Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) closed the most recent trading day at $27.05, moving -1.92% from the previous trading session. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.64% loss on the day. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 0.2%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.15%.
Coming into today, shares of the company had lost 15.32% in the past month. In that same time, the Medical sector gained 1.3%, while the S&P 500 gained 1.91%.
The upcoming earnings release of Viking Therapeutics, Inc. will be of great interest to investors. The company's upcoming EPS is projected at -$0.68, signifying a 209.09% drop compared to the same quarter of the previous year.
VKTX's full-year Zacks Consensus Estimates are calling for earnings of -$2.42 per share and revenue of $0 million. These results would represent year-over-year changes of -139.6% and 0%, respectively.
Investors might also notice recent changes to analyst estimates for Viking Therapeutics, Inc. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. As a result, we can interpret positive estimate revisions as a good sign for the business outlook.
Empirical research indicates that these revisions in estimates have a direct correlation with impending stock price performance. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.
The Zacks Rank system, running from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), holds an admirable track record of superior performance, independently audited, with #1 stocks contributing an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has remained unchanged. Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is currently a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
The Medical – Biomedical and Genetics industry is part of the Medical sector. This industry currently has a Zacks Industry Rank of 99, which puts it in the top 41% of all 250+ industries.
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