Buffett, Bloomberg, & 48 Congress Members Are Buying 1 Sector
Why are Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, "The Walmart Family", Bill Gates, and 48 members of Congress shifting their stocks in a frenzy? And why are they all piling into ONE unique corner of the market... The last time we saw the world's wealthiest investors move their cash into this corner of the market, Stocks exploded 2,020%, 5,609% Even as high as 8,437% in just ONE year. Now, it's all happening again.
Shares Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 111,430,000 |
| Shares Float | 108,050,000 |
| Shares Short | 18,070,000 |
| Insider Holdings | 596% |
| Institution Holdings | 75.44% |
About Viking Therapeutics Inc
Viking Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. The company's lead drug candidate is VK2809, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the thyroid hormone receptor beta (TRß), which is in Phase IIb clinical trials to treat patients with biopsy-confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, as well as NAFLD. It also develops VK5211, an orally available non-steroidal selective androgen receptor modulator that is in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of patients recovering from non-elective hip fracture surgery; VK0612, an orally available Phase IIb-ready drug candidate for type 2 diabetes; VK2735, a novel dual agonist of the glucagon-like peptide, which is in Phase 1 SAD/MAD clinical trial, and VK0214, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the TRß for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.
General
| Name | Viking Therapeutics Inc |
| Ticker | VKTX |
| Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Sector | Healthcare |
| Industry | Biotechnology |
| Currency | USD |
| Country | USA |
| Fiscal Year End | December |
| Full Time Employees | 30 |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 112.14 |
| Market Cap | 4,794,400,000 |
| PEG Ratio | -0.03 |
Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | -0.95 |
| Next Quarter EPS Estimate | -0.28 |
| Return on Assets | -0.13 |
| Return on Equity | -0.16 |
| Earnings Per Share | -0.94 |
Valuation
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 5.17 |
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