Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
VKTX
NASDAQ·Healthcare·Biotechnology·Mkt cap $4.1B
$34.87
▲ +2.62%
P/E
-7.48
Mkt Cap
$4.1B
52-Wk Range
$22.96–$43.15
52-Week Range
$22.96 - $43.15
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Price action
Price chart
Up 36.9% over the trailing year
Total returns
Price performance
Total return across standard periods - splits & dividends adjusted by FMP. Periods longer than 1Y show annualized in the tooltip.
Why we rate it this way
The thesis at a glance
Bull and bear case · plain-English context across the five lenses we evaluate.
Bull Case
4 reasons
- Tissue-selective drug development
- Targeted receptor agonist technologies
- Diverse clinical-stage pipeline
- Focused research in underserved medical markets
Bear Case
1 risk
- Low volatility (beta 0.7).
Growth
Stable outlook
Expanding metabolic disease treatment market
Value
Deep value opportunity - significant discount to Biotech & Therapeutics peers
Momentum
Strong
+19.3% over 3m
Quality
Loss-making
Mixed fundamentals
Dividend
None
No dividend
Smart-money signal
Who's buying VKTX right now
Insider Form 4s, 13F institutional filings, and Congressional disclosures - at a glance.
Earnings track record
Recent earnings results
AI-summarized recap of last quarter, plus the surprise on every print.
Next: Oct 28, 2026
JUL 29, 2026
Reported EPS of -$1.10 vs -$1.23 consensus (+10.6% surprise).
EPS surprise · last 4Q
1 of 1 beats
Estimate
Actual
Q3 26
+10.6%
Revenue trend · last 8Q
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Margins · last 8Q
No margin history available.
Wall Street consensus
3 analysts · 100% Buy
Live ratings and price targets aggregated across covering analysts.
Buy
100%
Hold
0%
Sell
0%
Median Price Target
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Latest: Cantor Fitzgerald · Jul 1, 2026
vs Industry
How VKTX stacks vs Biotechnology
Stock metrics vs industry averages. Green = better than industry.
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