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CompanyCurrent Price50-Day Moving Average52-Week RangeMarket CapBetaAvg. VolumeToday's Volume
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
$26.52
-5.9%
$27.19
$18.92
$81.73
$2.98B0.654.02 million shs6.32 million 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
-5.86%+1.96%-2.25%+3.39%-44.04%
CompanyOverall ScoreAnalyst's OpinionShort Interest ScoreDividend StrengthESG ScoreNews and Social Media SentimentCompany OwnershipEarnings & Valuation
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
4.453 of 5 stars
4.51.00.04.72.03.30.0
CompanyConsensus Rating ScoreConsensus RatingConsensus Price Target% Upside from Current Price
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
3.00
Buy$87.15228.63% Upside

Current Analyst Ratings Breakdown

Latest VKTX Analyst Ratings

DateCompanyBrokerageActionRatingPrice TargetDetails
6/25/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
HC Wainwright
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$102.00
4/29/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
Cantor Fitzgerald
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UpgradeStrong-Buy
4/28/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
Cantor Fitzgerald
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Initiated CoverageOverweight$104.00
4/28/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
Truist Financial
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$95.00 ➝ $75.00
4/24/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
Morgan Stanley
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Lower Price TargetOverweight ➝ Overweight$105.00 ➝ $102.00
4/24/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
HC Wainwright
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$102.00 ➝ $102.00
4/17/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
HC Wainwright
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Reiterated RatingBuy ➝ Buy$102.00 ➝ $102.00
4/8/2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
The Goldman Sachs Group
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Initiated CoverageNeutral$30.00
(Data available from 6/28/2022 forward. View 10+ years of historical ratings with our analyst ratings screener.)
CompanyAnnual RevenuePrice/SalesCashflowPrice/CashBook ValuePrice/Book
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
N/AN/AN/AN/A$7.90 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-$1.15N/AN/AN/AN/A-14.41%-14.02%7/23/2025 (Estimated)

Latest VKTX Earnings

DateQuarterCompanyConsensus EstimateReported EPSBeat/MissGap EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueDetails
7/23/2025Q2 2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
-$0.44N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
4/23/2025Q1 2025
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
-$0.31-$0.41-$0.10-$0.41N/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
44.25
44.25

Institutional Ownership

CompanyInstitutional Ownership
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
76.03%

Insider Ownership

CompanyInsider Ownership
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VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
4.10%
CompanyEmployeesShares OutstandingFree FloatOptionable
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. stock logo
VKTX
Viking Therapeutics
20112.31 million107.71 millionOptionable

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Viking Therapeutics NASDAQ:VKTX

$26.52 -1.65 (-5.86%)
Closing price 06/27/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$26.60 +0.07 (+0.28%)
As of 06/27/2025 07:59 PM Eastern
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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.