USA - NASDAQ:VKTX - US92686J1060 - Common Stock
The current stock price of VKTX is 39.11 USD. In the past month the price increased by 16.62%. In the past year, price decreased by -21.12%.
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Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California and currently employs 48 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2015-04-29. Its clinical programs include VK2735, a novel dual agonist of the glucagon-like peptide 1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptors for the potential treatment of various metabolic disorders. The company is evaluating an oral formulation of VK2735 in a Phase II trial. The company is also developing VK2809, a novel, orally available, small molecule selective thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist for the treatment of lipid and metabolic disorders. Its newest program is evaluating a series of internally developed dual amylin and calcitonin receptor agonists for the treatment of obesity and other metabolic disorders. In the rare disease space, it is developing VK0214, a novel, orally available, small molecule selective thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist for the potential treatment of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy.
VIKING THERAPEUTICS INC
9920 Pacific Heights Blvd, Suite 350
San Diego CALIFORNIA 92130 US
CEO: Brian Lian
Employees: 48
Phone: 18587044660
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. The company is headquartered in San Diego, California and currently employs 48 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2015-04-29. Its clinical programs include VK2735, a novel dual agonist of the glucagon-like peptide 1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide receptors for the potential treatment of various metabolic disorders. The company is evaluating an oral formulation of VK2735 in a Phase II trial. The company is also developing VK2809, a novel, orally available, small molecule selective thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist for the treatment of lipid and metabolic disorders. Its newest program is evaluating a series of internally developed dual amylin and calcitonin receptor agonists for the treatment of obesity and other metabolic disorders. In the rare disease space, it is developing VK0214, a novel, orally available, small molecule selective thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist for the potential treatment of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy.
The current stock price of VKTX is 39.11 USD. The price increased by 0.28% in the last trading session.
VKTX does not pay a dividend.
VKTX has a ChartMill Technical rating of 7 out of 10 and a ChartMill Fundamental rating of 3 out of 10.
VIKING THERAPEUTICS INC (VKTX) operates in the Health Care sector and the Biotechnology industry.
VIKING THERAPEUTICS INC (VKTX) has a market capitalization of 4.40B USD. This makes VKTX a Mid Cap stock.
VIKING THERAPEUTICS INC (VKTX) will report earnings on 2026-02-03, after the market close.
ChartMill assigns a technical rating of 7 / 10 to VKTX. When comparing the yearly performance of all stocks, VKTX is a bad performer in the overall market: 79.06% of all stocks are doing better.
ChartMill assigns a fundamental rating of 3 / 10 to VKTX. No worries on liquidiy or solvency for VKTX as it has an excellent financial health rating, but there are worries on the profitability.
Over the last trailing twelve months VKTX reported a non-GAAP Earnings per Share(EPS) of -2.12. The EPS decreased by -127.96% compared to the year before.
| Industry Rank | Sector Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PM (TTM) | N/A | ||
| ROA | -32.11% | ||
| ROE | -33.29% | ||
| Debt/Equity | 0 |
23 analysts have analysed VKTX and the average price target is 95.12 USD. This implies a price increase of 143.2% is expected in the next year compared to the current price of 39.11.