Since VKTX is devoid of marketed drugs, investors will focus on pipeline updates when it reports Q4 results next week.
There are several potential challengers to Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly's obesity drugs, and Jefferies analysts see one as particularly promising.
One of the hottest growth areas in the healthcare landscape these days is the obesity drug market because of a class of drugs that's proven to be both efficacious and safe in clinical studies and in the real world. You might be familiar with the top sellers, such as Eli Lilly's Zepbound or Novo Nordisk's Wegovy -- they've made headlines as demand for them soared.
In the closing of the recent trading day, Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) stood at $32.87, denoting a +0.67% change from the preceding trading day.
Viking's obesity-drug program is progressing well. Now management is thinking about manufacturing tie-ups.
The recommendations of Wall Street analysts are often relied on by investors when deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock. Media reports about these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts changing their ratings often affect a stock's price.
NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 10, 2025 / Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Viking Therapeutics, Inc. ("Viking" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:VKTX). Such investors are advised to contact Danielle Peyton at [email protected] or 646-581-9980, ext.
The initiation of the phase 2 study is based on early-stage data, which show that patients who received VKTX's obesity pill lost up to 8.2% in body weight after 28 days.
NEW YORK CITY, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 6, 2025 / Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Viking Therapeutics, Inc. ("Viking" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:VKTX). Such investors are advised to contact Danielle Peyton at [email protected] or 646-581-9980, ext.
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NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / January 5, 2025 / Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf of investors of Viking Therapeutics, Inc. ("Viking" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: VKTX). Such investors are advised to contact Danielle Peyton at [email protected] or 646-581-9980, ext.
Viking Therapeutics (VKTX 4.30%) didn't exactly capture investors' hearts in the final month of 2024. The biotech company's share price eroded by 24% in December, primarily on the back of a rival's aggressive move into a potentially very lucrative segment of the pharmaceutical market.