The company
Viking Therapeutics, Inc.
VKTX · Nasdaq
VKTX stood above a rising 150-day average in 21 of the last 52 weekly readings, and has been out of that trend for the last 6 weeks. It is 24.0% below that average now. Biotechnology: 16% of its 561 stocks in an uptrend (−15 points in four weeks); Health Care: 26% (−10 points in four weeks).
Statistics
- Rotation
- Not moving yet
- Weeks in an uptrend
- out for 6
- Industry in uptrend
- 16% -15 in 4 wk
- Insider buys, 12 months
- $300K
- Insider sales, 12 months
- $40.6M
- Officials’ trades on record
- 0
- Institutions holding
- 405 (+17)
In the rotation
Each square a week: lit when it closed above a rising 150-day average. 21 of 52 weeks.
Biotechnology: Few of its stocks are in an uptrend and the share has fallen sharply over four weeks. Health Care: A minority of its stocks are in an uptrend and the share has fallen sharply over four weeks.
Money in and out
Open-market buys above the line and sales below, in dollars.
Congress and officials
No member of Congress or official has disclosed a trade in it.
Insiders
| Who | Did | Shares | Traded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marianna ManciniChief Operating Officer | sold | 18,217at $33.47 | 29 Jul 2026filed 29 Jul 2026 |
| Greg ZanteChief Financial Officer | sold | 21,217at $33.47 | 29 Jul 2026filed 29 Jul 2026 |
| Brian LianPresident & CEO | sold | 148,517at $33.32 | 29 Jul 2026filed 29 Jul 2026 |
| Neil William AubuchonChief Commercial Officer | bought | 4,475at $33.50 | 10 Mar 2026filed 10 Mar 2026 |
| Brian LianPresident & CEO | sold | 132,454at $32.29 | 5 Jan 2026filed 5 Jan 2026 |
| Brian LianPresident & CEO | sold | 53,279at $33.38 | 5 Jan 2026filed 5 Jan 2026 |
| Brian LianPresident & CEO | sold | 41,276at $34.22 | 5 Jan 2026filed 5 Jan 2026 |
| Brian LianPresident & CEO | sold | 6,400at $35.07 | 5 Jan 2026filed 5 Jan 2026 |
| Marianna ManciniChief Operating Officer | sold | 31,961at $32.29 | 5 Jan 2026filed 5 Jan 2026 |
| Marianna ManciniChief Operating Officer | sold | 13,600at $33.37 | 5 Jan 2026filed 5 Jan 2026 |
| Marianna ManciniChief Operating Officer | sold | 10,500at $34.22 | 5 Jan 2026filed 5 Jan 2026 |
| Marianna ManciniChief Operating Officer | sold | 1,600at $35.07 | 5 Jan 2026filed 5 Jan 2026 |
Lines filed since 2 January 2026, newest first; every insider’s older lines are on their own page.
Institutions
Quarter to 30 Jun 2026, against 31 Mar 2026; newest filing 31 Aug 2026.
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| FMR LLCadded · filed 13 Aug 2026 | 6,335,756$247.2M | +311,003+5.2% |
| BlackRock, Inc.reduced · filed 7 Aug 2026 | 6,189,649$241.5M | -690,641−10.0% |
| STATE STREET CORPadded · filed 7 Aug 2026 | 5,606,394$218.7M | +1,210,837+27.5% |
| VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCadded · filed 13 Aug 2026 | 5,053,663$197.1M | +41,161+0.8% |
| VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLCadded · filed 13 Aug 2026 | 4,484,263$174.9M | +19,965+0.4% |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LPreduced · filed 14 Aug 2026 | 3,937,414$153.6M | -494,728−11.2% |
| MORGAN STANLEYadded · filed 13 Aug 2026 | 3,486,040$136.0M | +472,112+15.7% |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INCadded · filed 14 Aug 2026 | 2,156,083$84.1M | +477,338+28.4% |
| GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCadded · filed 12 Aug 2026 | 2,097,981$81.9M | +15,914+0.8% |
| AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INCreduced · filed 12 Aug 2026 | 1,816,050$70.8M | -262,527−12.6% |
News
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Government contracts
No federal award is tied to it.
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Analyst forecasts
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