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Many healthcare companies are working hard now on developing the next big weight loss drug. Industry veteran Amgen has an exciting treatment that may not require frequent injections.
Viking Therapeutics Inc. NASDAQ: VKTX, a clinical-stage biotechnology company with a market cap approaching $7 billion, is turning heads in 2024. Year to date, the stock has surged an impressive 238%,
Moderna hopes to win approvals for 10 programs by 2027. Vertex Pharmaceuticals could have multiple new blockbuster drugs on the market over the next few years.
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) closed at $67.10 in the latest trading session, marking a +0.55% move from the prior day.
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Viking Therapeutics is inching closer to launching a weight loss product with multibillion-dollar potential. Sarepta Therapeutics continues to develop medicines for rare diseases whose sufferers have
Roche, a big pharmaceutical company, recently shared details from an early-stage trial with its oral anti-obesity candidate. Roche's oral anti-obesity candidate outperformed a similar candidate from V
Many investors and prognosticators think one investigational drug in particular has vast potential. If ultimately approved, VK2735 would surely be competitive in a highly popular segment.

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Karl-Hendrik Tittel / Getty Images There's also Altimmune (NASDAQ:ALT), whose pemvidutide treatment led to weight loss while preserving lean mass.
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These companies are innovators and either already have at least one commercialized product or are close to the finish line. One of these players has climbed this year, while the other two have decline
An analyst initiated coverage of the biotech. He's optimistic about its future, to put it mildly.
Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) shares rose more than 10% Wednesday after J.P. Morgan analysts initiated coverage of the company with an "overweight" rating and a price target of $80 per share, calling the
JPMorgan analyst Hardik Parikh initiated coverage on Viking Therapeutics Inc VKTX with an Overweight rating and a December 2025 price target of $80, which implies a potential 45% upside from its curre

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