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NASDAQ: VKTX
Viking Therapeutics Inc Stock

$68.86+3.79 (+5.82%)
Updated Apr 25, 2024
VKTX Price
$68.86
Fair Value Price
$0.58
Market Cap
$7.59B
52 Week Low
$8.28
52 Week High
$99.41
P/E
-74.04x
P/B
8.13x
P/S
N/A
PEG
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Revenue
$0.00
Earnings
-$93.72M
Gross Margin
N/A
Operating Margin
N/A
Profit Margin
N/A
Debt to Equity
0.04
Operating Cash Flow
-$55M
Beta
1.09
Next Earnings
N/A
Ex-Dividend
N/A
Next Dividend
N/A

VKTX Overview

Viking Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. The company's lead drug candidate is VK2809, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the thyroid hormone receptor beta (TRß), which is in Phase IIb clinical trials to treat patients with biopsy-confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, as well as NAFLD. It also develops VK5211, an orally available non-steroidal selective androgen receptor modulator that is in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of patients recovering from non-elective hip fracture surgery; VK0612, an orally available Phase IIb-ready drug candidate for type 2 diabetes; and VK0214, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the TRß for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Zen Score

Industry Average (23)
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VKTX ($68.86) is overvalued by 11,874.22% relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $0.58 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling
Below Fair Value Valuation
VKTX ($68.86) is not significantly undervalued (11,874.22%) relative to our estimate of its Fair Value price of $0.58 based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) modelling, when including a healthy margin of safety
Significantly Below Fair Value Valuation
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Below Benjamin Graham Formula Value Valuation
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Valuation

VKTX fair value

Fair Value of VKTX stock based on Discounted Cash Flow (DCF)
Price
$68.86
Fair Value
$0.58
Overvalued by
11,874.22%
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VKTX price to earnings (PE)

For valuing profitable companies with steady earnings
Company
-74.04x
Industry
15.41x
Market
40.97x

VKTX price to book (PB)

For valuing companies that are loss-making or have lots of physical asset
Company
8.13x
Industry
5.8x
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P/B vs Industry Valuation

VKTX's financial health

Profit margin

Revenue
$0.0
Net Income
-$27.4M
Profit Margin
0%
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Interest Coverage Financials

Assets to liabilities

Assets
$967.5M
Liabilities
$33.6M
Debt to equity
0.04
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Short-term Liabilities Financials
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Long-term Liabilities Financials
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Shrinking Debt Financials
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Healthy Debt to Equity Financials

Cash flow

Operating
-$6.1M
Investing
-$459.8M
Financing
$606.0M
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Debt Coverage Financials

VKTX vs Biotech Stocks

TickerMarket Cap1d %P/EP/B
VKTX$7.59B+5.82%-74.04x8.13x
CERE$7.64B+0.41%-15.76x11.34x
ASND$7.90B-4.37%-14.89x-50.44x
EXEL$7.13B-0.76%36.20x3.15x
LEGN$8.08B-1.66%-15.11x6.46x

Viking Therapeutics Stock FAQ

What is Viking Therapeutics's quote symbol?

(NASDAQ: VKTX) Viking Therapeutics trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol VKTX. Viking Therapeutics stock quotes can also be displayed as NASDAQ: VKTX.

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What is the 52 week high and low for Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX)?

(NASDAQ: VKTX) Viking Therapeutics's 52-week high was $99.41, and its 52-week low was $8.28. It is currently -30.73% from its 52-week high and 731.64% from its 52-week low.

How much is Viking Therapeutics stock worth today?

(NASDAQ: VKTX) Viking Therapeutics currently has 110,268,210 outstanding shares. With Viking Therapeutics stock trading at $68.86 per share, the total value of Viking Therapeutics stock (market capitalization) is $7.59B.

Viking Therapeutics stock was originally listed at a price of $8.96 in Apr 29, 2015. If you had invested in Viking Therapeutics stock at $8.96, your return over the last 8 years would have been 668.53%, for an annualized return of 29.03% (not including any dividends or dividend reinvestments).

How much is Viking Therapeutics's stock price per share?

(NASDAQ: VKTX) Viking Therapeutics stock price per share is $68.86 today (as of Apr 25, 2024).

What is Viking Therapeutics's Market Cap?

(NASDAQ: VKTX) Viking Therapeutics's market cap is $7.59B, as of Apr 26, 2024.

Market cap (market capitalization) is the total market value of a publicly traded company's outstanding shares.

Viking Therapeutics's market cap is calculated by multiplying VKTX's current stock price of $68.86 by VKTX's total outstanding shares of 110,268,210.
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