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Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX)

NASDAQ • Healthcare

$24.4
-$1.42 (-5.5%)
Market open

Last close at October 23, 2026 at 20:00 UTC

Open$25.54
Previous Close$24.4
Day Range$24.36 - $25.74
Avg. Volume (3M)5.8M
Market Cap$3.1B
52 Week Range
$24.36$43.15
Next EarningsIn 3 daysOct 28, 2026

Metrics Over Time

Fundamentals & Financials

Revenue (TTM)
$0
Net Income (TTM)
-$534.7M
EPS (TTM)
-$4.66
ROA (TTM)
-102.47%
Current Ratio
4.72

TTM is calculated as the sum of the four most recently completed quarters. This is a standard approach when monthly or real-time data is not available.

Earnings

-55.1%Q1 2026-$1.38
-35.6%Q2 2026-$1.37
+10.6%Q3 2026-$1.1
Next

Oct 28

in 3 daysQ4 2026

% — EPS deviation from the forecast (beat / miss); quarters without a forecast show the reported EPS

Latest report — Q3 2026
Beat +10.6%

Viking Therapeutics topped EPS consensus on preliminary second fiscal quarter of 2026 results reported July 29, with EPS of -$1.10 against a -$1.23 estimate, +10.6%. Based on preliminary results, operating income was negative about $132.6 million, while net income was negative about $128.0 million, down 95.3% from negative about $65.6 million a year ago; EPS also was down 89.7% from -$0.58 a year ago. Operating cash flow was negative about $125.2 million, and consensus for the next period calls for EPS of -$1.07.

Next report — what to expect

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) reports next on October 28, 2026. Wall Street is looking for consensus EPS of -$1.068. Traders may focus on any update that could shift expectations versus that baseline, especially given VKTX has beaten EPS in 2 of 8 most recent quarters.

View full earnings history

About Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is a Nasdaq-listed healthcare company in biotechnology focused on clinical-stage drug development for metabolic and endocrine disorders. Trading on NASDAQ as VKTX, it advances a pipeline of investigational therapies rather than marketed products, with programs aimed at liver disease, diabetes, post-surgical recovery, and X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy.

Name
Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
CEO
Brian Lian
Industry
Healthcare
Year Founded
2012
Employees
65

Today's Snapshot

AI-generated

VKTX closed 5.5% below yesterday's close, in line with a weaker sector. At the close, VKTX was within 0.2% of its 52-week low of 24.36. Viking Therapeutics will release its financial report after the market closes on October 28.

Trading Volume

Below 10d avg (4.8M)

4.6M

vs S&P 500 Today

Strong Underperformance

-5.02%

Updated: October 23, 2026 at 20:21 UTC

Technical Indicators

1 Buy1 Neutral6 Sell
VKTX trades notably below its long-term moving averages and classic pivot, reflecting a broadly negative price structure while momentum indicators tilt bearish. RSI is in lower territory and MACD is negative, indicating downside momentum, while the ADX is low and suggests the downtrend lacks strong directional conviction. Volatility is elevated by recent ATR readings, and on-balance volume is deeply negative, showing distribution rather than accumulation. Short-moving averages sit under medium and 200-day averages, reinforcing the technical weakness. Technical takeaway: Sell.
All signals
  • EMA (5 indicators)$26.34 - $32.67
    Sell
  • RSI (14)36.03
    Neutral
  • Stochastic %K (14, 3, 3)13.72
    Buy
  • MACD Level (12, 26)-1.93
    Sell

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