Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

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27.97+1.88 (+7.21%)today
At close: Nov 4, 4:00 PM EST · May be delayed up to 15 min · USD
Pre-market27.81−0.16 (−0.57%)

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Key statistics

Previous close26.09
Open26.91
Day range26.0928.00
52-week range23.8243.15
Off day high−0.11%
Off 52-week high−35.18%
Volume4.03M
Avg. volume (3M)4.89M
Market cap3.57B
EPS (TTM)-5.42
Forward P/E-5.46
P/E ratio (TTM)—
Dividend yield—
Beta (5Y)0.75
Shares outstanding127.52M
Short interest21.06% of float
Earnings dateOct 28, 2026
Analyst target95.32
Profit margin0.00%

Against its peers

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VKTX SEPN VRDN GPCR BHVN MBX
Market cap 3.57B 2.23B 3.30B 1.45B 2.30B 2.53B
P/E (TTM) — — — — — —
Forward P/E -5.5 -24.7 -10.7 -9.6 -8.2 -13.2
Price/book 6.1 5.7 6.8 1.1 -23.4 6.1
Dividend yield — — — — — —
1-year change −24.95% +154.68% +5.65% −39.17% +78.66% +112.13%
Today +7.21% +9.57% +15.53% +0.05% −2.37% −4.58%

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Viridian Therapeutics, Inc.VRDN · Biotechnology 3.30B 29.06 +15.53%
Structure Therapeutics Inc.GPCR · Biotechnology 1.45B 20.36 +0.05%
Biohaven Ltd.BHVN · Biotechnology 2.30B 15.24 −2.37%
MBX Biosciences, Inc.MBX · Biotechnology 2.53B 52.48 −4.58%
Sprint Bioscience AB (publ)SPRINT.ST · Biotechnology 375.64M 3.5600 +2.01%
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.RYTM · Biotechnology 7.67B 110.68 +28.04%
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ARWR · Biotechnology 8.71B 61.65 +3.56%

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The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with Viking Therapeutics's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company Mkt cap Price Today
Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc.ACAD · Correlation 0.41 3.70B 21.47 +4.38%
Viridian Therapeutics, Inc.VRDN · Correlation 0.39 3.30B 29.06 +15.53%
Structure Therapeutics Inc.GPCR · Correlation 0.39 1.45B 20.36 +0.05%
Summit Therapeutics Inc.SMMT · Correlation 0.38Odds 12.90B 16.17 +2.34%
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.RXRX · Correlation 0.36 2.42B 3.8800 +5.43%
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.RYTM · Correlation 0.35 7.67B 110.68 +28.04%
Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.MDGL · Correlation 0.35 9.30B 400.43 +1.04%
Incyte CorporationINCY · Correlation 0.34 25.04B 122.85 +4.47%

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Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc.MDGL 9.30B 400.43 +1.04%
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Summit Therapeutics Inc.SMMTOdds 12.90B 16.17 +2.34%
Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.RXRX 2.42B 3.8800 +5.43%
TG Therapeutics, Inc.TGTX 9.43B 61.63 +1.45%

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Eli Lilly40Novo Nordisk39Pfizer18Morgan Stanley17Viking Therapeutics, Inc15Oppenheimer14Astrazeneca13Johnson & Johnson11

People in the coverage

Viking40Foundayo34Lee Samaha32Junior Bakiny26Brian Lian19Wegovy19

Themes

Lly27Nvo24Usmf-Health-Care22Biotech18Obesity17Healthcare16Health13All News and Stock Ideas9

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