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VKTX · Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

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$32.22 -0.48 (-1.47%) At close · Sep 10
Market Cap
$3.81B
Shares
116.65M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$32.70 Open$33.36 Day$32.59–34.60 52W close$23.09–42.13 Avg vol 30d1.8M Short int22.2M · 19.0% float · 12.4d Short vol55% Last earningsJul 29, 2026 DataJan 2020–Sep 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 29

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 28, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 7 wks
filed Jul 29, 2026

Metrics snapshot

Useful current figures from the complete screener profile.

Revenue (TTM)
$0
Trailing 12 months
Net income (TTM)
−$534.80M
Trailing 12 months
Revenue growth YoY
Year over year
Operating margin
Trailing 12 months
P / E (TTM)
Trailing earnings
FCF yield
TTM · current market cap
Return on invested capital
Trailing 12 months
Net cash
$125.75M
Latest balance sheet
Dividend yield
Trailing 12 months
Shares change YoY
+3.7%
Year over year · more shares
Price change (1Y)
+29.4%
Trailing year
Short interest
19.0%
Latest settlement · 12.4 days to cover
View all 115 metrics

Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical Neutral Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very High
Market backdrop VIX 17.8 · elevated Equity put/call 0.60
Technical
price trend
Neutral
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −2%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −7%
below
RSI (14) 44
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 50%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return −3%
trailing
6-month return −3%
trailing
YTD return −7%
this year
Relative strength −18%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Bullish
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $35 › 200d $33 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+5% holders QoQ · +74 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$6.3M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
19.02% of float · ▼ -0.4% MoM · 12.4 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
441 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 69
elevated · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very High
Volatility 60%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −36%
past year
ATR 4.7%
of price · 14-day

Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

Guidance & track record

Latest guidance · from the Earnings Call filed Jul 28, 2021
OpEx guidance · back half of the year 50% – 70%
Prior guidance period ended · from the Earnings Call filed Apr 28, 2021
Operating expenses · 2021 50% – 70%

Guidance from company 8-Ks · delivered figures from as-reported statements · no analyst estimates involved.

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
1 · 4 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−2% Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
−7% Bearish
RSI (14)
44 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
50% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Bullish · 3 of 6
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $35 › 200d $33 — 50d above 200d
Institutional flow Accumulating
+5% holders QoQ · +74 funds added
Insider flow Distributing
Net -$6.3M over 90 days · 100% sells
Short interest Falling
19.02% of float · ▼ -0.4% MoM · 12.4 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
441 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $23 Now $33 · 50% Range high $42
vs 200-day avg -2% vs 50-day avg -7%

Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

Key metrics

Earlier KPI extraction records exist, but do not meet the current evidence-completeness requirements. No current verified series is available. Earlier figures remain withheld until revalidated; this is not evidence that the company reports no KPIs.

Versus peers

Biotechnology — same industry group
Open screener →
Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
VKTX
Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
this stock
$3.81B -7.0% 19.0%
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc / Ma
$132.08B +14.9% +46.2% 30.4 1.8%
REGN
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$83.15B +4.6% +20.8% 20.0 2.5%
ARGX
Argenx SE
$62.33B +17.0% 2.0%
CSLLY
Csl Ltd
$58.10B 0.0%

Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

At a glance

key data from every section
Ownership
Institutional Holders Accumulating
Holders
441
% held
73.9%
Net QoQ
+4.7M sh
Top holder
FMR LLC
Held Float
View
Held by Funds
Fund positions
281
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Falling
Shares short
22.2M
Days to cover
12.4d
Change
-98.9K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
55%
As of
Sep 10, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
3.9K
Value
$127.8K
As of
Aug 14, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
48.0%
Week of
Aug 3, 2026
Off-exch Lit
View
Smart Money
Insider Trades Net selling
Net (90d)
-$6.3M
Buyers / Sellers
0 / 3
Buyers Sellers
View
Financials
Financials
Revenue (FY)
$0
Net income (FY)
$-359.6M
EPS diluted
$-3.19
View
Buybacks
Authorized
shares 633.8K
Remaining
shares 366.2K
Spent Remaining
View
Filings
SEC Filings
Latest
8-K
Filed
Jul 29, 2026
This year
8
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$4.9M
Shares
148.5K
Filed
Jul 29, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Jul 29, 2026
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
VKTX -2.9% -3.3% -2.5% -0.2% -7.1%
SPY +0.1% -1.1% +15.3% -0.6% +11.8%
vs SPY -3.0% -2.2% -17.8% +0.4% -18.9%

Capital returns

Buyback program · as of May 31, 2015
Authorized
shares 633,810
Spent (derived)
shares 267,620
Remaining
shares 366,190
Spent Remaining

Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

Key facts CIK 1607678 CUSIP 92686J106 13F (30d) 211 filings 210 filers Visit website Investor relations