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Viking Therapeutics Inc (VKTX)

US · Healthcare · Biotechnology

$26.84+4.07%
Last close · 2026-11-06

Latest quarter · ended 2026-09-30

Net profit
$-183.2M
EPS
$-1.55
EPS estimate
$1.00

EPS came in at -1.55 against a street estimate of 1.00 — a miss of 255.0%.

Key statistics

Market cap
$3.22B
Forward P/E
0.0
P/B
7.90
Book value
$5.57
EPS (TTM)
$-4.67
52-week high
$43.15
52-week low
$23.82
50-day MA
$30.84
200-day MA
$32.46
Beta
0.65

Analyst view

Analysts rate Viking Therapeutics Inc a strong buy (19 buy, 2 hold, 0 sell out of 21) with an average price target of $95.05.

From the latest earnings call · 2026-10-28

CONFIDENT Viking advanced four Phase III VK2735 studies, reported strong maintenance signals, began oral Phase III Sunrise, and ended Q3 with $960 million in cash and investments. Q3 FY26 Cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments were $960 million at September 30, 2026, supported by approximately $550 million of net financing proceeds. Analysts focused on cross-trial comparability, oral dose selection and titration, commercial readiness, maintenance-label potential, and pipeline expansion. Management emphasized caution on comparisons, practical dose and economics considerations, and continued infrastructure building. 2026-10-28…

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Shareholding

Insiders
2.84%
Institutions
60.37%

Largest institutional holders

FundStake
FMR Inc4.98%
BlackRock Inc4.87%
State Street Corp4.41%
Vanguard Capital Management, LLC3.97%
Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC3.53%
Two Sigma Investments LLC3.10%
Morgan Stanley - Brokerage Accounts2.74%
Ameriprise Financial Inc1.70%

Recent filings & reports

DocumentDate
Quarterly report · Q3 2026
HEADLINE NUMBERS • Viking Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. It h
2026-10-29
Results announced · Q4 2026
HEADLINE NUMBERS • Q3 2026 revenue was $—; Viking remains a clinical-stage company with no product sales. • Q3 2026 net loss was $183.2 million, or
2026-10-28
Material agreement · Q3 2026
HEADLINE NUMBERS • Viking Therapeutics raised approximately $547.8 million in net proceeds through simultaneous stock and convertible-debt offerings,
2026-09-28
Company announcement · Q3 2026
VIKING THERAPEUTICS, INC. - 8-K SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Company announced top-line results from a maintenance study of VK2735 on September 22, 20
2026-09-22
Quarterly report · Q2 2026
VIKING THERAPEUTICS, INC. — 10-Q SUMMARY (Q2 2026) HEADLINE NUMBERS • Cash and short-term investments combined: $501.7 million as of June 30, 2026 (
2026-07-29
Results announced · Q3 2026
VIKING THERAPEUTICS Q2 2026 FINANCIAL SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Cash position: $502 million in cash, cash equivalents, and short-term investments a
2026-07-29
Shareholder vote results · Q2 2026
VIKING THERAPEUTICS, INC. - 8-K SUMMARY HEADLINE NUMBERS • Annual Meeting held May 19, 2026 • 115,893,943 total shares outstanding as of March 20, 2
2026-05-26
Quarterly report · Q1 2026
VIKING THERAPEUTICS, INC. — 10-Q SUMMARY (Q1 2026) HEADLINE NUMBERS • Cash and short-term investments combined: $602.964 million (March 31, 2026), d
2026-04-30

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Deals & corporate news

AnnouncementDate
Phase 3 obesity trial enrollment complete; oral formulation advancing to Phase 3
Viking Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech company, announced strong progress on its obesity drug pipeline. The company's lead candidate VK2735—a dual GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist—completed
2026-02-11

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