AlphaQuest LLC cut its holdings in Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VKTX) by 24.8% in the undefined quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 8,840 shares of the biotechnology company's stock after selling 2,913 shares during the quarter. AlphaQuest LLC's holdings in Viking Therapeutics were worth $234,000
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Viking Therapeutics Inc. NASDAQ: VKTX stock is soaring after the company delivered its third-quarter earnings report. The clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company is not profitable and is not generating revenue.
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VKTX ) Q3 2025 Earnings Call October 22, 2025 4:30 PM EDT Company Participants Brian Lian - President, CEO & Director Gregory Zante - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Stephanie Diaz - Vida Strategic Partners, Inc. Steven Seedhouse - Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Research Division Joon Lee - Truist Securities, Inc., Research Division Ryan Deschner - Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Research Division Annabel Samimy - Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated, Research Division Hardik Parikh - JPMorgan Chase & Co, Research Division Jay Olson - Oppenheimer & Co. Inc., Research Division Mayank Mamtani - B. Riley Securities, Inc., Research Division Rohit Bhasin - Morgan Stanley, Research Division Yale Jen - Laidlaw & Company (UK) Ltd.
In the closing of the recent trading day, Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) stood at $33.54, denoting a -3.44% move from the preceding trading day.
VKTX is likely to have headed into Q3 earnings with no product revenue, pipeline updates in focus and widening loss forecasts testing investor patience.
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) closed at $33.05 in the latest trading session, marking a -2.54% move from the prior day.
Viking Therapeutics offers a de-risked, asymmetric investment opportunity in the GLP-1 weight-loss drug market, trading below its risk-adjusted potential. VKTX's injectable and oral VK2735 both met Phase 2 endpoints, with discontinuation issues in the oral form likely fixable through slower titration and different dosing. Strong cash reserves, committed manufacturing partner, and a diversified pipeline (including VK2809 for MASH) position VKTX for long-term value creation or strategic or financial buyout/going private.
In the closing of the recent trading day, Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) stood at $27.88, denoting a +1.86% move from the preceding trading day.
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) reached $24.09 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -2.92% change compared to its last close.
When deciding whether to buy, sell, or hold a stock, investors often rely on analyst recommendations. Media reports about rating changes by these brokerage-firm-employed (or sell-side) analysts often influence a stock's price, but are they really important?
VKTX stock slumps after mixed obesity pill study results raise safety concerns and highlight fierce market competition.