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Viking Therapeutics, Inc (VKTX)

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Health Care · As of 17 July 2026

Price chart — 52 weeks

VKTX · 37.08 (last weekly close) SMA 10w SMA 40w
17.502022.502527.503032.503537.504042.50AugSepOctNovDec2026FebMarAprMayJunJul100.0MWeek of Jul 21, 2025 · O 32.56 · H 35.22 · L 31.22 · C 34.42 · Vol 25.3MWeek of Jul 28, 2025 · O 35.15 · H 35.40 · L 31.80 · C 32.68 · Vol 18.1MWeek of Aug 4, 2025 · O 33.00 · H 38.29 · L 31.30 · C 37.89 · Vol 24.8MWeek of Aug 11, 2025 · O 38.75 · H 41.68 · L 37.30 · C 40.03 · Vol 24.6MWeek of Aug 18, 2025 · O 40.38 · H 42.23 · L 23.21 · C 26.00 · Vol 113.1MWeek of Aug 25, 2025 · O 25.83 · H 28.14 · L 24.77 · C 27.05 · Vol 33.0MWeek of Sep 1, 2025 · O 27.00 · H 28.26 · L 25.77 · C 26.98 · Vol 19.0MWeek of Sep 8, 2025 · O 26.72 · H 26.84 · L 24.80 · C 24.81 · Vol 24.6MWeek of Sep 15, 2025 · O 24.71 · H 26.43 · L 22.96 · C 25.40 · Vol 31.8MWeek of Sep 22, 2025 · O 25.35 · H 27.49 · L 24.52 · C 25.57 · Vol 26.1MWeek of Sep 29, 2025 · O 25.55 · H 29.85 · L 25.04 · C 29.72 · Vol 22.5MWeek of Oct 6, 2025 · O 30.55 · H 35.93 · L 30.50 · C 33.56 · Vol 32.2MWeek of Oct 13, 2025 · O 34.02 · H 36.80 · L 32.21 · C 33.54 · Vol 20.5MWeek of Oct 20, 2025 · O 34.55 · H 36.11 · L 30.85 · C 34.42 · Vol 23.5MWeek of Oct 27, 2025 · O 34.93 · H 39.57 · L 33.75 · C 38.08 · Vol 22.1MWeek of Nov 3, 2025 · O 38.11 · H 38.72 · L 34.15 · C 36.77 · Vol 24.0MWeek of Nov 10, 2025 · O 38.23 · H 43.15 · L 36.49 · C 39.11 · Vol 22.4MWeek of Nov 17, 2025 · O 38.07 · H 38.75 · L 32.90 · C 34.26 · Vol 18.5MWeek of Nov 24, 2025 · O 34.30 · H 36.83 · L 33.35 · C 36.81 · Vol 8.5MWeek of Dec 1, 2025 · O 36.27 · H 39.99 · L 33.81 · C 38.55 · Vol 15.2MWeek of Dec 8, 2025 · O 38.51 · H 39.08 · L 36.25 · C 37.08 · Vol 13.2MWeek of Dec 15, 2025 · O 36.77 · H 37.16 · L 33.89 · C 35.19 · Vol 11.3MWeek of Dec 22, 2025 · O 35.00 · H 37.83 · L 34.84 · C 37.18 · Vol 7.5MWeek of Dec 29, 2025 · O 36.74 · H 37.09 · L 34.67 · C 35.42 · Vol 8.0MWeek of Jan 5, 2026 · O 35.20 · H 35.21 · L 31.56 · C 31.99 · Vol 21.8MWeek of Jan 12, 2026 · O 32.33 · H 36.00 · L 29.54 · C 33.92 · Vol 22.7MWeek of Jan 19, 2026 · O 32.78 · H 34.99 · L 32.05 · C 32.22 · Vol 10.5MWeek of Jan 26, 2026 · O 31.93 · H 32.72 · L 28.95 · C 29.04 · Vol 12.4MWeek of Feb 2, 2026 · O 28.65 · H 30.80 · L 25.77 · C 28.44 · Vol 18.0MWeek of Feb 9, 2026 · O 28.69 · H 34.38 · L 27.17 · C 29.00 · Vol 20.3MWeek of Feb 16, 2026 · O 29.37 · H 31.22 · L 28.80 · C 31.03 · Vol 9.0MWeek of Feb 23, 2026 · O 32.60 · H 35.73 · L 31.62 · C 33.84 · Vol 14.0MWeek of Mar 2, 2026 · O 33.00 · H 33.96 · L 30.19 · C 32.98 · Vol 11.7MWeek of Mar 9, 2026 · O 32.87 · H 37.50 · L 32.51 · C 35.63 · Vol 13.1MWeek of Mar 16, 2026 · O 35.30 · H 36.63 · L 31.49 · C 32.33 · Vol 12.3MWeek of Mar 23, 2026 · O 32.34 · H 34.79 · L 31.71 · C 32.52 · Vol 11.3MWeek of Mar 30, 2026 · O 32.66 · H 35.19 · L 29.88 · C 34.80 · Vol 11.8MWeek of Apr 6, 2026 · O 34.50 · H 35.46 · L 32.60 · C 34.26 · Vol 9.5MWeek of Apr 13, 2026 · O 34.10 · H 36.79 · L 33.78 · C 35.20 · Vol 9.8MWeek of Apr 20, 2026 · O 35.13 · H 35.67 · L 31.82 · C 32.75 · Vol 11.3MWeek of Apr 27, 2026 · O 32.80 · H 33.86 · L 28.82 · C 30.00 · Vol 15.8MWeek of May 4, 2026 · O 30.23 · H 32.43 · L 29.65 · C 31.33 · Vol 10.5MWeek of May 11, 2026 · O 31.28 · H 32.67 · L 30.18 · C 30.27 · Vol 8.8MWeek of May 18, 2026 · O 30.28 · H 30.92 · L 28.16 · C 30.89 · Vol 10.0MWeek of May 25, 2026 · O 30.92 · H 33.16 · L 30.04 · C 32.74 · Vol 7.4MWeek of Jun 1, 2026 · O 32.06 · H 32.35 · L 28.04 · C 28.45 · Vol 10.2MWeek of Jun 8, 2026 · O 28.75 · H 30.10 · L 27.16 · C 28.75 · Vol 10.9MWeek of Jun 15, 2026 · O 29.14 · H 31.60 · L 29.00 · C 30.38 · Vol 7.8MWeek of Jun 22, 2026 · O 30.52 · H 39.45 · L 30.52 · C 38.04 · Vol 23.2MWeek of Jun 29, 2026 · O 38.04 · H 41.40 · L 36.69 · C 37.44 · Vol 11.6MWeek of Jul 6, 2026 · O 37.10 · H 42.79 · L 37.10 · C 38.86 · Vol 13.7MWeek of Jul 13, 2026 · O 38.01 · H 38.70 · L 35.29 · C 37.08 · Vol 8.0M37.08
Weekly candles over the last 52 weeks, split-adjusted, with 10- and 40-week moving averages; trading volume along the bottom. As of Jul 13, 2026.

