Set Your Alarm For 1:59 P.M. on January 31st Because THESE Stocks Set To Rocket Up
1:59 P.M. on January 31st. Set an alarm for that. Because you need to be prepared for an event that will send a certain group of stocks rocketing upward.
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 | 4,719,300,000 |
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 |
Earnings
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