Viking Therapeutics Stock Price History
NASDAQ: VKTXHealth CareBiotechnology: Pharmaceutical PreparationsUSD
28.51+0.78 (+2.81%)
At close: Oct 9, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
VKTX price history at a glance
The price history for Viking Therapeutics (VKTX) on this page begins on April 27, 2015, when the stock closed at $9.10; it most recently closed at $28.51 on October 5, 2026. The highest price in this record is $99.41, reached on February 26, 2024; the latest close is 71.3% below that peak. Across the 10 complete calendar years in the table, VKTX finished higher in 5 and lower in 5. Its best year was 2017 (+241.2%) and its worst was 2016 (-65.1%).
Over roughly 11 years the share price changed +213.3%, a 10.5% compound annual price return (excluding dividends). In the last 12 months alone, VKTX has lost 18.5%. Prices are split-adjusted closing prices; daily open, high, low, close and volume for the past year are listed below.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
Key price levels
- High since 2015
- $99.41
- Date of high
- Feb 26, 2024
- Low since 2015
- $0.88
- Date of low
- Jul 31, 2017
- 52-week high
- $43.15
- 52-week low
- $25.77
- IPO year
- 2015
- Last close
- $28.51
VKTX returns
1 week
-4.78%
1 month
-12.81%
3 months
-26.63%
6 months
-16.78%
Year to date
-18.96%
1 year
-18.50%
3 years
+160.37%
5 years
+374.38%
VKTX price return, excluding dividends.
VKTX annual returns
| Year | Year-end close | Return |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 28.51 | -19.51% |
| 2025 | 35.42 | -17.42% |
| 2024 | 42.89 | +130.47% |
| 2023 | 18.61 | +97.98% |
| 2022 | 9.40 | +104.35% |
| 2021 | 4.60 | -18.29% |
| 2020 | 5.63 | -27.54% |
| 2019 | 7.77 | -5.82% |
| 2018 | 8.25 | +103.20% |
| 2017 | 4.06 | +241.18% |
| 2016 | 1.19 | -65.10% |
| 2015* | 3.41 | -62.53% |
* Partial year: the record begins after the start of 2015; return measured from the first available close.
2026 return is year to date.
VKTX daily prices (past year)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27.85 | 28.86 | 27.58 | 28.51 | +2.81% | |
| 28.48 | 28.49 | 27.05 | 27.73 | -2.84% | |
| 28.35 | 29.06 | 28.12 | 28.54 | +0.56% | |
| 29.49 | 29.72 | 28.17 | 28.38 | -3.07% | |
| 30.14 | 30.18 | 28.71 | 29.28 | -2.20% | |
| 30.85 | 31.09 | 29.90 | 29.94 | -1.87% | |
| 31.92 | 32.48 | 30.43 | 30.51 | -6.41% | |
| 31.86 | 33.29 | 31.20 | 32.60 | +2.48% | |
| 33.11 | 33.65 | 31.42 | 31.81 | -3.69% | |
| 35.00 | 35.19 | 32.91 | 33.03 | -7.11% | |
| 37.80 | 39.05 | 35.10 | 35.56 | -3.24% | |
| 36.03 | 37.22 | 35.11 | 36.75 | -11.76% | |
| 41.76 | 43.10 | 37.71 | 41.65 | +1.96% | |
| 37.00 | 41.73 | 36.34 | 40.85 | +35.67% | |
| 29.57 | 30.70 | 28.41 | 30.11 | +3.86% | |
| 29.57 | 29.68 | 28.40 | 28.99 | -1.26% | |
| 30.24 | 30.54 | 29.26 | 29.36 | -0.54% | |
| 30.02 | 30.77 | 28.80 | 29.52 | -1.44% | |
