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Time to be "Overweight" Viking Therapeutics

04:00pm, Tuesday, 19'th Mar 2024
A rising obesity rate and the desire for a quick fix are driving the burgeoning weight loss industry. Stock Strategist Andrew Rocco explains why VKTX stands to benefit the most.
Viking Therapeutics is going to market with its first medicine for obesity. If that drug and its peers are widely adopted, many things may change.

Where Will Viking Therapeutics Be in 5 Years?

09:15am, Sunday, 17'th Mar 2024
Viking Therapeutics has a few promising metabolic disease programs. Its candidates for treating obesity are particularly lucrative.

Will Viking Therapeutics Get Acquired?

08:17am, Saturday, 16'th Mar 2024
Viking Therapeutics has a GLP-1 drug that could be a big player in the anti-obesity market. For big pharma, the stock could make for an attractive acquisition target.
Viking Therapeutics and Janux Therapeutics are flying high on the back of positive data readouts. However, there is a long road ahead and plenty of potential risks for both of these mid-cap biotechs.
Pfizer's pipeline already includes two obesity drugs. However, doubts about Pfizer's lead obesity program could make buying Viking a smart move.
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Viking is working on a weight-loss drug candidate that works in the same way as Eli Lilly's top-selling drug. The company released positive data recently, and the shares soared in the triple digits.
Viking Therapeutics recently unveiled positive clinical trial results for its anti-obesity medication. The treatment is in phase 2 trials, but its results suggest it could rival other weight loss drug
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Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) falls as VK2735's placebo-adjusted mean weight loss after 13 weeks of treatment in a phase II study appears similar to Novo Nordisk's amycretin in a phase I study.

Why Viking Therapeutics Stock Is Plunging Today

12:05pm, Thursday, 07'th Mar 2024
Viking Therapeutics stock fell after Novo Nordisk reported positive phase 1 results for experimental obesity drug amycretin. Amycretin achieved similar weight loss as Viking's VK2735 did in a phase 2
Investors are excited about the opportunity for Viking's experimental weight-loss drug VK2735. Viking doesn't compare favorably against Lilly and Novo Nordisk in most categories.
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