Viking Therapeutics Q2 net loss widens, misses expectations

Reuters

Jul 24

<a href="https://laohu8.com/S/VKTX">Viking</a> <a href="https://laohu8.com/S/LENZ">Therapeutics</a> <a href="https://laohu8.com/S/QTWO">Q2</a> net loss widens, misses expectations

Overview

Viking Therapeutics Q2 net loss of $65.6 mln misses analyst expectations
EPS for Q2 misses estimates due to higher R&D and admin expenses
Company maintains strong cash position of $808 mln to support clinical trials

Outlook

Company expects top-line results from VENTURE-Oral study in 2H25
Viking plans IND submission for DACRA program in 4Q25
Amylin program IND filing expected in Q4 2025

Result Drivers

PHASE 3 TRIALS - Initiation of Phase 3 VANQUISH trials for VK2735 in obesity and type 2 diabetes
PHASE 2 ENROLLMENT - Completion of enrollment for Phase 2 VENTURE-Oral Dosing trial

Key Details

Metric	Beat/Miss	Actual	Consensus Estimate
Q2 EPS	Miss	-$0.58	-$0.45 (19 Analysts)
Q2 Net Income	Miss	-$65.56 mln	-$51.60 mln (16 Analysts)
Q2 Income from Operations	Miss	-$74.57 mln	-$59.10 mln (15 Analysts)
Q2 Operating Expenses		$74.57 mln

Analyst Coverage

The current average analyst rating on the shares is "buy" and the breakdown of recommendations is 17 "strong buy" or "buy", 2 "hold" and no "sell" or "strong sell"
The average consensus recommendation for the biotechnology & medical research peer group is "buy"
Wall Street's median 12-month price target for Viking Therapeutics Inc is $101.00, about 68.2% above its July 22 closing price of $32.10

Press Release: ID:nPn9SCNZpa

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