In the past week, VKTX stock has gone up by 0.51%, with a monthly decline of -16.93% and a quarterly plunge of -35.35%. The volatility ratio for the week is 7.06%, and the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 7.38% for Viking Therapeutics Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -2.02% for VKTX’s stock, with a 35.94% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Viking Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: VKTX) Right Now?
The 36-month beta value for VKTX is at 1.01. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 3 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for VKTX is 102.50M, and currently, shorts hold a 12.36% of that float. The average trading volume for VKTX on July 01, 2024 was 3.23M shares.
VKTX) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Viking Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ: VKTX) has surged by 4.41 when compared to previous closing price of 50.77, but the company has seen a 0.51% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. investorplace.com reported 2024-06-28 that With global obesity numbers bursting at the seams, some of the smartest biotech stocks to buy are those with weight loss drugs. Just look at Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY ).
Analysts’ Opinion of VKTX
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for VKTX stocks, with Morgan Stanley repeating the rating for VKTX by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for VKTX in the upcoming period, according to Morgan Stanley is $105 based on the research report published on June 27, 2024 of the current year 2024.
Raymond James, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see VKTX reach a price target of $116, previously predicting the price at $115. The rating they have provided for VKTX stocks is “Strong Buy” according to the report published on May 16th, 2024.
Oppenheimer gave a rating of “Outperform” to VKTX, setting the target price at $138 in the report published on March 26th of the current year.
VKTX Trading at -17.08% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought VKTX to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -46.68% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 7.38%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 7.06%, as shares sank -14.20% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading -20.25% lower at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, VKTX rose by +0.51%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +249.21% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $53.66. In addition, Viking Therapeutics Inc saw 184.85% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at VKTX starting from ZANTE GREG, who sale 66,756 shares at the price of $74.69 back on May 03 ’24. After this action, ZANTE GREG now owns 174,854 shares of Viking Therapeutics Inc, valued at $4,986,008 using the latest closing price.
Mancini Marianna, the Chief Operating Officer of Viking Therapeutics Inc, sale 281,425 shares at $78.66 during a trade that took place back on May 01 ’24, which means that Mancini Marianna is holding 348,508 shares at $22,136,474 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for VKTX
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- -262.3 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Viking Therapeutics Inc stands at -214.95. The total capital return value is set at -0.12. Equity return is now at value -17.55, with -16.76 for asset returns.
Based on Viking Therapeutics Inc (VKTX), the company’s capital structure generated 0.0 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -46.46. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is -1906.05.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is -100.53 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.7. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 12960.8. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 29.48.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Viking Therapeutics Inc (VKTX) has had a mixed performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others a “hold”. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