| 31.21 | 31.25 | 29.70 | 29.95 | -5.01% | |
| 31.70 | 32.43 | 31.39 | 31.53 | -1.41% | |
| 32.26 | 33.05 | 31.70 | 31.98 | -0.47% | |
| 32.50 | 32.65 | 31.87 | 32.13 | -1.74% | |
| 33.36 | 34.60 | 32.59 | 32.70 | -2.91% | |
| 34.63 | 34.81 | 33.53 | 33.68 | -3.41% | |
| 33.75 | 34.95 | 33.56 | 34.87 | +2.62% | |
| 34.00 | 34.45 | 33.68 | 33.98 | +1.43% | |
| 33.67 | 34.75 | 32.77 | 33.50 | -0.50% | |
| 32.61 | 33.71 | 32.38 | 33.67 | +2.72% | |
| 31.77 | 32.98 | 31.70 | 32.78 | +1.93% | |
| 33.75 | 33.86 | 31.98 | 32.16 | -5.02% | |
| 34.33 | 34.39 | 33.15 | 33.86 | -1.51% | |
| 34.09 | 34.75 | 33.80 | 34.38 | +0.61% | |
| 33.67 | 34.99 | 33.43 | 34.17 | +2.83% | |
| 33.75 | 33.77 | 32.61 | 33.23 | -1.95% | |
| 34.79 | 34.98 | 33.47 | 33.89 | -1.37% | |
| 35.79 | 35.79 | 33.96 | 34.36 | -4.50% | |
| 34.10 | 36.26 | 33.83 | 35.98 | +7.82% | |
| 33.42 | 33.94 | 33.00 | 33.37 | -0.77% | |
| 33.13 | 33.83 | 32.76 | 33.63 | +1.33% | |
| 32.56 | 33.28 | 32.34 | 33.19 | +0.76% | |
| 33.86 | 33.97 | 32.53 | 32.94 | -3.17% | |
| 34.07 | 34.74 | 33.50 | 34.02 | +0.65% | |
| 34.71 | 34.85 | 33.62 | 33.80 | -1.86% | |
| 33.93 | 34.70 | 33.80 | 34.44 | +0.53% | |
| 33.82 | 34.33 | 33.21 | 34.26 | +2.88% | |
| 33.50 | 34.20 | 33.10 | 33.30 | -0.63% | |
| 33.19 | 34.08 | 32.96 | 33.51 | +1.73% | |
| 32.95 | 33.62 | 32.58 | 32.94 | +1.01% | |
| 31.68 | 32.73 | 31.28 | 32.61 | +2.74% | |
| 33.40 | 33.75 | 31.48 | 31.74 | -4.14% | |
| 33.52 | 33.61 | 30.80 | 33.11 | -0.96% | |
| 33.86 | 34.01 | 32.84 | 33.43 | -1.27% | |
| 34.67 | 34.81 | 32.72 | 33.86 | -2.90% | |
| 35.41 | 36.12 | 34.64 | 34.87 | +0.23% | |
| 35.54 | 35.77 | 34.39 | 34.79 | -1.70% | |
| 36.65 | 36.81 | 35.36 | 35.39 | -5.15% | |
| 37.67 | 38.16 | 37.05 | 37.31 | -1.69% | |
| 36.29 | 38.08 | 36.02 | 37.95 | +4.32% | |
| 37.19 | 38.10 | 36.36 | 36.38 | -1.89% | |
| 35.79 | 37.63 | 35.29 | 37.08 | +1.95% | |
| 37.70 | 38.15 | 35.86 | 36.37 | -3.81% | |
| 37.79 | 38.37 | 37.25 | 37.81 | -0.42% | |
| 37.91 | 38.56 | 37.25 | 37.97 | -0.39% | |
| 38.01 | 38.70 | 37.11 | 38.12 | -1.90% | |
| 41.14 | 41.14 | 38.18 | 38.86 | -5.54% | |
| 39.85 | 41.21 | 39.20 | 41.14 | +2.95% | |
| 41.86 | 42.00 | 38.84 | 39.96 | -5.15% | |
| 39.09 | 42.79 | 38.68 | 42.13 | +8.83% | |
| 37.10 | 38.87 | 37.10 | 38.71 | +3.39% | |
| 37.90 | 38.87 | 36.69 | 37.44 | -0.11% | |
| 38.95 | 39.67 | 36.96 | 37.48 | -3.92% | |
| 39.54 | 41.40 | 38.95 | 39.01 | -1.34% | |
| 38.04 | 39.64 | 37.41 | 39.54 | +3.94% | |
| 36.36 | 38.48 | 36.13 | 38.04 | +2.84% | |
| 38.00 | 39.45 | 36.84 | 36.99 | -2.32% | |
| 35.63 | 38.08 | 35.03 | 37.87 | +8.79% | |
| 31.76 | 35.90 | 31.76 | 34.81 | +7.54% | |
| 30.52 | 32.90 | 30.52 | 32.37 | +6.55% | |
| 30.49 | 31.60 | 30.16 | 30.38 | +0.30% | |
| 30.00 | 31.27 | 29.60 | 30.29 | +2.16% | |
| 29.50 | 30.31 | 29.00 | 29.65 | +0.07% | |
| 29.14 | 29.93 | 29.04 | 29.63 | +3.06% | |
