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Viking Therapeutics Inc has a consensus price target of $81.94 based on the ratings of 17 analysts. The high is $138 issued by Oppenheimer on September 25, 2024. The low is $12 issued by SVB Leerink on April 28, 2022. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by HC Wainwright & Co., HC Wainwright & Co., and Piper Sandler on December 20, 2024, December 18, 2024, and December 2, 2024, respectively. With an average price target of $92.67 between HC Wainwright & Co., HC Wainwright & Co., and Piper Sandler, there's an implied 116.26% upside for Viking Therapeutics Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) was reported by HC Wainwright & Co. on December 20, 2024. The analyst firm set a price target for $102.00 expecting VKTX to rise to within 12 months (a possible 138.04% upside). 39 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ:VKTX) was provided by HC Wainwright & Co., and Viking Therapeutics reiterated their buy rating.
The last upgrade for Viking Therapeutics Inc happened on May 16, 2024 when Raymond James raised their price target to $116. Raymond James previously had an outperform for Viking Therapeutics Inc.
There is no last downgrade for Viking Therapeutics.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Viking Therapeutics, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Viking Therapeutics was filed on December 20, 2024 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around December 20, 2025.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) rating was a reiterated with a price target of $102.00 to $102.00. The current price Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) is trading at is $42.85, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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