Analysis updated on Nov. 9, 2026 (UTC) · Total · absolute moveSwitch to Alpha · Nasdaq
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Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is a mid-cap company with a market capitalization of $3.42B. It ranks number 60 by market capitalization among the 60 Pharmaceutical Preparations issuers in our coverage with a current forecast.
For VKTX, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is -1.0%, measured on 358 forecast dates between 2022-08-22 and 2026-08-11 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 16.0%, measured on 401 forecast dates between 2022-08-22 and 2026-10-09. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Expected absolute price move over the horizon, market included. This is the number a price target is built from. Ratings: strong buy ≥ +6.4%, buy ≥ +4.3%, sell < +2.2%, strong sell < +0.6% (top 15%, next 20%, middle 30%, next 20%, bottom 15% of the 2026-11-09 signals)
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90D Total forecasts of every company scored, cut into five relative ratings at the 15th, 35th, 65th and 85th percentiles (dashed lines).
Trailing twelve months. The industry median and the rank (1 = highest) are taken over the Pharmaceutical Preparations peers listed below that report each metric.
| Metric | VKTX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Market Cap | $3.42B | 60/60 |
| P/B Ratio | 5.81x | 28/43 |
| EPS | $-6.40 | – |
| Book Value/Share | $4.62 | – |
| Revenue/Share | $0.00 | – |
| Metric | VKTX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| ROE | -106.6% | 33/39 |
| ROA | -64.2% | 40/43 |
| ROIC | -76.9% | 42/45 |
| Metric | VKTX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Current Ratio | 7.27x | 14/58 |
| D/E Ratio | 0.66x | 30/48 |
| Financial Leverage | 1.66x | 29/48 |
| Interest Coverage | 86.9x | 3/34 |
| Working Capital | $839M | 33/58 |
| Metric | VKTX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Operating Cash Flow | -$463M | 54/59 |
| Metric | VKTX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Asset Turnover | 0.00x | 38/39 |
| Metric | VKTX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Total Revenue | $0.00M | 46/46 |
| Operating Income | -$649M | 49/51 |
| Net Income | -$627M | 42/47 |
| R&D Expense | $586M | 30/58 |
| Metric | VKTX | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Shares Outstanding | 128M | – |
| Total Current Assets | $973M | 99.5% of assets |
| Cash & Short-term Investments | $678M | 69.3% of assets |
| Total Liabilities | $389M | 39.7% of assets |
| Short-term Debt | $52M | 5.3% of assets |
Companies classified under the same SEC industry code as Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (Pharmaceutical Preparations): 60 common-stock issuers with a forecast this week, one row per issuer, largest first. This is a classification match, not a curated list of competitors.
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Sign up free| Company | 90-Day AI Forecast (Total) | Market Cap |
|---|---|---|
| VKTX Viking Therapeutics, Inc. | $3.42B | |
| LLY Eli Lilly & Co | $1.27T | |
| JNJ Johnson & Johnson | $664.95B | |
| ABBV Abbvie Inc. | $514.78B | |
| MRK Merck & Co., Inc. | $362.01B | |
| NVS Novartis Ag | $310.17B | |
| AZN Astrazeneca Plc | $288.97B | |
| ABT Abbott Laboratories | $191.15B | |
| NVO Novo Nordisk A S | $179.14B | |
| PFE Pfizer Inc | $167.51B | |
| VRTX Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc / Ma | $138.67B | |
| BMY Bristol Myers Squibb Co | $127.02B | |
| SNY Sanofi | $115.97B | |
| GSK Gsk Plc | $101.54B | |
| REGN Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $93.11B | |
| TAK Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd | $65.66B | |
| TEVA Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd | $49.65B | |
| ONC Beone Medicines Ltd. | $46.26B | |
| GMAB Genmab A/S | $34.50B | |
| ZTS Zoetis Inc. | $32.81B | |
| RPRX Royalty Pharma Plc | $28.82B | |
| ROIV Roivant Sciences Ltd. | $28.08B | |
| INSM Insmed Inc | $25.10B | |
| UTHR United Therapeutics Corp | $24.11B | |
| VTRS Viatris Inc | $22.87B | |
| ALNY Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $20.89B | |
| ASND Ascendis Pharma A/S | $16.86B | |
| JAZZ Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc | $15.24B | |
| BBIO Bridgebio Pharma, Inc. | $14.47B | |
| SMMT Summit Therapeutics Inc. | $13.03B | |
| ELAN Elanco Animal Health Inc | $12.86B | |
| RDY Dr Reddys Laboratories Ltd | $12.44B | |
| BMRN Biomarin Pharmaceutical Inc | $10.85B | |
| TGTX Tg Therapeutics, Inc. | $9.49B | |
| MDGL Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $9.23B | |
| SYRE Spyre Therapeutics, Inc. | $9.16B | |
| PTGX Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc | $8.54B | |
| ARWR Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $8.22B | |
| CORT Corcept Therapeutics Inc | $7.87B | |
| PRAX Praxis Precision Medicines, Inc. | $7.75B | |
| RYTM Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $7.73B | |
| ALKS Alkermes Plc. | $7.70B | |
| ABVX Abivax S.A. | $7.50B | |
| CYTK Cytokinetics Inc | $7.46B | |
| KNSA Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, Plc | $7.37B | |
| AXSM Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $6.93B | |
| ORKA Oruka Therapeutics, Inc. | $6.81B | |
| IONS Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc | $6.55B | |
| AMRX Amneal Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $6.43B | |
| LGND Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc | $6.12B | |
| MIRM Mirum Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $6.09B | |
| BLTE Belite Bio, Inc | $6.07B | |
| MANE Veradermics, Inc | $5.80B | |
| SUPN Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $5.56B | |
| COGT Cogent Biosciences, Inc. | $5.49B | |
| PTCT Ptc Therapeutics, Inc. | $5.47B | |
| ERAS Erasca, Inc. | $5.04B | |
| EWTX Edgewise Therapeutics, Inc. | $4.89B | |
| DNTH Dianthus Therapeutics, Inc. /De/ | $4.81B | |
| TVTX Travere Therapeutics, Inc. | $4.44B |
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Our AI scores Viking Therapeutics, Inc. every trading day against every stock it covers. Create a free account and follow it to see its rating and price target.
For VKTX, the Spearman rank correlation between our 90-day forecasts and the returns that followed is -1.0%, measured on 358 forecast dates between 2022-08-22 and 2026-08-11 on this stock's own recent history. A rank correlation runs from -100% to +100%: it measures whether higher forecasts were followed by higher returns, and a value near zero or below means the model has shown little skill on this stock. On the 30-day forecasts the same correlation is 16.0%, measured on 401 forecast dates between 2022-08-22 and 2026-10-09. Across our coverage, the out-of-sample test on 4629 stocks from 2025-01-06 to 2026-08-04 produced a positive net return in 92.9% of rebalance periods (factor-neutral book, net of estimated costs). Full backtest report
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. forecasts are refreshed on trading days as the daily model run completes. The forecast on this page was produced on Nov. 9, 2026.
60 issuers in our coverage, VKTX included, share the SEC industry code Pharmaceutical Preparations. The largest are: Eli Lilly & Co (LLY), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Abbvie Inc. (ABBV), Merck & Co., Inc. (MRK), Novartis Ag (NVS), Astrazeneca Plc (AZN).
This analysis is generated automatically using our proprietary AI systems and should not be considered personalized investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Always conduct your own research and consider consulting a financial advisor before making investment decisions.
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