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Invest in Viking Therapeutics, Inc. on Stash

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company.

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Ticker: VKTX

Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

$38.57

+11.31%

(1W)

$

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VKTX Performance Breakdown

Share Price

$38.57

Today's change

8.92%

Year to date change (YTD)

-6.2%

Dividend yield

0.0

Last dividend paid

N/A

Last dividend pay date

N/A

About VKTX

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company. The Company focuses on the development of therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. The Company's clinical program, VK5211, is an orally available drug candidate, which is in Phase II clinical trial for acute rehabilitation following non-elective hip fracture surgery. VK5211 is a non-steroidal selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM). Its second program is focused on the development of orally available small molecule thyroid hormone receptor beta agonists. Its two molecules are VK2809 and VK0214. VK2809 is an orally available, tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the thyroid beta receptor that is entering Phase II development for the treatment of patients with hypercholesterolemia and fatty liver disease. It is developing VK0214 for the treatment of X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD). It has a pipeline with approximately three additional programs targeting metabolic diseases and anemia.

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Stock Ticker

VKTX

For more information

https://www.vikingtherapeutics.com

The historical performance data for individual securities quoted on this website represents past performance reported as an average annual return for a given time horizon. Historical performance over the last 5 years, for example, is simply what the average return per year (compound annual growth rate) was for the investment over the past 5 years. Historical performance data are provided “as is” and solely for information purposes, is not advice or for trading purposes, does not reflect an investment strategy, may be subject to pricing delays, should not be used for tax reporting, may not reflect actual performance, and are gross of Stash fees. Market data provided by Thomson Reuters (Refinitiv). ©2024 Thomson Reuters. Stash cannot and does not represent or guarantee that any of the information available via Refinitiv is accurate, reliable, current, complete or appropriate for your needs. This material does not contain sufficient information to support an investment decision and it should not be relied upon by you in evaluating the merits of investing in any securities or products. In addition, users should make an independent assessment of the legal, regulatory, tax, credit and accounting implications and determine performance and yield are not a reliable indicator of current and future results.

Invest in Viking Therapeutics, Inc. on Stash

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company.

To buy fractional shares of Viking Therapeutics, Inc. stock, you'll need to sign up for Stash and open a personal portfolio.

Disclaimer: Any investment you’ve selected here, which may be available to Stash customers on the Stash platform, is intended to be used for informational purposes only, should not be relied upon as the sole basis for making any investment decision, and is not intended to be a recommendation or advice by Stash that is based on your investment time horizon and/or risk tolerance. This information should not be relied upon by the reader as research or investment advice regarding any issuer or security in particular. Investors who become Stash customers are offered investment advice and recommendations through various digital features such as Diversification Score Analysis based on what they tell us about their time horizon and risk tolerance. Investing Involves Risk.

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