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VKTX · Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

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$32.30 -0.30 (-0.92%)
Market Cap
$4.15B
Shares
116.65M
Volume · Sep 30 7M Avg daily vol (3M) 3.77M

Price & Indicators

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20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$32.60 Open$31.86 Day$31.20–33.29 52W close$26.28–42.13 Avg vol 30d5.7M Short int22.6M · 19.4% float · 12.3d Short vol39% Last earningsJul 29, 2026 DataJan 2020–Sep 2026 Filing10-Q · Jul 29

Up next

Next earnings call
Oct 28, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 4 wks
filed Jul 29, 2026
call held 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)
+23.2%
Trailing year
Short interest
19.4%
Latest settlement · 12.3 days to cover
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Equibles Rating

blended score · not investment advice
Overall
Sell
SellHoldBuy
Technical Buy Momentum Very Weak Sentiment Neutral Fundamentals Limited Quant / Vol Very High
Market backdrop VIX 16.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.53
Technical
price trend
Buy
50 / 200-day cross No cross
Price vs 200-day avg −2%
below
Price vs 50-day avg −3%
below
RSI (14) 48
neutral
MACD trend Positive
52-week position 40%
mid-range
Momentum
relative strength
Very Weak
1-month return −3%
trailing
6-month return −7%
trailing
YTD return −7%
this year
Relative strength −19%
vs S&P · 6-mo
Sentiment
smart money
Neutral
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $34 › 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 Rising
19.36% of float · ▲ +1.8% MoM · 12.3 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
442 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Squeeze score 78
high risk · 0–100
Fundamentals
Limited
Not enough data for a confident read.
Quant / Vol
risk profile
Very High
Volatility 69%
annualized · 1-yr
Max drawdown −36%
past year
ATR 8.4%
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%

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

Technicals

trend & momentum for long-term holders Buy
0 · 5 · 1
50 / 200-day cross
No cross Neutral
Price vs 200-day avg
−2% Neutral
Price vs 50-day avg
−3% Neutral
RSI (14)
48 Neutral
MACD trend
Positive Bullish
52-week position
40% Neutral
Market signals — smart money & positioning
Mixed
Trend (MA cross) No cross
50d $34 › 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 Rising
19.36% of float · ▲ +1.8% MoM · 12.3 days cover
Volume signal Normal
Volume near normal
Institution breadth Multi-yr high
442 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
Price context
position in its 52-week range
Range low $26 Now $33 · 40% Range high $42
vs 200-day avg -2% vs 50-day avg -3%

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
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Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
VKTX
Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
this stock
$4.15B -7.3% — — 19.4%
VRTX
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc / Ma
$133.37B +15.3% +46.2% 30.7 1.9%
REGN
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$81.13B -1.8% +20.8% 19.5 2.5%
MRNA
Moderna, Inc.
$79.40B +553.0% +4.3% — 8.2%
CSLLY
Csl Ltd
$61.25B — — — 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
442
% held
73.9%
Net QoQ
+4.8M sh
Top holder
FMR LLC
Held Float
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Held by Funds
Fund positions
279
View
Short & Settlement
Short Interest Rising
Shares short
22.6M
Days to cover
12.3d
Change
+397.2K sh
View
Short Volume
Short vol %
39%
As of
Sep 30, 2026
Short Total
View
Fails to Deliver
FTD shares
778
Value
$25.0K
As of
Sep 11, 2026
View
Off-Exchange
Off-exchange %
52.8%
Week of
Aug 24, 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
Sep 28, 2026
This year
10
View
Proposed Sales
Value
$609.6K
Shares
18.2K
Filed
Jul 29, 2026
View
Earnings & Events
Earnings Calls
Last call
Jul 29, 2026
View

Performance

5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
VKTX -21.7% -3.2% -6.7% -0.6% -7.3%
SPY -0.7% +0.1% +12.2% -0.6% +11.8%
vs SPY -21.1% -3.3% -18.9% +0.0% -19.2%

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) 15 filings 11 filers Visit website Investor relations