Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX)

NASDAQ: VKTX · Real-Time Price · USD
34.93
-1.00 (-2.78%)
At close: Oct 28, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
34.85
-0.08 (-0.23%)
After-hours: Oct 28, 2025, 7:59 PM EDT
-2.78%
Market Cap3.93B
Revenue (ttm)n/a
Net Income (ttm)-237.39M
Shares Out 112.45M
EPS (ttm)-2.12
PE Ration/a
Forward PEn/a
Dividendn/a
Ex-Dividend Daten/a
Volume2,770,947
Open35.77
Previous Close35.93
Day's Range34.61 - 36.04
52-Week Range18.92 - 81.73
Beta0.64
AnalystsStrong Buy
Price Target85.54 (+144.89%)
Earnings DateOct 22, 2025

About VKTX

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 develops VK5211, an orally available non-steroidal selective androgen receptor modulator that is in Phase II ... [Read more]

Industry Biotechnology
Sector Healthcare
IPO Date Apr 29, 2015
Employees 36
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VKTX
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Financial Performance

Financial Statements

Analyst Summary

According to 13 analysts, the average rating for VKTX stock is "Strong Buy." The 12-month stock price target is $85.54, which is an increase of 144.89% from the latest price.

Price Target
$85.54
(144.89% upside)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
Stock Forecasts

News

Viking Therapeutics Q3 Earnings: What We Learned (And Why We Should Keep Faith)

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. remains a Buy as VK2735 is arguably the leading GLP-1 obesity drug candidate outside of Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk's pipelines. VKTX's pivotal VANQUISH Phase 3 injectable stu...

5 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Viking Therapeutics: The Prime Target In The Obesity Gold Rush

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biotech focused on metabolic and endocrine therapies, highlighted by its promising VK2735 obesity drug. VKTX's pipeline includes late-stage GLP-1/GIP agon...

5 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VKTX) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 22, 2025 4:30 PM EDT Company Participants Brian Lian - President, CEO & Director Gregory Zante - Chief Financial Officer Conferen...

6 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Viking Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2025 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Update

Conference call scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET today Phase 3 VANQUISH Trials for Subcutaneous VK2735 in Obesity Proceeding on Schedule VK2735 Phase 1 Maintenance Dosing Study Underway Additional Phase 2a ...

6 days ago - PRNewsWire

Viking Therapeutics Announces Initiation of VK2735 Maintenance Dosing Clinical Trial in Patients with Obesity

Study to Explore Maintenance Dosing Regimens Following Initial Weight Loss with VK2735 Monthly Subcutaneous, Weekly Oral, and Daily Oral Regimens to be Evaluated SAN DIEGO , Oct. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/...

7 days ago - PRNewsWire

Viking Therapeutics to Report Financial Results for Third Quarter 2025 on October 22, 2025

Conference Call Scheduled for Wednesday, October 22 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Time  SAN DIEGO , Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking Therapeutics, Inc. ("Viking") (NASDAQ: VKTX), a clinical-stage biopharma...

13 days ago - PRNewsWire

Viking Therapeutics: A Speculative Buy

Viking Therapeutics offers a de-risked, asymmetric investment opportunity in the GLP-1 weight-loss drug market, trading below its risk-adjusted potential. VKTX's injectable and oral VK2735 both met Ph...

24 days ago - Seeking Alpha

Viking Therapeutics: Overdue For Gains

Viking Therapeutics trades at yearly lows despite being ahead of recently acquired competitor Metsera in the weight-loss drug race. The Metsera deal suggests up to 150% upside to Viking, especially wh...

4 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Presents at Bernstein 2nd Annual Global Healthcare Conference Transcript

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VKTX) Bernstein 2nd Annual Global Healthcare Conference September 23, 2025 11:20 AM EDT Company Participants Brian Lian - President, CEO & Director Conference Call P...

5 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Q4 2023 Earnings Call Transcript

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VKTX) Q4 2023 Earnings Conference Call February 7, 2024 4:30 PM ET Company Participants Brian Lian - President and CEO Greg Zante - CFO Stephanie Diaz - Manager of I...

