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VKTX NASDAQ

Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
1W: -6.8% 1M: -24.6% 3M: -25.5% YTD: -29.7% 1Y: -27.7% 3Y: +148.3% 5Y: +326.4%
$24.89
+0.68 (+2.81%)
Pre-Market: $25.09 (+0.20, +0.80%)
Weekly Expected Move ±9.4%
$20 $22 $24 $27 $29
NASDAQ · Healthcare · Biotechnology · Tech Score Strong Sell · Power 26 · $3.2B mcap · 114M float · 3.61% daily turnover · Short 50% of daily vol
Credit Risk of going bust: lower than 84% of companies Debt: 0.1% of company value Bonds: none of note held by US funds details ▾
Of US companies ranked in the safest four tenths, about 1 in 3,500 filed for bankruptcy within a year (2020-2025).
If the stock fell to about $0.00 (down more than 99.9%), Viking Therapeutics, Inc. would be worth roughly what it owes.
Total debt $4.1M against a stock market value of $3.17B.
Distance to default 10.83 (Merton model): prices to 2026-10-27, balance sheet 2026-06-30, debt counted $2.0M (short-term plus half of long-term), stock volatility 66.3%; Altman Z'' -5.17. A ranking and a back-test, not a forecast.
US fund filings (SEC N-PORT) show under $25M of this company's bonds, so there is no bond page. Its debt may be bank loans or privately placed. How these are computed.
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Buy, Sell or Hold LLY Stock? Key Factors to Watch Ahead of Q3 Earnings
Zacks · 20h ago · 0.00
Should You Buy Viking Therapeutics Stock Ahead of Q3 Results?
Zacks · 1d ago · 0.00
Here's Why Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Fell More Than Broader Market
Bearish Zacks · 4d ago · -0.90
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know
Bearish Zacks · 5d ago · -0.90
NVO vs. VKTX: Which Obesity Stock Could Deliver Bigger Gains?
Bullish Zacks · 5d ago · 0.90
How Will Novo's GLP-1 Portfolio Sales Aid Upcoming Q3 Results?
Zacks · 6d ago · 0.00
The Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights BridgeBio Pharma, Intellia Therapeutics, Biogen and Viking Therapeutics
Zacks · 6d ago · 0.00
Prediction: $1,000 Invested in Viking Therapeutics Today Will Be Worth This Much in 5 Years
MotleyFool · 1w ago · 0.00
4 Biotech Stocks With Promising Late-Stage Drug Pipelines to Watch Now
Bullish Zacks · 1w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics Initiates Pivotal Phase 3 Trial: Here's Why Investors Have Reason for Optimism After a Disappointing Phase 2
Bullish MotleyFool · 1w ago · 0.90
Can Viking Therapeutics Carve Out a Place in the Obesity Market?
Bullish Zacks · 1w ago · 0.90
How Will Eli Lilly's GLP-1 Portfolio Sales Aid Upcoming Q3 Results?
Bullish Zacks · 1w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics Just Raised $575 Million. Here's What It Means for the Obesity Stock's Next Chapter.
Bullish MotleyFool · 1w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Falls More Steeply Than Broader Market: What Investors Need to Know
Bearish Zacks · 1w ago · -0.90
Viking Therapeutics Starts Phase III Development of Obesity Pill
Bullish Zacks · 1w ago · 0.90
Wall Street Bulls Look Optimistic About Viking Therapeutics (VKTX): Should You Buy?
Bullish Zacks · 1w ago · 0.90
4 High-Risk Stocks Built for Big Returns
Bullish MotleyFool · 1w ago · 0.90
3 Absurdly Cheap Stocks to Buy Before the End of 2026
Bullish MotleyFool · 2w ago · 0.90
Novo Down 11% in a Month: How Should Investors Approach the Stock Now?
Bearish Zacks · 2w ago · -0.90
Oppenheimer Thinks Viking Therapeutics Stock Can Soar to $120. Here's the Math Behind the Ultra-Bullish Call.
Bullish MotleyFool · 2w ago · 0.90
2 Stocks That Could Soar in Q4
Bullish MotleyFool · 2w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics' Oral Obesity Drug Advances to Phase 3 Testing. Is Now the Time to Buy This Biotech Stock?
Bullish MotleyFool · 2w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Exceeds Market Returns: Some Facts to Consider
Bullish Zacks · 2w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Dips More Than Broader Market: What You Should Know
Bearish Zacks · 2w ago · -0.90
LLY Stock Down 2% in 3 Months: Is the Dip a Buying Opportunity?
Bullish Zacks · 2w ago · 0.90
VKTX Advances Obesity Program With New Oral Maintenance Study
Bullish Zacks · 2w ago · 0.90
INSM Stock Slides on CFO Exit, Reiterates '26 Sales View
Bearish Zacks · 3w ago · -0.90
VKTX Down 16% in a Month: Time to Invest or Exit the Stock?
