Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX)
NASDAQ: VKTX · Real-Time Price · USD
27.05
-0.53 (-1.92%)
At close: Aug 29, 2025, 4:00 PM
27.14
+0.09 (0.33%)
After-hours: Aug 29, 2025, 7:59 PM EDT

Viking Therapeutics Stock Forecast

Stock Price Forecast

The 13 analysts that cover Viking Therapeutics stock have a consensus rating of "Strong Buy" and an average price target of $86.92, which forecasts a 221.33% increase in the stock price over the next year. The lowest target is $30 and the highest is $138.

Price Target: $86.92 (+221.33%)
Analyst Consensus: Strong Buy
TargetLowAverageMedianHigh
Price$30$86.92$96$138
Change+10.91%+221.33%+254.90%+410.17%

Analyst Ratings

The average analyst rating for Viking Therapeutics stock is "Strong Buy". This means that analysts believe this stock is likely to perform very well in the near future and significantly outperform the market.

Recommendation Trends

RatingMar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25
Strong Buy644455
Buy566666
Hold122222
Sell000000
Strong Sell000000
Total121212121313

Latest Forecasts

AnalystFirmRatingRatingActionPrice TargetUpsideDate
HC Wainwright & Co.
HC Wainwright & Co.
Strong Buy
Reiterates
$102
Strong BuyReiterates$102+277.08%Aug 19, 2025
Raymond James
Raymond James
Strong Buy
Maintains
$125$122
Strong BuyMaintains$125$122+351.02%Jul 24, 2025
Citigroup
Citigroup
Hold
Maintains
$31$38
HoldMaintains$31$38+40.48%Jul 24, 2025
HC Wainwright & Co.
HC Wainwright & Co.
Strong Buy
Reiterates
$102
Strong BuyReiterates$102+277.08%Jun 25, 2025
Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald
Buy
Initiates
$104
BuyInitiates$104+284.47%Apr 28, 2025
More Analyst Ratings

Financial Forecast

Revenue This Year
n/a
Revenue Next Year
7.31M
EPS This Year
-2.45
from -1.01
EPS Next Year
-3.19
from -2.45
Fiscal YearFY 2020FY 2021FY 2022FY 2023FY 2024FY 2025FY 2026
Period EndingDec 31, 2020Dec 31, 2021Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2023Dec 31, 2024Dec 31, 2025Dec 31, 2026
Revenue
------7.31M
Revenue Growth
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EPS
-0.54-0.71-0.90-0.91-1.01-2.45-3.19
EPS Growth
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Forward PE
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No. Analysts
-----2120
Historical EPS numbers are GAAP, while forecasted numbers may be non-GAAP.

Revenue Forecast

Revenue20252026202720282029
Highn/a97.9M
Avgn/a7.3M
Lown/an/a

Revenue Growth

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EPS Forecast

EPS20252026202720282029
High-1.95-2.34
Avg-2.45-3.19
Low-2.67-4.26

EPS Growth

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Sources: Price targets and analyst ratings provided by Benzinga. Revenue and EPS forecast data provided by Finnhub. The data is sourced from Wall Street analysts. Data disclaimer.