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Biotech Stocks Prepare For Action In 2025. Weight-Loss Drugs, AI And Trump 2.0 Are The Catalysts.

Biotech stocks are poised for an exciting 2025 as experts watch for new weight-loss drugs, AI's impact and Trump's second presidency.

Yahoo | January 9, 2025

Viking Therapeutics begins VK2735 Phase II trial for obesity treatment

Scheduled for 13 weeks, the trial will assess the therapy’s safety, tolerability, and efficacy in weight loss.

Yahoo | January 9, 2025

Viking Therapeutics Starts Mid-Stage Study on Oral Weight-Loss Drug

The initiation of the phase 2 study is based on early-stage data, which show that patients who received VKTX's obesity pill lost up to 8.2% in body weight after 28 days.

Yahoo | January 9, 2025

3 Mid-Cap Stocks That Could Take Off in 2025

Mid-cap stocks represent companies valued at between $2 billion and $10 billion. If they give investors a reason to be bullish on their growth prospects or show that they're on the right path, these types of investments can double in value and be 10-baggers in the long run. Iovance Biotherapeutics has a market cap of $2.3 billion.

Yahoo | January 9, 2025

Viking Therapeutics Announces Initiation of Phase 2 VENTURE-Oral Dosing Trial of VK2735 Tablet Formulation in Patients with Obesity

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. ("Viking") (NASDAQ: VKTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders, today announced the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical trial of the oral tablet formulation of VK2735, the company's dual agonist of the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptors. VK2375 is being developed in both oral and subcutaneous formulations for the potential

Yahoo | January 8, 2025

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) Stock Sinks As Market Gains: What You Should Know

In the latest trading session, Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) closed at $42.53, marking a -0.84% move from the previous day.

Yahoo | January 6, 2025

Viking Therapeutics to Present at 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. ("Viking") (NASDAQ: VKTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders, today announced that its chief executive officer, Brian Lian, Ph.D., will deliver a corporate presentation at the 43rd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. The conference will take place January 13-16, 2025, in San Francisco, California.

Yahoo | January 6, 2025

Why Viking Therapeutics Stock Plummeted by 24% in December

Viking Therapeutics (NASDAQ: VKTX) didn't exactly capture investors' hearts in the final month of 2024. In mid-December, Merck announced it had entered into a licensing deal with China-based biotech Hansoh Pharma for that company's investigational weight-loss drug. If developed successfully, the drug, labeled HS-10535, would surely pose a serious threat to Viking's No. 1 pipeline program, VK2735.

Yahoo | January 4, 2025

Is Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) a Buy as Wall Street Analysts Look Optimistic?

The average brokerage recommendation (ABR) for Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) is equivalent to a Buy. The overly optimistic recommendations of Wall Street analysts make the effectiveness of this highly sought-after metric questionable. So, is it worth buying the stock?

Yahoo | January 3, 2025

From Davids to Goliaths: the GLP-1RA gold rush

There are more than 300 GLP-1RAs in an active stage of development, from industry giants and potential market disrupters.

Yahoo | January 3, 2025


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