Yahoo Finance Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Suffers a Larger Drop Than the General Market: Key Insights
Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) ended the recent trading session at $63.42, demonstrating a -1.93% swing from the preceding day's closing price. This change lagged the S&P 500's 0.88% loss on the day. At the same time, the Dow added 0.56%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 2.05%.
The company's stock has dropped by 8.39% in the past month, falling short of the Medical sector's loss of 6.4% and the S&P 500's loss of 2.57%.
The investment community will be paying close attention to the earnings performance of Viking Therapeutics, Inc. in its upcoming release. The company is slated to reveal its earnings on April 24, 2024. On that day, Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is projected to report earnings of -$0.27 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 8%.
Investors should also pay attention to any latest changes in analyst estimates for Viking Therapeutics, Inc. These revisions help to show the ever-changing nature of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the company's business outlook.
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The Zacks Rank system, spanning from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), boasts an impressive track record of outperformance, audited externally, with #1 ranked stocks yielding an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Over the past month, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has shifted 0.11% downward. Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is currently a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold).
The Medical - Biomedical and Genetics industry is part of the Medical sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 84, placing it within the top 34% of over 250 industries.
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