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VKTX belongs to the Healthcare sector of the NASDAQ while operating in the Biotechnology industry. The current market capitalization of Viking Therapeutics Inc is $6.87B. A total of 2.18 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 3.54M shares.
In the most recent transaction, SINGLETON J MATTHEW sold 10,300 shares of VKTX for 69.50 per share on Sep 20 ’24. After the transaction, the Director now owns 9,500 company shares. In a previous transaction on Sep 20 ’24, Lian Brian sold 216,130 shares at 70.83 per share. VKTX shares that President & CEO owns now total 2,304,927.
Among the insiders who bought shares, Lian Brian acquired of 216,130 shares on Sep 20 ’24 at a per-share price of $18.41. In another insider transaction, SINGLETON J MATTHEW bought 10,300 shares at $69.50 per share on Sep 20 ’24.
While price targets are rarely accurate, they tend to exert some kind of influence from time to time and are often taken into account by investors. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VKTX has a high of $99.41 and a low of $8.28.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
An organization’s balance sheet depicts the assets and liabilities it has, as well as the amount of equity invested. Investors can measure a company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios using this information. VKTX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $202.10M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $29.00k in debt and $8.78M in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $8.31, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $201.88M.
Analysts Opinion
There is a slight risk associated with trading before and after the market open. Due to lower liquidity and higher volatility, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads on particular security due to the release of critical financial information after regular trading hours. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for VKTX is Buy with a score of 5.00.
