Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) 

Viking Therapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, focuses on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders. The company's lead drug candidate is VK2809, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the thyroid hormone receptor beta (TRß), which is in Phase IIb clinical trials to treat patients with biopsy-confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, as well as NAFLD. It also develops VK5211, an orally available non-steroidal selective androgen receptor modulator that is in Phase II clinical trials for the treatment of patients recovering from non-elective hip fracture surgery; VK0612, an orally available Phase IIb-ready drug candidate for type 2 diabetes; and VK0214, an orally available tissue and receptor-subtype selective agonist of the TRß for X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy. The company was incorporated in 2012 and is headquartered in San Diego, California.

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Over the last 12 months, insiders at Viking Therapeutics, Inc. have bought $0 and sold $40.3M worth of Viking Therapeutics, Inc. stock.

On average, over the past 5 years, insiders at Viking Therapeutics, Inc. have bought $224,995 and sold $21.4M worth of stock each year.

There was no buying activity among insiders over the last 12 months.

The last purchase of 90,000 shares for transaction amount of $222,390 was made by FOEHR MATTHEW W () on 2022‑05‑02.