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Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Stock

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Key stats

Market cap
$3.63B
Price / Earnings ratio
-5.8x
EPS (TTM)
-$5.41
Volume
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52-week high
$43.15
52-week low
$23.82

Source: third-party data provider, as of November 13, 2026

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Recent news

The Motley Fool

UBS Just Initiated Coverage of Viking Therapeutics With a Buy Rating and a $94 Target. Here's the Bull Case.

PositiveVKTXNovember 2, 2026
Zacks Investment Research

VKTX: Is a 2029 Launch for Its Obesity Drug Within Reach?

PositiveVKTXOctober 30, 2026
Zacks Investment Research

Brokers Suggest Investing in Viking Therapeutics (VKTX): Read This Before Placing a Bet

NeutralVKTXOctober 30, 2026
Zacks Investment Research

VKTX Q3 Earnings Miss Estimates Amid Rising Clinical Expenses

NegativeVKTXOctober 29, 2026

News tone: automated (AI) classification of the article's content, not a price prediction.

Technical indicators

RSI 14
52.64
MACD 12/26/9
-0.30
EMA 9 of MACD
-0.85
MACD histogram
0.55
SMA 50
$29.54
Price below SMA 50
EMA 50
$29.00
Price below EMA 50
SMA 200
$32.19
Price below SMA 200
EMA 200
$31.86
Price below EMA 200

Calculated by Gotrade from daily closing prices, as of November 11, 2026. Technical data, not a recommendation.

Analyst ratings

Analyst consensus: Buy

Based on 2 analyst ratings

Strong Sell0
Sell0
Hold0
Buy2
Strong Buy0

Third-party analyst opinion, not a recommendation from Gotrade.

Financials

Performance

Revenue
Net income
Net margin %
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
0000

Debt & Balance Sheet

Total assets
Total liabilities
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
1B719M360M0

Revenue to Profit

2025
$0.0
Revenue
$0.0
Cost of revenue
$0.0
Gross profit
$0.0
Operating expenses
$-359.6M
Net income

Earnings

EPS forecast
Actual EPS
$-0.89
Q4FY25
$-0.94
Q1FY26
$-0.97
Q2FY26
$-1.03
Q3FY26

The market is expecting earnings per share of -$1.03 for this quarter. The company has not yet shared when it is announcing earnings.

Source: third-party data provider

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