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Ticker
VKTX

Price
34.09
Stock movement up
+0.71 (2.13%)
Company name
Viking Therapeutics Inc
Exchange
(NASDAQ
,
Currency
USD
)
Sector
Healthcare >
Biotechnology
Market cap
3.94B
Ent value
3.85B
Price/Sales
-
Price/Book
6.16
Div yield
-
Div growth
-
Growth years
-
FCF payout
-
Trailing P/E
-
Forward P/E
-
PEG
-
EPS growth
476.79%
1 year return (CAGR)
3.71%
3 year return (CAGR)
54.86%
5 year return (CAGR)
38.62%
10 year return (CAGR)
29.20%
Last updated: 2026-03-13

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DIVIDENDS

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VALUATION

Valuation Ratios

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Valuation Ratios data
Trailing P/E-
Price to OCF-
Price to FCF-
Price to EBITDA-
EV to EBITDA-

Valuation (Sales/Book Value)

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Valuation (Sales/Book Value) data
Price to Sales-
Price to Book6.16
EV to Sales-

FINANCIALS

Per share

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Per share data
Current share count115.55M
EPS (TTM)-3.15
FCF per share (TTM)-2.44

Income statement

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Income statement data
Revenue (TTM)0.00
Gross profit (TTM)-320.00K
Operating income (TTM)-393.34M
Net income (TTM)-359.64M
EPS (TTM)-3.15
EPS (1y forward)-4.57

Margins

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Margins data
Gross margin (TTM)-
Operating margin (TTM)-
Profit margin (TTM)-

Balance Sheet

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Balance Sheet data
Cash165.81M
Net receivables0.00
Total current assets715.60M
Goodwill0.00
Intangible assets0.00
Property, plant and equipment85.00K
Total assets715.73M
Accounts payable53.25M
Short/Current long term debt137.00K
Total current liabilities76.67M
Total liabilities76.67M
Shareholder's equity639.06M
Net tangible assets0.00

Cash flow

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Cash flow data
Operating cash flow (TTM)-278.69M
Capital expenditures (TTM)0.00
Free cash flow (TTM)-278.69M
Dividends paid (TTM)0.00

Financial returns

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Financial returns data
Return on Equity-56.28%
Return on Assets-50.25%
Return on Invested Capital-56.26%
Cash Return on Invested Capital-43.60%

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STOCK INFORMATION

Stock chart

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Stock price data
Open33.45
Daily high34.98
Daily low33.26
Daily Volume3.01M
All-time high94.50
1y analyst estimate92.72
Beta0.79
EPS (TTM)-3.15
Dividend per share0.00
Ex-div date-
Next earnings date29 Apr 2026

Downside potential

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Downside potential data
VKTXS&P500
Current price drop from All-time high-63.93%-0.89%
Highest price drop-90.41%-56.47%
Date of highest drop2 Aug 20179 Mar 2009
Avg drop from high-59.78%-10.84%
Avg time to new high82 days12 days
Max time to new high1151 days1805 days
COMPANY DETAILS
VKTX (Viking Therapeutics Inc) company logo
Marketcap
3.94B
Marketcap category
Mid-cap
Description
Viking Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. Its 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. The company 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, which is in Phase II clinical trials for metabolic disorders and anemia; VK2735, a novel dual agonist of the glucagon-like peptide 1, which is in Phase 1 SAD/MAD clinical trial, 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.
Employees
53
SEC filings
CEO
Brian Lian
Country
USA
City
San Diego
Stock type
Common stock
CCC status
-
Dividend Frequency
-
EVENTS AND PRESENTATIONS
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