OakBag could not build a reliable fair-value estimate for Viking Therapeutics, Inc (VKTX) — none of its valuation methods cleared the model's safety checks (typically a company running an operating loss, where a discount can't be trusted). At a recent price of $37.08 the traffic light is set so it looks expensive or risky, benchmarked against other Health Care names. This is a model output for research, not a price target or a recommendation.

Fair value vs. price

Current price
$37.08
Estimated fair value
Margin of safety

How the fair value is built

How is this computed?

Why not green?

  • The company is running an operating loss, so the screen will not flag a money-losing business as a buy.
  • Only one valuation method applies to this business — too thin to flag as a buy on its own.

Knock-out safety checks passed

  • Bankruptcy risk (Altman Z″)
  • Negative equity
  • Excessive leverage
  • Illiquid
  • Penny / micro-cap
  • Stale fundamentals
Piotroski F-score
1 / 9
Altman Z-score
3.88
Beneish M-score
-5.69

Quality & factor profile

Value -0.98
Quality -1.23
Profitability -1.06
Momentum -0.71
Growth +0.00
Low volatility -1.47

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Frequently asked questions

Is Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) undervalued?

OakBag could not build a reliable fair-value estimate for Viking Therapeutics, Inc — none of its valuation methods cleared the model's safety checks, which usually happens for a company running an operating loss. At a recent price of $37.08 the model looks expensive or risky. This is a model output, not investment advice.

What is margin of safety?

Margin of safety is how far below the estimated fair value the price sits: (fair value − price) ÷ fair value. It cannot be shown here because no reliable fair-value estimate could be built for this stock.

Does a green verdict mean I should buy VKTX?

No. OakBag is an educational and research tool, not investment advice. The traffic light is an automated model output based on third-party data that may be delayed or inaccurate. Always do your own research.

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