The stock price’s performance over the year has been unpredictable, resulting in a mix of pessimistic and optimistic outlooks among investors. The index has shown a price gain of 170.88% this year. Over the last six months, there has been a weaker performance of 116.63%. The price of VKTX leaped by -3.28% during the last 30 days period. For the last 5-days stocks have improved 1.14%.
The market performance of Viking Therapeutics Inc has been somewhat stable. Over the past year, the company’s stock achieved a high of $99.41 on 02/28/24, with the lowest value for the same timeframe being $8.28, recorded on 10/26/23.
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52-week price history of VKTX Stock
The history of a stock’s 52-week high and low prices can provide important information about its current state and future potential. Viking Therapeutics Inc’s current trading price is -49.29% away from its 52-week high, while its distance from the 52-week low is 508.82%. The stock’s price range for this period has been between $8.28 and $99.41. The Healthcare sector company’s shares saw a trading volume of about 2.63 million for the day, which was lower than the average daily volume of 3.49 million over the last three months.
The Connection Between Financial Performance and Market Capitalization
Viking Therapeutics Inc (VKTX) has experienced a quarterly decline of -22.36% in its revenues when compared to the same period in the previous year. Presently, the company has a total market capitalization of 5.56B and boasts a workforce of 27 employees.
How Moving Averages and Trading Volume Data Work Together
Based on Barchart.com data, the company’s moving average over the 100-day period was 65.25, with a change in price of -26.64. Similarly, Viking Therapeutics Inc recorded 4,214,941 in trading volume during the last 100 days, posting a change of -34.57%.
VKTX’s Debt-to-Equity Ratio: A Comprehensive Review
A key metric for assessing a company’s financial well-being and market status is the debt-to-equity (D/E) ratio. This ratio is derived by dividing a company’s total liabilities by its shareholders’ equity, and it demonstrates the level of debt a company uses to support its assets relative to shareholder equity. At the time of writing, the total D/E ratio for VKTX stands at 0.00. Similarly, the long-term debt-to-equity ratio is also 0.00.
VKTX Stock Stochastic Average
As of today, the raw stochastic average of Viking Therapeutics Inc over the past 50 days is 12.73%. This is a decrease compared to the raw stochastic average of the last 20 days, which was recorded at 30.41%. Additionally, the Stochastic %K and %D values for the company were 36.14% and 35.78%, respectively, over the past 20 days.