Viking Therapeutics, Inc. Stock News

Viking Therapeutics (VKTX 3.06%) and Novavax (NVAX -3.55%) were two of the big winners in the biotech industry last year. Both companies saw their shares rise significantly; the former had exciting clinical progress, while the latter signed a lucrative deal with a biotech giant that had Wall Street cheering.

Investors looking for growth in recent times have piled into stocks in artificial intelligence and quantum computing. But these aren't the only areas that offer the potential for explosive revenue growth and stock performance.

The GLP-1 industry is currently an oligopoly ruled by two pharmaceutical giants, Novo Nordisk A/S NYSE: NVO, maker of semaglutide under the Ozempic and Wegovy name brands, and Eli Lilly & Co. NYSE: LLY, maker of tirzepatide and dual GLP-1/GIP agonist treatment sold under Mounjaro and Zepbound name brands. As compounding facilities cease making compounded versions of their drugs, which are no lo...

Viking Therapeutics (VKTX -3.01%) soared into the spotlight about a year ago when it delivered promising data on a drug candidate that aims to compete in an area of very high demand: weight loss. The stock surged more than 120% in one trading session after Viking spoke about VK2735, a candidate that works in the same way as big pharma Eli Lilly's blockbuster drugs Mounjaro and Zepbound.

Viking Therapeutics: Development Of VK2735 Continues, Buyout Or Not

Few big pharma stocks have been bigger winners over the last three years than Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. Lilly now ranks as the largest drugmaker in the world, with a market cap of $844 billion, after its shares skyrocketed more than 270%.

Weight-loss drugs have been popular over the past couple of years, and Hims & Hers Health Inc  (NYSE:HIMS), Novo Nordisk A/S ( NYSE:NVO) , and Viking Therapeutics Inc  (NASDAQ:VKTX) are among the most recognized names in the industry.

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