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Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Stock Verdict & Ratings | Investment Bastion

Stock Verdict·Updated 1d ago

Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

VKTXMarket cap $3.33BPrice $28.5

Country🇺🇸United States

SectorHealthcare

IndustryBiotechnology

Develops drugs for obesity and metabolic disease, with its lead candidate showing weight loss results that rival Ozempic in early trials. Wall Street's betting big on this small biotech becoming the next breakout name in the GLP-1 gold rush.

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52W Return-15%Global Market +16%?

01Key Ratings

How does this stock score across Bastion factors?

Growth

Historical Revenue

Rev CAGR (3y)na–

Revenue Forecast

Rev CAGR (1y)na–

Rev CAGR (3y)na–

Rev CAGR (5y)na–

Earnings Forecast

EPS Growth Y+1Loss1

EPS Growth Y+2Loss1

EPS Growth Y+3Loss1

Quality

Margins

EBIT Marginna–

Net Income Marginna–

Free Cash Flow Marginna–

Debt

Net Debt/EBITDA0.96

Efficiency

ROE-89%1

ROA-79%1

Earnings Stabilityna–

GEAR+VERY WEAK1

Overall rating across all five factors

Value

Price Multiples

P/E Ratio (Forward)na–

P/E Ratio (Forward 3y)na–

P/BV8.22

EV Multiples

EV/EBITDA Fwdna–

EV/EBIT Fwdna–

Yield

Free Cash Flow Yieldna–

Dividend Yieldna–

Momentum

Short term

1 month return-15%1

3 month return-29%1

YTD return-19%2

Mid term

Price vs 52wHigh66%3

1 year return-12%3

Long term

3 year return+143%8

5 year return+374%10

Risk Shield

Price Risk

Beta1.04

Volatility66%2

Free Cash Flow

Free Cash Flow Marginna–

Free Cash Flow Yieldna–

Quality

ROCE-93%1

Earnings Stabilityna–

Net Debt/EBITDA0.96

02Growth

Is it actually growing, and how fast?

Revenue$B

Actual

Est

GROWTH RATING↗

VERY WEAK1 / 100

REVENUE GROWTH▾SCORE

Revenue, last 3Y, CAGRna–

Revenue, next 1Yna–

Revenue, next 3Y, CAGRna–

Revenue, next 5Y, CAGRna–

EARNINGS FORECAST▾SCORE

EPS growth, FY28ELoss1

EPS growth, FY+2Loss1

EPS growth, FY+3Loss1

GROWTH ASSESSMENT

STRENGTHS

None flagged.

WATCH

Revenue held flat over the last 3 years and is set to keep growing around 0%/yr.

WEAKNESSES

Growth is the weak spot here, trailing 99% of companies worldwide.

The company is loss-making, so its revenue growth is not backed by profit yet.

BOTTOM LINE

Stalled Business

Growth is a weak point here. The one thing to watch: the company is not profitable yet.

03Price Momentum

Is the market behind it right now?

MOMENTUM RATING↗

WEAK25 / 100

SHORT-TERM RETURNS▾SCORE

1-month return-15%1

3-month return-29%1

YTD return-19%2

MID & LONG-TERM▾SCORE

% of 52-week high66%3

1-year return-12%3

3-year return+143%8

5-year return+374%10

MOMENTUM ASSESSMENT

STRENGTHS

Magnificent long-term results. Long-term holders have seen +143% over three years and +374% over five, ahead of 80% of the market.

WATCH

None flagged.

WEAKNESSES

It's down 12% over the past year, now 34% below its 52-week high. That is lagging the market.

The stock is underperforming over the past month (-15%), over three months (-29%) and so far this year (-19%).

BOTTOM LINE

Outperformer in a Drawdown

A proven multi-year compounder now in a meaningful pullback well below its 52-week high. This is the classic fork: either a buy-the-dip in an intact uptrend, or the early stage of a trend change. Wait for the short-term slide to stabilise before adding. The one thing to watch: the one-year trend is weak.

04Value

Are you paying a fair price for it?

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02Growth

Is it actually growing, and how fast?

Revenue$B

Actual

Est

GROWTH RATING↗

VERY WEAK1 / 100

REVENUE GROWTH▾SCORE

Revenue, last 3Y, CAGRna–

Revenue, next 1Yna–

Revenue, next 3Y, CAGRna–

Revenue, next 5Y, CAGRna–

EARNINGS FORECAST▾SCORE

EPS growth, FY28ELoss1

EPS growth, FY+2Loss1

EPS growth, FY+3Loss1

GROWTH ASSESSMENT

STRENGTHS

None flagged.

WATCH

Revenue held flat over the last 3 years and is set to keep growing around 0%/yr.

WEAKNESSES

Growth is the weak spot here, trailing 99% of companies worldwide.

The company is loss-making, so its revenue growth is not backed by profit yet.

BOTTOM LINE

Stalled Business

Growth is a weak point here. The one thing to watch: the company is not profitable yet.

03Price Momentum

Is the market behind it right now?

MOMENTUM RATING↗

WEAK25 / 100

SHORT-TERM RETURNS▾SCORE

1-month return-15%1

3-month return-29%1

YTD return-19%2

MID & LONG-TERM▾SCORE

% of 52-week high66%3

1-year return-12%3

3-year return+143%8

5-year return+374%10

MOMENTUM ASSESSMENT

STRENGTHS

Magnificent long-term results. Long-term holders have seen +143% over three years and +374% over five, ahead of 80% of the market.

WATCH

None flagged.

WEAKNESSES

It's down 12% over the past year, now 34% below its 52-week high. That is lagging the market.

The stock is underperforming over the past month (-15%), over three months (-29%) and so far this year (-19%).

BOTTOM LINE

Outperformer in a Drawdown

04Value

Are you paying a fair price for it?

Stop guessing on Viking Therapeutics, Inc.. Get the full investment case.

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