Is Viking Therapeutics Inc (VKTX) a Bad Choice in Biotechnology Thursday?

A rating of 84 puts Viking Therapeutics Inc (VKTX) near the top of the Biotechnology industry according to InvestorsObserver. Viking Therapeutics Inc's score of 84 means it scores higher than 84% of stocks in the industry. Viking Therapeutics Inc also received an overall rating of 65, putting it above 65% of all stocks. Biotechnology is ranked 48 out of the 148 industries.

VKTX has an Overall Score of 65. Find out what this means to you and get the rest of the rankings on VKTX!

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What do These Ratings Mean?

Finding the best stocks can be tricky. It isn’t easy to compare companies across industries. Even companies that have relatively similar businesses can be tricky to compare sometimes. InvestorsObserver’s tools allow a top-down approach that lets you pick a metric, find the top sector and industry and then find the top stocks in that sector. These scores are not only easy to understand, but it is easy to compare stocks to each other. You can find the best stock in an industry, or look for the sector that has the highest average score. The overall score is a combination of technical and fundamental factors that serves as a good starting point when analyzing a stock. Traders and investors with different goals may have different goals and will want to consider other factors than just the headline number before making any investment decisions.

What's Happening With Viking Therapeutics Inc Stock Today?

Viking Therapeutics Inc (VKTX) stock is higher by 4.4% while the S&P 500 is down -0.14% as of 12:09 PM on Thursday, Nov 30. VKTX is higher by $0.52 from the previous closing price of $11.83 on volume of 676,569 shares. Over the past year the S&P 500 has risen 11.38% while VKTX is higher by 204.94%. VKTX lost -$0.92 per share the over the last 12 months. Click Here to get the full Stock Report for Viking Therapeutics Inc stock.