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Shares Stats
| Shares Outstanding | 112,330,000 |
| Shares Float | 109,090,000 |
| Shares Short | 26,680,000 |
| Insider Holdings | 215% |
| Institution Holdings | 68.39% |
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 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 | 48 |
Highlights
| Analyst Target | 93.93 |
| Market Cap | 2,928,100,000 |
| PEG Ratio | -0.03 |
Financials
| Curr Year EPS Estimate | -2.34 |
| Next Quarter EPS Estimate | -0.48 |
| Return on Assets | -0.15 |
| Return on Equity | -0.20 |
| Earnings Per Share | -1.54 |
Valuation
| Price/Book (Most Recent Quarter) | 3.26 |
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