Obesity Drugs Have Multi-Billion-Dollar Market Potential, Says Oppenheimer — Here Are 2 Stocks to Take Advantage [Yahoo! Finance]
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This is true in every stock sector, but today we'll focus on biotech. The biotech firms have famously high product lead times, paired with equally high overhead expenses; it's a combination that would make them unlikely investments, except that when a drug is approved, it can turn into a blockbuster. Successful biotech investors will learn how to spot those blockbuster biotech opportunities before they hit. A new sector review by Oppenheimer's five-star analyst Jay Olson sees just such an opportunity in the market for obesity drugs. He notes that this field has multi-billion-dollar market potential, and writes, “We consider obesity the next wave for healthcare investors following on the heels of Immuno-Oncology (IO). Consensus sales for obesity drugs already approved and in development are expected to reach ~$67B. Meanwhile, obesity sales are expected to exceed IO in 2029 before reaching a similar peak in 2032. The obesity opportunity is driven by overwhelming demographics and fav
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- Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VKTX) had its price target raised by analysts at Raymond James from $116.00 to $118.00. They now have a "strong-buy" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
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- Inside JD Vance's Short-Lived Career as a Venture Capitalist [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
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- 7/24/24 - Beat
VKTX
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- 7/24/24 - Form 10-Q
- 7/24/24 - Form 8-K
- 6/4/24 - Form 8-K
- VKTX's page on the SEC website