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As of close of business last night, Viking Therapeutics Inc’s stock clocked out at $24.99, down -2.61% from its previous closing price of $25.66. In other words, the price has decreased by -$2.61 from its previous closing price. On the day, 3.95 million shares were traded.
Ratios:
To gain a deeper understanding of VKTX’s stock, we examine its different ratios. For the most recent quarter (mrq), Quick Ratio is recorded 44.25 and its Current Ratio is at 44.25. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.00 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.00.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Goldman on April 08, 2025, initiated with a Neutral rating and assigned the stock a target price of $30.
On February 13, 2025, Scotiabank started tracking the stock assigning a Sector Outperform rating and target price of $102.
On February 07, 2025, Citigroup started tracking the stock assigning a Neutral rating and target price of $38.Citigroup initiated its Neutral rating on February 07, 2025, with a $38 target price.
Insider Transactions:
Investing in insider trades can also provide an investor with insight into how management views future stock prices. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 31 ’25 when Rouan Sarah Kathryn bought 1,240 shares for $24.15 per share. The transaction valued at 29,943 led to the insider holds 1,240 shares of the business.
Lian Brian sold 194,490 shares of VKTX for $8,313,601 on Jan 06 ’25. The President & CEO now owns 2,366,570 shares after completing the transaction at $42.75 per share. On Jan 06 ’25, another insider, Mancini Marianna, who serves as the Chief Operating Officer of the company, sold 54,215 shares for $42.75 each. As a result, the insider received 2,317,599 and left with 374,134 shares of the company.
Stock Price History:
Over the past 52 weeks, VKTX has reached a high of $81.86, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $18.92. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is -7.16%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be -46.90%.
Shares Statistics:
A total of 112.29M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 108.97M. Insiders hold about 2.95% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 73.29% stake in the company.