Zacks · 3w ago · 0.00
Here Are My Top 4 Stocks to Buy in October
Bullish MotleyFool · 3w ago · 0.90
LLY Highlights New Efficacy Data From Foundayo and EloraTZP Studies
Bullish Zacks · 3w ago · 0.90
Should You Buy Viking Therapeutics Stock While It Trades Below Its $35 Offering Price?
MotleyFool · 3w ago · 0.00
Prediction: This Stock Could Double Over the Next 5 Years
Bullish MotleyFool · 3w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Stock Declines While Market Improves: Some Information for Investors
Bearish Zacks · 3w ago · -0.90
Novo Is Open to Acquisitions. Here Are 2 Companies That Would Be Great Candidates to Buy
MotleyFool · 3w ago · 0.00
Viking Therapeutics Stock Soars 36% on Weight-Loss Drug Data. Why It's Not Too Late to Buy the Stock.
Bullish MotleyFool · 3w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Rises As Market Takes a Dip: Key Facts
Bullish Zacks · 3w ago · 0.90
Can Novo's Licensing Strategy Build Its Next Wave of Oral Medicines?
Bullish Zacks · 3w ago · 0.90
Eli Lilly Stock Barely Moved Following Viking Therapeutics' Impressive Clinical Results. Here's Why.
MotleyFool · 4w ago · 0.00
3 Non-AI Growth Stocks That Have Massive Upside
Bullish MotleyFool · 4w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics nets ~$550M in proceeds from latest offering
Bullish SeekingAlpha · 4w ago · 0.90
Could This Mid-Cap GLP-1 Stock Be a Better Buy Than Eli Lilly?
MotleyFool · 4w ago · 0.00
Wall Street Analysts Think Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Is a Good Investment: Is It?
Bullish Zacks · 4w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Delivers Great VK2735 Results: Here's a Word of Caution
MotleyFool · 4w ago · 0.00
3 Numbers From Viking Therapeutics' Weight-Loss Drug Trial That Have Wall Street Buzzing
Bullish MotleyFool · 4w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. $VKTX Shares Newly Acquired by Bank of America Corp DE
Bullish DefenseWorld · 4w ago · 0.90
Beyond GLP-1 injectables, who wins the next phase for obesity drugs?
Bullish SeekingAlpha · 4w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics Soared After Its Latest GLP-1 Data. Is It Too Late to Buy?
Bullish MotleyFool · 4w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Sees a More Significant Dip Than Broader Market: Some Facts to Know
Bearish Zacks · 4w ago · -0.90
Here's Why Viking Therapeutics Shares Slumped Today
Bearish MotleyFool · 4w ago · -0.90
Viking Therapeutics prices upsized $500M offering of common stock and convertible senior notes
Bearish SeekingAlpha · 4w ago · -0.90
At a glance: stocks gapping down premarket
Bearish SeekingAlpha · 4w ago · -0.90
Biggest stock movers Thursday: P, VKTX, MGM, and more
SeekingAlpha · 4w ago · 0.00
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Gains As Market Dips: What You Should Know
Bullish Zacks · 4w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics files plans for $400M in combined offerings of common stock, convertible notes
Bearish SeekingAlpha · 4w ago · -0.90
Can Novo's Rare Disease Pipeline Add a New Growth Pillar Beyond GLP-1?
Bullish Zacks · 4w ago · 0.90
VKTX Stock Rises on Encouraging Weight-Loss Maintenance Results
Bullish Zacks · 4w ago · 0.90
Viking's Obesity Edge May Be Staying Power, Not Weight Loss
Bullish MarketBeat · 4w ago · 0.90
Why Viking Therapeutics Stock Skyrocketed on Tuesday
Bullish MotleyFool · 5w ago · 0.90
Viking Thera adds most since 2024 after “clean” safety data for obesity drug
Bullish SeekingAlpha · 5w ago · 0.90
Biggest stock movers Tuesday: VKTX, GME, VICR, and more
SeekingAlpha · 5w ago · 0.00
Viking Therapeutics soars after trial data for obesity drug
Bullish SeekingAlpha · 5w ago · 0.90
4 Biotech Stocks to Watch as Potential Takeover Targets
Bullish Zacks · 5w ago · 0.90
Baird Financial Group Inc. Makes New Investment in Viking Therapeutics, Inc. $VKTX
Bullish DefenseWorld · 5w ago · 0.90
LLY Stock Down Around 7% in a Month: Buy the Dip or Stay Cautious?
Zacks · 5w ago · 0.00
Novo Falls 5% in a Week: How Should Investors Approach the Stock Now?
