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VKTX

Viking Therapeutics Inc

Jul 26 • 04:00PM ET

65.98

Dollar change +1.30
Percentage change 2.01	%

Healthcare • Biotechnology • USA • NASD

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Index	-	P/E	-	EPS (ttm)	-0.94	Insider Own	7.05%	Shs Outstand	110.27M	Perf Week	29.63%
Market Cap	7.28B	Forward P/E	-	EPS next Y	-1.48	Insider Trans	-9.41%	Shs Float	102.50M	Perf Month	39.23%
Income	-96.75M	PEG	-	EPS next Q	-0.24	Inst Own	72.99%	Short Float	14.73%	Perf Quarter	-4.18%
Sales	0.00M	P/S	-	EPS this Y	-7.57%	Inst Trans	-0.29%	Short Ratio	4.00	Perf Half Y	206.74%
Book/sh	8.31	P/B	7.94	EPS next Y	-50.87%	ROA	-14.36%	Short Interest	15.10M	Perf Year	362.04%
Cash/sh	8.55	P/C	7.72	EPS next 5Y	40.00%	ROE	-14.80%	52W Range	8.28 - 99.41	Perf YTD	254.54%
Dividend Est.	-	P/FCF	-	EPS past 5Y	-18.89%	ROI	-10.50%	52W High	-33.63%	Beta	1.00
Dividend TTM	-	Quick Ratio	37.69	Sales past 5Y	0.00%	Gross Margin	-	52W Low	696.86%	ATR (14)	4.82
Dividend Ex-Date	-	Current Ratio	37.69	EPS Y/Y TTM	-3.58%	Oper. Margin	0.00%	RSI (14)	65.57	Volatility	9.37% 7.53%
Employees	27	Debt/Eq	0.00	Sales Y/Y TTM	-	Profit Margin	-	Recom	1.00	Target Price	113.55
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	0.00	EPS Q/Q	-3.81%	Payout	-	Rel Volume	2.42	Prev Close	64.68
Sales Surprise	-	EPS Surprise	23.84%	Sales Q/Q	-	Earnings	Jul 24 AMC	Avg Volume	3.78M	Price	65.98
SMA20	22.54%	SMA50	16.04%	SMA200	53.70%	Trades		Volume	9,158,727	Change	2.01%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
Jun-27-24	Initiated	Morgan Stanley	Overweight	$105
May-16-24	Upgrade	Raymond James	Outperform → Strong Buy	$115 → $116
Mar-26-24	Reiterated	Oppenheimer	Outperform	$116 → $138
Mar-07-24	Initiated	Jefferies	Buy	$110
Feb-28-24	Reiterated	Oppenheimer	Outperform	$46 → $116
May-31-23	Resumed	ROTH MKM	Buy	$32
Mar-28-23	Reiterated	Maxim Group	Buy	$15 → $25
Mar-17-23	Initiated	Stifel	Buy	$22
Jul-29-21	Resumed	BTIG Research	Buy	$20
May-25-21	Downgrade	Raymond James	Strong Buy → Outperform	$27 → $12
Jun-05-20	Initiated	BMO Capital Markets	Outperform	$14
May-05-20	Initiated	Chardan Capital Markets	Buy	$15
May-01-20	Initiated	BTIG Research	Buy	$9
Jul-16-19	Initiated	Oppenheimer	Outperform	$12
Jun-25-19	Initiated	Stifel	Buy
Mar-29-19	Upgrade	SVB Leerink	Mkt Perform → Outperform	$10 → $21
Mar-14-19	Reiterated	Maxim Group	Buy	$28 → $20
Feb-22-19	Initiated	SVB Leerink	Mkt Perform
Dec-12-18	Initiated	B. Riley FBR	Buy	$16
Nov-19-18	Upgrade	Raymond James	Outperform → Strong Buy

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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 was founded by Brian Lian and Michael A. Dinerman on September 24, 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Insider Trading	Relationship	Date	Transaction	Cost	#Shares	Value ($)	#Shares Total	SEC Form 4
ZANTE GREG	Chief Financial Officer	May 03 '24	Option Exercise	4.86	34,249	166,285	241,610	May 03 08:51 PM
ZANTE GREG	Chief Financial Officer	May 03 '24	Sale	74.69	66,756	4,986,008	174,854	May 03 08:51 PM
Mancini Marianna	Chief Operating Officer	May 01 '24	Option Exercise	6.18	281,425	1,740,575	629,933	May 02 09:27 PM
Mancini Marianna	Chief Operating Officer	May 01 '24	Sale	78.66	281,425	22,136,474	348,508	May 02 09:27 PM
Lian Brian	President & CEO	Feb 09 '24	Sale	29.90	45,000	1,345,500	2,139,882	Feb 09 08:59 PM
Lian Brian	President & CEO	Feb 08 '24	Option Exercise	3.76	189,079	711,367	2,404,882	Feb 08 07:40 PM
Rouan Sarah Kathryn	Director	Feb 08 '24	Option Exercise	8.32	25,000	208,000	25,000	Feb 08 07:38 PM
Lian Brian	President & CEO	Feb 08 '24	Sale	26.87	269,079	7,230,784	2,184,882	Feb 08 07:40 PM
Rouan Sarah Kathryn	Director	Feb 08 '24	Sale	28.05	25,000	701,250	0	Feb 08 07:38 PM
Lian Brian	President & CEO	Jan 31 '24	Option Exercise	1.23	85,000	104,550	2,349,882	Jan 31 08:39 PM
Lian Brian	President & CEO	Jan 31 '24	Sale	24.71	85,000	2,100,750	2,264,882	Jan 31 08:39 PM
Lian Brian	President & CEO	Jan 30 '24	Option Exercise	1.23	35,000	43,050	2,299,882	Jan 30 09:05 PM
Lian Brian	President & CEO	Jan 30 '24	Sale	23.95	35,000	838,250	2,264,882	Jan 30 09:05 PM
Rouan Sarah Kathryn	Director	Jan 19 '24	Option Exercise	8.32	30,000	249,600	30,000	Jan 19 08:35 PM
Rouan Sarah Kathryn	Director	Jan 19 '24	Sale	23.05	30,000	691,500	0	Jan 19 08:35 PM
ZANTE GREG	Chief Financial Officer	Jan 04 '24	Sale	17.90	15,000	268,500	180,730	Jan 04 09:35 PM

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