Viking Therapeutics closed at $27.97 on Nov 4, up 7.21%, 33.6% below its 52-week closing high. Volume of 4.4M shares was 0.91× its 20-day average (close to normal).
Split-adjusted performance: -1.4% over one month, -13.4% over six months, -22.3% over one year.
Short interest was 25.5M shares at the Oct 15 settlement, down 1.5% from the prior report (22.8% of float, 4.4 days to cover).
Viking Therapeutics Inc is a healthcare service provider. The company specializes in the area of biopharmaceutical development focused on metabolic and endocrine disorders.
What is VKTX's market cap?
$3.57B, based on the Nov 4 close of $27.97.
Does Viking Therapeutics pay a dividend?
No regular cash dividend has been paid in the last year.
How much of VKTX is sold short?
25.5M shares, 22.8% of float, as of Oct 15, 2026.
What sector is VKTX in?
Healthcare, in the Pharmaceuticals industry.
About Viking Therapeutics
Viking Therapeutics Inc is a healthcare service provider. The company specializes in the area of biopharmaceutical development focused on metabolic and endocrine disorders. The company's clinical program pipeline consists of VK2809, VK5211, and VK0214 products. VK2809 and VK0214 are orally available, tissue and receptor-subtype-selective agonists of the thyroid hormone receptor beta. VK5211 is an orally available, non-steroidal selective androgen receptor modulator.
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