Viking Therapeutics

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About VKTX

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. 

CEO
Brian Lian
CEOBrian Lian
Employees
36
Employees36
Headquarters
San Diego, California
HeadquartersSan Diego, California
Founded
2012
Founded2012
Employees
36
Employees36

VKTX Key Statistics

Market cap
2.87B
Market cap2.87B
Price-Earnings ratio
-16.74
Price-Earnings ratio-16.74
Dividend yield
Dividend yield
Average volume
13.36M
Average volume13.36M
High today
$26.44
High today$26.44
Low today
$24.57
Low today$24.57
Open price
$25.60
Open price$25.60
Volume
7.31M
Volume7.31M
52 Week high
$81.73
52 Week high$81.73
52 Week low
$18.92
52 Week low$18.92

VKTX News

Seeking Alpha 1d
Viking Therapeutics shorts gain $0.5B amid selloff: report

Healthcare Viking Therapeutics shorts gain $0.5B amid selloff: report Aug. 20, 2025 6:54 AM ET Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Stock By: Dulan Lokuwithana, SA...

Viking Therapeutics shorts gain $0.5B amid selloff: report
Benzinga 1d
Viking's 42% Plunge Splits Experts—A '$129 Strong Buy' Or 'Clearly Inferior' Drug?

Viking Therapeutics Inc. VKTX saw its stock collapse by over 42% on Tuesday after data from its Phase 2 obesity pill trial disappointed investors, sparking a fi...

Viking's 42% Plunge Splits Experts—A '$129 Strong Buy' Or 'Clearly Inferior' Drug?
TipRanks 2d
Viking Therapeutics weakness ‘overdone,’ says Leerink

After Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) announced topline data from the Phase 2 VENTURE-Oral trial of oral VK2735 that showed “impressive” weight loss of up to 12.2% f...

Analyst ratings

88%

of 17 ratings
Buy
88.2%
Hold
11.8%
Sell
0%

More VKTX News

TipRanks 2d
Why Is Viking Therapeutics Stock Down 40% Today?

Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) stock dove on Tuesday following the release of data from a Phase 2 clinical trial of VK2735. This is the pharmaceutical company’s dua...

TipRanks 2d
Viking Therapeutics Reports Positive Phase 2 Trial Results

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