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Stocks Info
Viking Therapeutics Inc is listed on the NASDAQ as a member of the Healthcare sector and is a part of the Biotechnology industry. The current market capitalization of Viking Therapeutics Inc is $3.24B. A total of 5.22 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 4.80M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Rouan Sarah Kathryn bought 1,240 shares of VKTX for 24.15 per share on Mar 31 ’25. After the transaction, the Director now owns 1,240 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jan 06 ’25, Lian Brian sold 194,490 shares at 42.75 per share. VKTX shares that President & CEO owns now total 2,366,570.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Mancini Marianna disposed of 54,215 shares on Jan 06 ’25 at a per-share price of $42.75. This resulted in the Chief Operating Officer holding 374,134 shares of VKTX after the transaction. In another insider transaction, ZANTE GREG sold 50,309 shares at $42.75 per share on Jan 06 ’25. Company shares held by the Chief Financial Officer now total 165,259.
Though price targets are rarely accurate, they can exert some influence from time to time and were often accepted as valuable by the market. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, VKTX has a high of $81.86 and a low of $18.92.
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
A balance sheet is a report that shows the company’s assets and liabilities. In addition, it shows how much equity investors have invested in the company. Investors can determine the company’s prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on 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 $7.54, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $201.88M.
Analysts Opinion
It may be riskier to trade before market opening and after market closing than during regular market hours. Since issuers often announce critical financial information outside regular trading hours. Extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for particular securities due to lower liquidity and higher volatility. 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 4.78.
