Shares of Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: VKTX) traded at a new 52-week high today and are currently trading at $14.99. So far today, approximately 48.12M shares have been exchanged, as compared to an average 30-day volume of 2.64M shares.

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.

Mentions of Viking Therapeutics, Inc. on Twitter in the past 24 hours have totaled 1,123, as compared to 45 in the prior 24 hours (a change of 2,396%). On Stocktwits, posts totaled 716 for the same period, as compared to 25 in the prior 24 hours (a change of 2,764%).

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. share prices have moved between a 52-week high of $11.99 and a 52-week low of $2.02. The stock has moved -4.8% over the past week.

To learn more about Viking Therapeutics, Inc., visit the company’s website at https://www.vikingtherapeutics.com.

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