1 Stock Down 34% This Year to Buy and Hold [Yahoo! Finance]

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX)
Last viking therapeutics, inc. earnings: 4/30 04:05 pm
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However, the biotech has a duo of mid-stage candidates that look incredibly promising. Though it carries above-average risk, Viking has significant upside potential. 10 stocks we like better than Viking Therapeutics › Shares of Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) , a mid-cap biotech, are down by 34% this year. This poor performance may suggest that recent company-specific developments have rendered the stock less attractive or that it is being affected by broader market issues. The latter is true, at least to some extent, but Viking Therapeutics' thesis has not changed significantly this year. The drugmaker remains attractive compared to most of its similarly sized peers. Here is why. Viking Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotech. That means the company has no product on the market, generates no revenue, and is consistently unprofitable. Investors aren't too keen on buying shares of companies that fit this profile when broader equities are experiencing significant volatility
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- Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Outperforms Broader Market: What You Need to Know [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Viking Therapeutics to Report Financial Results for Second Quarter 2025 on July 23, 2025PR Newswire
- H.C. Wainwright Reiterates a Buy Rating on Viking Therapeutics (VKTX), Sets a $102 PT [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Rises Higher Than Market: Key Facts [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Viking Therapeutics: What's Next After GLP-1 Hype Dies Down And Competition Intensifies [Seeking Alpha]Seeking Alpha
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Earnings
- 4/23/25 - Miss
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Sec Filings
- 7/3/25 - Form 4
- 7/3/25 - Form 4
- 7/3/25 - Form 4
- VKTX's page on the SEC website