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Could Viking Therapeutics Stock Be a Millionaire Maker?

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0 0 02.04.24
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There aren't many hotter stocks on the market right now than Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX). Shares of the biopharmaceutical company have skyrocketed around 340% so far this year.

However, those impressive gains might be just a start for Viking. The company should have plenty of potential catalysts over the next few years. Could Viking Therapeutics stock be a millionaire-maker?

Investors' excitement about Viking Therapeutics reached a fever pitch on Feb. 27, 2024, when the company announced the results from a phase 2 clinical study evaluating VK2735 in patients with obesity. Viking reported its experimental drug helped patients achieve a placebo-adjusted mean weight loss of up to 13.1% after 13 weeks of treatment. This reflected faster weight loss than Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ei Lilly's Zepbound achieved in their clinical trials.

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Viking Therapeutics Inc Stock

€57.74
-1.170%
A loss of -1.170% shows a downward development for Viking Therapeutics Inc.

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