viking therapeutics inc. - VKTX

VKTX

Close Chg Chg %
32.75 0.16 0.49%

Open Market

32.91

+0.16 (0.49%)

Volume: 772.29K

Last Updated:

Apr 27, 2026, 1:19 PM EDT

Company Overview: viking therapeutics inc. - VKTX

VKTX Key Data

Open

$32.80

Day Range

32.60 - 33.59

52 Week Range

22.96 - 43.15

Market Cap

$3.80B

Shares Outstanding

115.89M

Public Float

112.64M

Beta

0.82

Rev. Per Employee

N/A

P/E Ratio

N/A

EPS

-$3.18

Yield

0.00%

Dividend

N/A

EX-DIVIDEND DATE

SHORT INTEREST

N/A

AVERAGE VOLUME

2.23M

 

VKTX Performance

1 Week
 
-6.96%
 
1 Month
 
0.71%
 
3 Months
 
12.78%
 
1 Year
 
31.05%
 
5 Years
 
412.52%
 

VKTX Analyst Ratings

  • Sell
  • Under
  • Hold
  • Over
  • Buy
Number of Ratings 19
Full Ratings ➔

About viking therapeutics inc. - VKTX

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, which engages in the development of therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. The company was founded by Brian Lian and Michael A. Dinerman on September 24, 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

VKTX At a Glance

Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
9920 Pacific Heights Boulevard
San Diego, California 92121
Phone 1-858-704-4660 Revenue 0.00
Industry Pharmaceuticals: Major Net Income -359,639,000.00
Sector Health Technology Employees 53
Fiscal Year-end 12 / 2026
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VKTX Valuation

P/E Current N/A
P/E Ratio (with extraordinary items) N/A
P/E Ratio (without extraordinary items) N/A
Price to Sales Ratio N/A
Price to Book Ratio 6.319
Price to Cash Flow Ratio N/A
Enterprise Value to EBITDA -8.292
Enterprise Value to Sales N/A
Total Debt to Enterprise Value 0.00

VKTX Efficiency

Revenue/Employee N/A
Income Per Employee -6,785,641.509
Receivables Turnover N/A
Total Asset Turnover N/A

VKTX Liquidity

Current Ratio 9.334
Quick Ratio 9.334
Cash Ratio 9.205

VKTX Profitability

Gross Margin N/A
Operating Margin N/A
Pretax Margin N/A
Net Margin N/A
Return on Assets -44.289
Return on Equity -47.341
Return on Total Capital -56.264
Return on Invested Capital -47.322

VKTX Capital Structure

Total Debt to Total Equity 0.021
Total Debt to Total Capital 0.021
Total Debt to Total Assets 0.019
Long-Term Debt to Equity N/A
Long-Term Debt to Total Capital N/A
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Annual Financials for Viking Therapeutics Inc. - VKTX

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All values USD millions. 2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
Sales/Revenue
- - - -
-
Sales Growth
- - - -
-
Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) incl D&A
291.00K 292.00K 346.00K 431.00K
COGS excluding D&A
- - - -
-
Depreciation & Amortization Expense
291.00K 292.00K 346.00K 431.00K
Depreciation
291.00K 292.00K 346.00K 431.00K
Amortization of Intangibles
- - - -
-
COGS Growth
-1.69% +0.34% +18.49% +24.57%
Gross Income
(291.00K) (292.00K) (346.00K) (431.00K)
Gross Income Growth
+1.69% -0.34% -18.49% -24.57%
Gross Profit Margin
- - - -
-
2022 2023 2024 2025 5-year trend
SG&A Expense
70.06M 100.53M 150.57M 392.91M
Research & Development
54.23M 63.81M 101.64M 344.95M
Other SG&A
15.83M 36.73M 48.93M 47.96M
SGA Growth
+26.50% +43.49% +49.77% +160.94%
Other Operating Expense
- - - -
-
Unusual Expense
- - - -
-
EBIT after Unusual Expense
(70.36M) (100.83M) (150.92M) (393.34M)
Non Operating Income/Expense
1.55M 15.02M 41.05M 33.76M
Non-Operating Interest Income
1.59M 15.02M 40.94M 33.70M
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Interest Expense
59.00K 88.00K 94.00K 56.00K
Interest Expense Growth
+227.78% +49.15% +6.82% -40.43%
Gross Interest Expense
59.00K 88.00K 94.00K 56.00K
Interest Capitalized
- - - -
-
Pretax Income
(68.87M) (85.89M) (109.96M) (359.64M)
Pretax Income Growth
-25.24% -24.73% -28.02% -227.05%
Pretax Margin
- - - -
-
Income Tax
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Current - Domestic
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Current - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Domestic
- - - -
-
Income Tax - Deferred - Foreign
- - - -
-
Income Tax Credits
- - - -
-
Equity in Earnings of Affiliates
- - - -
-
Other After Tax Income (Expense)
- - - -
-
Consolidated Net Income
(68.87M) (85.89M) (109.96M) (359.64M)
Minority Interest Expense
- - - -
-
Net Income
(68.87M) (85.89M) (109.96M) (359.64M)
Net Income Growth
-25.24% -24.73% -28.02% -227.05%
Net Margin Growth
- - - -
-
Extraordinaries & Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Discontinued Operations
- - - -
-
Net Income After Extraordinaries
(68.87M) (85.89M) (109.96M) (359.64M)
Preferred Dividends
- - - -
-
Net Income Available to Common
(68.87M) (85.89M) (109.96M) (359.64M)
EPS (Basic)
-0.8963 -0.9104 -1.0085 -3.192
EPS (Basic) Growth
-25.83% -1.57% -10.78% -216.51%
Basic Shares Outstanding
76.83M 94.35M 109.04M 112.67M
EPS (Diluted)
-0.8963 -0.9104 -1.0085 -3.192
EPS (Diluted) Growth
-25.83% -1.57% -10.78% -216.51%
Diluted Shares Outstanding
76.83M 94.35M 109.04M 112.67M
EBITDA
(70.06M) (100.53M) (150.57M) (392.91M)
EBITDA Growth
-26.50% -43.49% -49.77% -160.94%
EBITDA Margin
- - - -
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Snapshot

Average Recommendation BUY Average Target Price 92.944
Number of Ratings 19 Current Quarters Estimate -0.986
FY Report Date 06 / 2026 Current Year's Estimate -4.011
Last Quarter’s Earnings -0.86 Median PE on CY Estimate N/A
Year Ago Earnings -3.19 Next Fiscal Year Estimate -4.319
Median PE on Next FY Estimate N/A

Earnings Per Share

This Quarter Next Quarter This Fiscal Next Fiscal
# of Estimates 17 17 19 18
Mean Estimate -0.99 -1.03 -4.01 -4.32
High Estimates -0.64 -0.72 -2.75 -2.89
Low Estimate -1.45 -1.48 -5.85 -7.17
Coefficient of Variance -27.14 -26.26 -26.26 -26.38

Analysts Recommendations

Current 1 Month Ago 3 Months Ago
BUY 17 17 17
OVERWEIGHT 0 0 0
HOLD 2 2 1
UNDERWEIGHT 0 0 0
SELL 0 0 0
MEAN Buy Buy Buy

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