5 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Presents At Morgan Stanley 23rd Annual Global Healthcare Conference (Transcript)

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VKTX) Morgan Stanley 23rd Annual Global Healthcare Conference September 8, 2025 3:20 PM EDT Company Participants Brian Lian - President, CEO & Director Conference Ca...

7 weeks ago - Seeking Alpha

Viking Therapeutics to Participate at Upcoming Investor Conferences

SAN DIEGO , Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Viking Therapeutics, Inc. ("Viking") (NASDAQ: VKTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for metabolic an...

2 months ago - PRNewsWire

Viking: Still On Track, But The Compass Needs Recalibration

Viking's oral VK2735 efficacy was strong, but tolerability issues and high discontinuation rates cloud its competitive edge in the obesity drug market. The market's perception of Viking shifted after ...

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Viking Therapeutics: Panic Creates Opportunity

Viking Therapeutics' stock plunged over 40% after misunderstood Phase 2 oral weight-loss drug data, despite results showing strong short-term efficacy versus market leaders. The Phase 2 trial demonstr...

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Viking Therapeutics: What's Happening With VKTX Stock?

Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) fell 42% on August 19, 2025, after Phase 2 results for its oral obesity pill VK2735 disappointed investors. The oral formulation led to up to 12.2% weight loss over ...

2 months ago - Forbes

Why Viking Therapeutics stock reaction to obesity pill data is wildly ‘overdone'

Viking Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: VKTX) reported new clinical data for its oral obesity drug – sending shares sharply lower as investors balked at tolerability concerns and dropout rates.   The Phase 2...

2 months ago - Invezz

Mizuho's Jared Holz talks Viking Therapeutics' massive stock drop on obesity pill data

Mizuho's Jared Holz joins 'Fast Money' to talk Viking Therapeutics' massive stock drop on new obesity pill data.

2 months ago - CNBC Television

Viking Obesity Pill Faces Steep Climb Against Lilly's Tirzepatide, Analyst Calls Downtrend Reaction 'Extreme'

Investors appear disappointed with Viking Therapeutics Inc.'s VKTX data from its Phase 2 trial of an obesity pill.

2 months ago - Benzinga

The market reaction is overdone on Viking Therapeutics, says BTIG's Justin Zelin

Justin Zelin, BTIG senior biotech analyst, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss GLP-1's and the share decline for Viking Therapeutics and why he's still bullish the stock.

2 months ago - CNBC Television

Viking Therapeutics plummets on new obesity drug data. Here's a breakdown

CNBC's Angelica Peebles joins 'Money Movers' to discuss Viking Therapy shares plummeting on new obesity drug data.

2 months ago - CNBC Television

Viking Therapeutics Stock Plunges on Oral Weight-Loss Pill Study Results

Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) shares cratered nearly 45% Tuesday when the biopharma firm reported study of its experimental weight-loss pill raised concerns about side effects.

2 months ago - Investopedia

Viking Therapeutics: Wall Street Mistaken To Dump After Obesity Pill Study Success

Viking Therapeutics, Inc.'s VK2735 oral trial met efficacy and safety endpoints, but high discontinuation rates and modest weight loss disappointed Wall Street, triggering a steep sell-off. Despite be...

2 months ago - Seeking Alpha

Viking Therapeutics Shares Nosedive Toward Worst Day Ever After Obesity Trial Data

The once-daily pill VK2735 had lower weight-loss results on average compared to Eli Lilly's orforglipron, which was tested over 72 weeks. The highest dose of Eli Lilly's once-daily treatment helped pa...

2 months ago - Forbes

Viking Therapeutics shares fall more than 30% on disappointing obesity pill trial data

Shares of Viking Therapeutics fell more than 30% on Tuesday after the company released mid-stage trial data on its obesity pill that disappointed investors.  While the weight loss caused by Viking's p...

2 months ago - CNBC

Like Eli Lilly, Viking Therapeutics' Oral Weight Loss Drug Disappoints, Stock Tanks

On Tuesday, Viking Therapeutics Inc. VKTX released the much-awaited data from its Phase 2 trial of VK2735 pill, the company's dual agonist of the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent ...

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2 months ago - Benzinga