Zacks · 5w ago · 0.00
Baron Global Opportunity Fund adds GOOG, CBRS; exits PDD, WIX
SeekingAlpha · 5w ago · 0.00
Wall Street Sees a Huge Rebound for Viking Therapeutics. Here's Why Analysts Are So Optimistic.
Bullish MotleyFool · 5w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Note
Bearish Zacks · 5w ago · -0.90
Will Morgan Stanley's NVO Downgrade Deepen Patent and Rival Woes?
Bearish Zacks · 6w ago · -0.90
Is It Worth Investing in Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Based on Wall Street's Bullish Views?
Bullish Zacks · 6w ago · 0.90
Set Yourself Up for a Strong 2027: 2 Pharmaceutical Stocks to Buy in September
Bullish MotleyFool · 6w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Declines More Than Market: Some Information for Investors
Bearish Zacks · 6w ago · -0.90
Axsome Therapeutics vs. Viking Therapeutics: Which Healthcare Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?
Bullish MotleyFool · 6w ago · 0.90
Analysts Have a $92 Target on Viking Therapeutics. Here's What Has to Go Right to Get There.
Bullish MotleyFool · 6w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Sees a More Significant Dip Than Broader Market: Some Facts to Know
Bearish Zacks · 6w ago · -0.90
Novo Nordisk's Semaglutide Meets Goal in Pediatric Obesity Study
Bullish Zacks · 7w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics Trades Well Below Its Wall Street Targets. Here's the Skeptics' Case.
Bearish MotleyFool · 7w ago · -0.90
Why Is Mirum Pharmaceuticals (MIRM) Up 6.9% Since Last Earnings Report?
Bullish Zacks · 7w ago · 0.90
Jupiter Topco LLC Makes New Investment in Viking Therapeutics, Inc. $VKTX
Bullish DefenseWorld · 7w ago · 0.90
AXQ Capital LP Buys 56,796 Shares of Viking Therapeutics, Inc. $VKTX
Bullish DefenseWorld · 7w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Know
Bullish Zacks · 7w ago · 0.90
3 Wall Street Analysts Think Viking Therapeutics Stock Will Roughly Triple Over the Next 12 Months. Here's Why I Think They're Wrong
Bearish MotleyFool · 7w ago · -0.90
Why Is Keros Therapeutics (KROS) Up 8% Since Last Earnings Report?
Bullish Zacks · 7w ago · 0.90
Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Makes New Investment in Viking Therapeutics, Inc. $VKTX
Bullish DefenseWorld · 8w ago · 0.90
Bank of New York Mellon Corp Takes Position in Viking Therapeutics, Inc. $VKTX
DefenseWorld · 8w ago · 0.00
Can CagriSema Help Novo Nordisk Close the Gap With LLY in Obesity?
Bullish Zacks · 8w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics Stock Is Down 66% From Its Peak. Here's What Comes Next.
Bearish MotleyFool · 8w ago · -0.90
Why Is Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) Up 2.3% Since Last Earnings Report?
Bullish Zacks · 8w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics Has $502 Million in Cash and 1 Big Catalyst Left in 2026 -- Is That Enough?
Bearish MotleyFool · 8w ago · -0.90
Can Awiqli Help Novo Nordisk Build a New Growth Engine Beyond GLP-1s?
Bullish Zacks · 9w ago · 0.90
How Does LLY's Q2 GLP-1 Portfolio Performance Stack Up Against NVO's?
Bullish Zacks · 9w ago · 0.90
LLY Up Around 6% Post Robust Q2 Results: Buy, Sell or Hold the Stock?
Bullish Zacks · 10w ago · 0.90
2 GLP-1 Stocks That Could Double Your Money by 2031
Bullish MotleyFool · 10w ago · 0.90
Can Novo Nordisk's GLP-1 Pill Momentum Offset LLY's Growing Edge?
Bullish Zacks · 10w ago · 0.90
LLY's Foundayo Posts $98M in Q2 Sales: What's Next for the Oral GLP-1?
Bullish Zacks · 10w ago · 0.90
Novo Nordisk Dips 4% in a Month: How Should Investors Play the Stock?
Bearish Zacks · 10w ago · -0.90
Better GLP-1 Stock to Buy: Eli Lilly or Viking Therapeutics?
MotleyFool · 11w ago · 0.00
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. $VKTX Stake Raised by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
Bullish DefenseWorld · 11w ago · 0.90
Viking Therapeutics Declined in July, and why its Long-Term Prospects are Undiminished
MotleyFool · 11w ago · 0.00
Novo Nordisk Before Q2 Earnings: How Should Investors Play the Stock?
Bearish Zacks · 12w ago · -0.90

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