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VKTX

Viking Therapeutics Inc

Apr 17 • 04:00PM ET

66.47

Dollar change -1.48
Percentage change -2.18	%

Healthcare • Biotechnology • USA • NASD

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Index	RUT	P/E	-	EPS (ttm)	-0.91	Insider Own	8.18%	Shs Outstand	109.36M	Perf Week	-7.23%
Market Cap	7.27B	Forward P/E	-	EPS next Y	-1.52	Insider Trans	-5.33%	Shs Float	100.41M	Perf Month	4.93%
Income	-85.89M	PEG	-	EPS next Q	-0.28	Inst Own	69.82%	Short Float	9.48%	Perf Quarter	210.32%
Sales	0.00M	P/S	-	EPS this Y	-23.49%	Inst Trans	-0.29%	Short Ratio	1.48	Perf Half Y	517.75%
Book/sh	3.48	P/B	19.10	EPS next Y	-34.95%	ROA	-31.99%	Short Interest	9.52M	Perf Year	238.61%
Cash/sh	3.31	P/C	20.08	EPS next 5Y	40.00%	ROE	-34.79%	52W Range	8.28 - 99.41	Perf YTD	257.17%
Dividend Est.	-	P/FCF	-	EPS past 5Y	-18.89%	ROI	-24.59%	52W High	-33.14%	Beta	1.16
Dividend TTM	-	Quick Ratio	19.19	Sales past 5Y	0.00%	Gross Margin	-	52W Low	702.78%	ATR (14)	5.34
Dividend Ex-Date	-	Current Ratio	19.19	EPS Y/Y TTM	-2.06%	Oper. Margin	0.00%	RSI (14)	45.72	Volatility	4.20% 6.77%
Employees	27	Debt/Eq	0.00	Sales Y/Y TTM	-	Profit Margin	-	Recom	1.09	Target Price	112.26
Option/Short	Yes / Yes	LT Debt/Eq	0.00	EPS Q/Q	3.76%	Payout	-	Rel Volume	0.31	Prev Close	67.95
Sales Surprise	-	EPS Surprise	1.57%	Sales Q/Q	-	Earnings	Apr 24 AMC	Avg Volume	6.45M	Price	66.47
SMA20	-9.68%	SMA50	7.15%	SMA200	149.16%	Trades		Volume	1,967,900	Change	-2.18%

Date	Action	Analyst	Rating Change	Price Target Change
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
Sep-18-18	Reiterated	Raymond James	Outperform	$15 → $43
Sep-18-18	Reiterated	Maxim Group	Buy	$14 → $28

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Apr-17-24 04:05PM	Viking Therapeutics to Report Financial Results for First Quarter 2024 on April 24, 2024 (PR Newswire)
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Mar-27-24 12:42PM	Viking (VKTX) Up 17% on Encouraging Oral Obesity Drug Data (Zacks)
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01:02PM	Viking Therapeutics Stock Rises After Data on Obesity Pill (Barrons.com)
12:59PM	Viking Therapeutics stock rises on positive Phase 1 weight-loss pill data (Yahoo Finance)
11:58AM	Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk gets more weight loss drug competition as a rival releases promising data (Quartz)
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11:17AM	Viking Therapeutics stock surges on weight loss pill data (Yahoo Finance Video)
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11:13AM	Viking Therapeutics Posts Promising Early Weight-Loss Data as Cost Worries Escalate (Barrons.com)
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10:07AM	Viking Therapeutics: Buy, Sell, or Hold? (Motley Fool)
08:06AM	Viking stays in obesity drug race with early data for weight loss pill (BioPharma Dive)
07:12AM	Viking Therapeutics' weight-loss tablet shows promise in small study (Reuters)
07:09AM	Viking Therapeutics says its experimental tablet reduced weight in early-stage study (Reuters)
07:03AM	Viking Therapeutics Announces Results from Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Oral Tablet Formulation of Dual GLP-1/GIP Receptor Agonist VK2735 (PR Newswire)
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Mar-25-24 06:25AM	Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly May Finally Have Some Real Competition (Motley Fool)
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06:47AM	Viking (VKTX) Stock Down on Novo Nordisk's Obesity Pill Data (Zacks)
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Mar-04-24 04:45PM	Viking Therapeutics Announces Closing of Public Offering of Common Stock Including Full Exercise of Underwriters' Option to Purchase Additional Shares (PR Newswire) +7.18%
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Feb-29-24 02:21PM	Viking Therapeutics stock has wild week after weight-loss drug results impress Wall Street (Yahoo Finance) -18.47%
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06:42AM	Viking Therapeutics Just Soared 120% on Optimism About Its Weight Loss Candidate. Too Late to Buy? (Motley Fool)
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Feb-28-24 08:50PM	Viking Therapeutics Announces Pricing of $550 Million Public Offering of Common Stock (PR Newswire) +11.11%
04:56PM	M&A on the horizon? Viking Therapeutics extends rally (Yahoo Finance Video)
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05:35PM	Viking Therapeutics Stock More Than Doubles on Weight-Loss Drug Trial Results (Investopedia)
04:22PM	Heard on the Street: Viking Therapeutics Invades Eli Lillys Obesity Territory (The Wall Street Journal)
04:19PM	Viking Therapeutics Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock (PR Newswire)
04:06PM	Viking Therapeutics Catapults 121% As Weight-Loss Drug Beats Out Lilly's Zepbound (Investor's Business Daily)
03:50PM	Viking Therapeutics stock soars on robust weight loss drug data (Yahoo Finance Video)
11:21AM	Cramer's Stop Trading: Viking Therapeutics (CNBC TV)
09:47AM	Watch Out, Eli Lilly. Viking Therapeutics Has a Serious Weight-Loss Contender. (Barrons.com)
09:39AM	Why Is Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Stock Up 96% Today? (InvestorPlace)

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
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
Rowland Charles A Jr	Director	May 16 '23	Option Exercise	1.08	40,000	43,200	70,000	May 18 06:31 PM
MACARTNEY LAWSON	Director	May 16 '23	Option Exercise	1.19	16,000	19,040	63,965	May 18 06:30 PM
Rowland Charles A Jr	Director	May 16 '23	Sale	25.00	40,000	1,000,000	30,000	May 18 06:31 PM
MACARTNEY LAWSON	Director	May 16 '23	Sale	24.00	16,000	384,000	47,965	May 18 06:30 PM
Lian Brian	President & CEO	May 01 '23	Sale	22.45	45,000	1,010,250	2,197,963	May 01 07:03 PM
MACARTNEY LAWSON	Director	Apr 24 '23	Option Exercise	3.33	16,000	53,280	63,965	Apr 24 07:31 PM
MACARTNEY LAWSON	Director	Apr 24 '23	Sale	22.00	16,000	352,061	47,965	Apr 24 07:31 PM
Lian Brian	President & CEO	Apr 19 '23	Sale	21.45	35,000	750,750	2,242,963	Apr 21 07:29 PM

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VKTX

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