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Below is a table of the VKTX shares outstanding history going back to 4/29/2015:
Also see: VKTX Market Cap History VKTX YTD Return |
As of 4/15/2026 Viking Therapeutics has 116.11 million VKTX shares outstanding. Investors often track the VKTX shares outstanding history to compare shareholder return trends against the change in share count over time.
This page shows VKTX share count trends over time, with 47 historical shares outstanding datapoints presented, dating back to 4/29/2015.

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Below is a table of the VKTX shares outstanding history going back to 4/29/2015:
Also see: VKTX Market Cap History VKTX YTD Return |
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VKTX Historical Shares Outstanding: +26.70% CAGR
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| About Viking Therapeutics Inc |
| Viking Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that is focused on the development of therapies for treatment of metabolic and endocrine disorders. Co.'s clinical programs include VK2809, an orally available, small molecule selective thyroid hormone receptor beta agonist for the treatment of lipid and metabolic disorders, which is being evaluated in a Phase II b study for the treatment of biopsy-confirmed non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and fibrosis. We show 47 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of VKTX's shares outstanding history. Understanding the changing numbers of VKTX shares outstanding — and comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like VKTX versus peers — is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies. Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history. With this page we aim to empower investors researching VKTX by allowing them to research VKTX shares outstanding history as well as any other stock in our coverage universe. |
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