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Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX)

$68.16 5.76% $3.71 Healthcare

Viking Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. The company's lead drug candidate is VK2809, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the thyroid hormone receptor beta (TRß), which is in Phase IIb clinical trials to treat patients with biopsy-confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, as well as NAFLD. It also develops VK5211, an orally available non-steroidal selective androgen receptor modulator that is in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of patients recovering from non-elective hip fracture surgery; VK0612, an orally available Phase IIb-ready drug candidate for type 2 diabetes; and VK0214, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the TRß for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

Market cap

$7.55B

CEO

Dr. Brian Lian Ph.D.

Full time employees

16.00

Headquarters

San Diego, CA

IPO Date

Apr 29, 2015

Price-to-earnings (PE) Ratio

-73.29

Earnings-per-share (EPS)

$-0.93

Cash ratio (TTM)

2.77

Current ratio (TTM)

28.44

Net profit margin (TTM)

0.00%

PE ratio (TTM)

-14.32

PEG ratio (TTM)

-0.52

Price-to-book ratio (TTM)

3.08

Price-to-sales ratio (TTM)

0.00

Quick ratio (TTM)

28.07

Return on assets (TTM)

-20.68%

Return on equity (TTM)

-30.61%

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