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Viking Therapeutics (VKTX)

(Delayed Data from NSDQ)

$34.03 USD

34.03
2,699,762

+0.05 (0.15%)

Updated Aug 5, 2025 04:00 PM ET

After-Market: $34.01 -0.02 (-0.06%) 7:58 PM ET

Zacks Rank:

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Zacks Rank Definition Annualized Return
1Strong Buy23.75%
2Buy17.82%
3Hold9.58%
4Sell5.28%
5Strong Sell2.61%
S&P50011.30%

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4-Sell of 5       4  

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The scores are based on the trading styles of Value, Growth, and Momentum. There's also a VGM Score ('V' for Value, 'G' for Growth and 'M' for Momentum), which combines the weighted average of the individual style scores into one score.

  • Value Score A
  • Growth Score A
  • Momentum Score A
  • VGM Score A

Within each Score, stocks are graded into five groups: A, B, C, D and F. As you might remember from your school days, an A, is better than a B; a B is better than a C; a C is better than a D; and a D is better than an F.

As an investor, you want to buy stocks with the highest probability of success. That means you want to buy stocks with a Zacks Rank #1 or #2, Strong Buy or Buy, which also has a Score of an A or a B in your personal trading style.

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D Value F Growth F Momentum F VGM

Industry Rank:

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An industry with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #1's and #2's will have a better average Zacks Rank than one with a larger percentage of Zacks Rank #4's and #5's.

The industry with the best average Zacks Rank would be considered the top industry (1 out of 265), which would place it in the top 1% of Zacks Ranked Industries. The industry with the worst average Zacks Rank (265 out of 265) would place in the bottom 1%.

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Bottom 42% (143 out of 246)

Industry: Medical - Biomedical and Genetics

Zacks News

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Ligand (LGND) Up 3% on Raised '23 View, Beats on Q1 Earnings

Ligand Pharmaceuticals (LGND) announces better-than-expected results in first-quarter 2023. Management raises 2023 financial outlook.

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Intercept (ICPT) Q1 Earnings Miss Estimates, Revenues Up Y/Y

Intercept (ICPT) reports wider-than-expected loss in the first quarter of 2023. Revenues rise year over year.

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Biotech Stock Roundup: VKTX, BMEA, ITCI Soar on Study Data, INCY Faces Setback

Pipelines updates from Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) and Intra-Cellular (ITCI) are the key highlights for the biotech sector.

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Viking (VKTX) Announces Clinical Data for Metabolic Disorders

Viking (VKTX) announces positive clinical data, evaluating VK2735 to treat metabolic disorders. It is also initiating an early-stage extension study on the same.

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Intercept (ICPT) Stock Down on FDA Committee Update on NDA

Intercept (ICPT) declines on news of a GIDAC meeting to discuss the NDA for the OCA for NASH in May.

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Heres Why Intercept (ICPT) Stock is Up 28.7% in 3 Months

Intercept (ICPT) gains 28.7% in the past 3 months on NDA's acceptance for NASH treatment and Ocaliva's performance.

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Intercept (ICPT) Q4 Earnings Beat, Ocaliva Sales Increase

Intercept (ICPT) posts a narrower loss in Q4 due to higher revenues.

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Chemomab (CMMB) Mid-Stage Study for NASH Meets Primary Goal

Chemomab's (CMMB) phase II study evaluating CM-101 in NASH patients met its primary endpoint of safety and tolerability.

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Madrigal (MDGL) Soars as Resmetirom Meets Goal in NASH Study

Madrigal's (MDGL) phase III MAESTRO-NASH study evaluating resmetirom for treating nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and liver fibrosis meets both primary endpoints. Stock rises.

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Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Moves to Buy: Rationale Behind the Upgrade

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) might move higher on growing optimism about its earnings prospects, which is reflected by its upgrade to a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).

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Intercept (ICPT) Q3 Earnings Miss, Sales Beat, View Raised

Intercept (ICPT) posts a wider loss in Q3 due to a loss on extinguishment of debt but beats on sales. Management increases annual sales guidance.

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Intercept (ICPT) Stock Gains 13% in 3 Months: Here's Why

Intercept (ICPT) gains 13% in the past three months on positive regulatory and pipeline updates.

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Akero Therapeutics (AKRO) Up on Positive Data from NASH Study

Akero Therapeutics (AKRO) reports positive top-line data from a mid-stage study evaluating its lead candidate, efruxifermin (EFX), in patients with NASH, fibrosis stage 2 or 3 (F2-F3). Stock up.

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    Intercept (ICPT) Earnings Miss, Sales Top Estimates in Q2 (Revised)

    Intercept (ICPT) posts a wider Q2 loss while sales beat estimates. The company reissues guidance.

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    Intercept (ICPT) Earnings and Sales Miss Estimates in Q2

    Intercept (ICPT) posts a wider Q2 loss and sales miss estimates. The company reissues guidance.

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    Intercept (ICPT) Announces Delay in Meeting With the FDA

    Intercept (ICPT) faces yet another setback as its resubmission for NDA for OCA for NASH gets delayed.

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    Pfizer (PFE) Gets Fast Track Designation for NASH Therapy

    Pfizer (PFE) obtains Fast Track designation for its investigational combination therapy - ervogastat and clesacostat for the treatment of NASH.

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    Intercept (ICPT) Outperforms Industry in 3 Months: What Lies Ahead?

    Intercept (ICPT) lead drug Ocaliva holds ground amid challenges. A positive readout from the NASH studies will be a good boost for the stock in the year ahead.

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    Intercept (ICPT) Q4 Earnings & Sales Beat, Ocaliva in Focus

    Intercept (ICPT) posts a narrower loss in the fourth quarter and sales beat estimates.

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    Viking (VKTX) Study on X-ALD Put on Clinical Hold by the FDA

    Viking (VKTX) phase Ib study on VK0214 in patients with X-ALD put on hold by the FDA.

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    uniQure (QURE) Falls on Data From Huntington's Disease Study

    uniQure (QURE) reports initial data on the first four patients enrolled in the lower-dose cohort of its ongoing phase I/II clinical trial of AMT-130 for treating Huntington's disease.

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    Calliditas' (CALT) Tarpeyo Wins FDA Approval for Renal Disease

    Calliditas (CALT) obtains accelerated approval for Tarpeyo to reduce proteinuria in IgA nephropathy in the United States.

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    Foghorn (FHTX) Surges on Oncology Collaboration With Lilly

    Foghorn (FHTX) soars following a collaboration with pharma giant Lilly for novel oncology targets.

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    Bristol-Myers (BMY) Up on Dividend Hike, Share Repurchase

    Bristol-Myers (BMY) increases its quarterly dividend and announces a share repurchase program. Consequently, the stock gains.

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    Intercept (ICPT) Down on Withdrawal of Application for NASH

    Intercept (ICPT) withdraws its application seeking approval for OCA for the treatment of liver fibrosis due to nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in the EU. Resultantly, the stock declines.