares $248.63 million -6.9%N/A2.2 $22.46
5/31/202311,890,000 shares $261.10 million -1.2%N/A2.5 $21.96
5/15/202312,030,000 shares $264.54 million +3.8%N/A2.5 $21.99
4/30/202311,590,000 shares $246.98 million +1.3%N/A2.6 $21.31
4/15/202311,440,000 shares $214.50 million +1.6%N/A2.7 $18.75
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3/31/202311,260,000 shares $187.48 million +112.1%N/A2.9 $16.65
3/15/20235,310,000 shares $56.71 million +9.5%7.8%1.8 $10.68
2/28/20234,850,000 shares $53.40 million +4.1%7.1%1.3 $11.01
2/15/20234,660,000 shares $51.91 million +17.7%6.9%1.3 $11.14
1/31/20233,960,000 shares $34.69 million -33.2%5.9%1.1 $8.76
1/15/20235,930,000 shares $53.07 million +4.2%8.9%1.7 $8.95
12/30/20225,690,000 shares $53.49 million +201.1%8.4%1.7 $9.40
12/15/20221,890,000 shares $7.28 million +6.8%2.8%0.6 $3.85
11/30/20221,770,000 shares $7.17 million -1.7%2.6%2.3 $4.05
11/15/20221,800,000 shares $8.05 million -5.3%2.7%2.4 $4.47
10/31/20221,900,000 shares $7.79 million +6.2%2.8%2.9 $4.10
10/15/20221,790,000 shares $5.85 million -4.8%2.7%2.6 $3.27
9/30/20221,880,000 shares $5.11 million -2.6%2.8%3 $2.72
9/15/20221,930,000 shares $6.41 million -4.5%2.8%2.2 $3.32
8/31/20222,020,000 shares $6.42 million -3.4%3.0%2.1 $3.18
8/15/20222,090,000 shares $8.13 million -3.7%3.1%1.9 $3.89
7/31/20222,170,000 shares $0.00 -11.4%3.2%1.9 $0.00
7/15/20222,450,000 shares $9.07 million -9.6%3.6%2.2 $3.70
6/30/20222,710,000 shares $7.83 million -41.1%3.9%2.4 $2.89
6/15/20224,600,000 shares $9.98 million -1.9%6.7%4.4 $2.17
5/31/20224,690,000 shares $10.41 million +4.5%6.8%4.9 $2.22
5/15/20224,490,000 shares $10.46 million +16.3%6.5%4.8 $2.33
4/30/20223,860,000 shares $9.19 million +4.3%5.6%3.9 $2.38
4/15/20223,700,000 shares $10.21 million +3.9%5.4%3.4 $2.76
3/31/20223,560,000 shares $10.68 million -20.2%5.1%3.2 $3.00
3/15/20224,460,000 shares $13.51 million +2.5%6.4%3.9 $3.03
2/28/20224,350,000 shares $14.57 million +4.8%6.2%4.1 $3.35
2/15/20224,150,000 shares $15.69 million -4.2%5.9%3.8 $3.78
1/31/20224,330,000 shares $16.06 million +19.0%6.2%4.5 $3.71
1/15/20223,640,000 shares $15.43 million -0.6%5.2%4 $4.24
12/31/20213,660,000 shares $16.84 million -12.0%5.3%5.1 $4.60
12/15/20214,160,000 shares $20.09 million -15.8%5.9%6.1 $4.83
11/30/20214,940,000 shares $26.23 million +3.4%7.0%8 $5.31
11/15/20214,780,000 shares $28.73 million -4.0%6.8%7.7 $6.01
10/29/20214,980,000 shares $28.98 million +4.8%7.1%8 $5.82
10/15/20214,750,000 shares $28.55 million -6.3%6.8%7.8 $6.01
9/30/20215,070,000 shares $31.84 million -13.5%7.2%8 $6.28
9/15/20215,860,000 shares $38.03 million -8.0%8.3%8.4 $6.49
8/31/20216,370,000 shares $42.11 million -13.7%9.1%7.9 $6.61
8/13/20217,380,000 shares $43.62 million -9.0%10.5%8.4 $5.91
7/30/20218,110,000 shares $49.88 million +2.8%11.6%9 $6.15
7/15/20217,890,000 shares $46.08 million -3.1%11.3%8.4 $5.84
6/30/20218,140,000 shares $48.76 million -17.8%11.6%8.3 $5.99
6/15/20219,900,000 shares $59.70 million -2.5%14.1%10.1 $6.03
5/28/202110,150,000 shares $53.19 million -5.8%14.5%11 $5.24
5/14/202110,770,000 shares $63.76 million +1.7%15.4%11.2 $5.92
4/30/202110,590,000 shares $66.29 million -4.6%15.2%9.5 $6.26
4/15/202111,100,000 shares $66.60 million +10.5%16.1%8.2 $6.00
3/31/202110,050,000 shares $60.90 million +18.0%15.5%7.1 $6.06
3/15/20218,520,000 shares $57.51 million +1.2%13.1%5.6 $6.75
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2/26/20218,420,000 shares $57.93 million +1.7%13.0%5.5 $6.88
2/12/20218,280,000 shares $72.12 million -2.2%12.7%5.4 $8.71
1/29/20218,470,000 shares $63.69 million -3.5%13.1%5.8 $7.52
1/15/20218,780,000 shares $58.47 million -3.3%13.6%6.7 $6.66
12/31/20209,080,000 shares $53.03 million +3.1%14.0%7.4 $5.84
12/15/20208,810,000 shares $59.12 million -11.6%13.5%7.6 $6.71
11/30/20209,960,000 shares $66.53 million -7.0%15.3%8.4 $6.68
10/30/202010,140,000 shares $56.58 million -2.5%15.6%8.4 $5.58
10/15/202010,400,000 shares $60.89 million -7.1%16.0%8.5 $5.86
9/30/202011,200,000 shares $65.18 million +19.9%17.3%8.9 $5.82
9/15/20209,340,000 shares $58.38 million +7.1%14.4%7.1 $6.25
8/31/20208,720,000 shares $58.34 million -0.1%13.4%6.6 $6.69
8/14/20208,730,000 shares $64.25 million -17.6%12.3%6.5 $7.36
7/31/202010,590,000 shares $74.34 million +6.3%14.9%7.2 $7.02
7/15/20209,960,000 shares $68.23 million -16.4%14.1%6.4 $6.85
6/30/202011,920,000 shares $85.94 million +8.6%16.9%7.3 $7.21
6/15/202010,980,000 shares $82.57 million -2.1%15.5%6.7 $7.52
5/29/202011,210,000 shares $80.15 million -8.5%15.9%6.5 $7.15
5/15/202012,250,000 shares $86.98 million -1.5%17.3%7 $7.10
4/30/202012,440,000 shares $71.65 million -8.7%17.6%7.8 $5.76
4/15/202013,620,000 shares $71.78 million -7.7%19.3%9.3 $5.27
3/31/202014,760,000 shares $69.08 million +0.1%20.9%10.8 $4.68
3/13/202014,749,400 shares $74.48 million -11.5%23.3%10.4 $5.05
2/28/202016,660,000 shares $67.47 million +11.1%26.3%14.5 $4.05
2/14/202014,990,000 shares $83.94 million -2.8%23.4%13.1 $5.60
1/31/202015,420,000 shares $96.07 million -6.1%24.0%12.5 $6.23
1/15/202016,420,000 shares $109.69 million +10.2%25.6%12.2 $6.68
12/31/201914,900,000 shares $98.19 million -5.8%23.2%11.6 $6.59

VKTX Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Viking Therapeutics' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Viking Therapeutics shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of November 30th, investors have sold 18,070,000 shares of VKTX short. Learn More on Viking Therapeutics' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Viking Therapeutics?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. VKTX shares currently have a short interest ratio of 4.0. Learn More on Viking Therapeutics's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Viking Therapeutics?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Viking Therapeutics: Barclays PLC, Jane Street Group LLC, Wolverine Trading LLC, Parallax Volatility Advisers L.P., Walleye Trading LLC, Walleye Capital LLC, PEAK6 Investments LLC, Mirae Asset Securities USA Inc., and Concourse Financial Group Securities Inc.. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Is Viking Therapeutics' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Viking Therapeutics saw a increase in short interest in November. As of November 30th, there was short interest totaling 18,070,000 shares, an increase of 6.4% from the previous total of 16,990,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

How does Viking Therapeutics' short interest compare to its competitors?

Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Viking Therapeutics: Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (1.98%), BeiGene, Ltd. (1.36%), Moderna, Inc. (11.90%), Viatris Inc. (1.78%), Summit Therapeutics Inc. (2.28%), Genmab A/S (0.32%), Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited (1.32%), Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. (6.09%), Catalent, Inc. (8.12%), Vaxcyte, Inc. (8.85%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: AppLovin Co. ($5.70 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.55 billion), Spotify Technology S.A. ($3.84 billion), Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. ($3.07 billion), International Paper ($3.00 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($2.93 billion), Cencora, Inc. ($2.54 billion), Paychex, Inc. ($2.53 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($2.24 billion), and Reddit, Inc. ($2.00 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Viking Therapeutics stock?

Short selling VKTX is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Viking Therapeutics as its price is falling. VKTX shares are trading up $0.76 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Viking Therapeutics?

A short squeeze for Viking Therapeutics occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock appreciates in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of VKTX, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Viking Therapeutics' short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including VKTX, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is November, 30 2024.




This page (NASDAQ:VKTX) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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