| 28.50 | 29.28 | 28.49 | 28.75 | +0.49% | |
| 27.60 | 28.90 | 27.16 | 28.61 | +3.10% | |
| 28.61 | 29.09 | 27.61 | 27.75 | -5.06% | |
| 29.76 | 30.10 | 28.30 | 29.23 | -0.03% | |
| 28.75 | 29.60 | 28.40 | 29.24 | +2.78% | |
| 29.57 | 29.81 | 28.04 | 28.45 | -4.47% | |
| 29.57 | 30.18 | 29.38 | 29.78 | +1.53% | |
| 29.39 | 29.80 | 29.06 | 29.33 | +0.14% | |
| 30.90 | 31.05 | 29.17 | 29.29 | -6.33% | |
| 32.06 | 32.35 | 31.27 | 31.27 | -4.49% | |
| 32.25 | 33.16 | 31.81 | 32.74 | +1.71% | |
| 31.97 | 32.44 | 31.44 | 32.19 | +1.67% | |
| 31.30 | 32.25 | 30.75 | 31.66 | +2.79% | |
| 30.92 | 31.00 | 30.04 | 30.80 | -0.29% | |
| 30.58 | 30.92 | 30.29 | 30.89 | +0.68% | |
| 29.18 | 30.78 | 28.80 | 30.68 | +4.21% | |
| 28.72 | 29.68 | 28.61 | 29.44 | +3.66% | |
| 28.69 | 28.94 | 28.16 | 28.40 | -1.01% | |
| 30.28 | 30.43 | 28.42 | 28.69 | -5.22% | |
| 31.47 | 31.68 | 30.18 | 30.27 | -4.54% | |
| 31.78 | 32.02 | 30.82 | 31.71 | +0.03% | |
| 31.30 | 32.04 | 31.02 | 31.70 | +1.21% | |
| 31.74 | 31.74 | 30.82 | 31.32 | -1.26% | |
| 31.28 | 32.67 | 31.00 | 31.72 | +1.24% | |
| 31.63 | 31.90 | 31.14 | 31.33 | -0.79% | |
| 32.18 | 32.43 | 30.88 | 31.58 | -2.17% | |
| 31.47 | 32.39 | 31.17 | 32.28 | +3.10% | |
| 32.00 | 32.33 | 30.46 | 31.31 | -1.42% | |
| 30.23 | 32.42 | 29.65 | 31.76 | +5.87% | |
| 31.30 | 32.00 | 29.75 | 30.00 | -3.78% | |
| 30.48 | 31.64 | 28.82 | 31.18 | -0.48% | |
| 32.28 | 32.38 | 31.15 | 31.33 | -3.27% | |
| 33.20 | 33.86 | 32.36 | 32.39 | -1.80% | |
| 32.80 | 33.59 | 32.60 | 32.99 | +0.72% | |
| 33.11 | 33.19 | 31.82 | 32.75 | -0.15% | |
| 34.20 | 34.68 | 32.31 | 32.80 | -4.23% | |
| 34.20 | 34.40 | 33.62 | 34.25 | +1.33% | |
| 35.63 | 35.63 | 33.36 | 33.80 | -4.87% | |
| 35.13 | 35.67 | 34.65 | 35.53 | +0.94% | |
| 35.85 | 36.35 | 34.97 | 35.20 | -0.87% | |
| 35.45 | 35.67 | 34.85 | 35.51 | +0.17% | |
| 35.79 | 36.79 | 35.02 | 35.45 | -0.20% | |
| 35.34 | 36.44 | 35.13 | 35.52 | +1.46% | |
| 34.10 | 35.68 | 33.78 | 35.01 | +2.19% | |
| 35.25 | 35.46 | 33.85 | 34.26 | -1.97% | |
| 33.25 | 35.05 | 33.25 | 34.95 | +3.80% | |
| 34.62 | 34.81 | 33.47 | 33.67 | -0.09% | |
| 33.29 | 33.78 | 32.60 | 33.70 | -0.68% | |
| 34.50 | 35.24 | 33.77 | 33.93 | -2.50% | |
| 32.10 | 35.19 | 32.00 | 34.80 | +5.58% | |
| 32.80 | 33.91 | 32.67 | 32.96 | +1.29% | |
| 30.33 | 33.29 | 30.33 | 32.54 | +8.76% | |
| 32.66 | 32.66 | 29.88 | 29.92 | -8.00% | |
| 33.99 | 34.25 | 32.30 | 32.52 | -5.05% | |
| 32.58 | 34.79 | 32.32 | 34.25 | +3.16% | |
| 32.48 | 33.76 | 32.48 | 33.20 | +3.20% | |
| 32.38 | 32.76 | 31.71 | 32.17 | -1.17% | |
| 32.34 | 33.59 | 32.32 | 32.55 | +0.68% | |
| 33.62 | 34.38 | 31.49 | 32.33 | -4.69% | |
| 33.00 | 34.50 | 32.70 | 33.92 | +1.10% | |
| 35.26 | 35.39 | 33.25 | 33.55 | -5.57% | |
| 35.79 | 36.35 | 35.13 | 35.53 | -1.33% | |
| 35.30 | 36.63 | 35.08 | 36.01 | +1.07% | |
| 35.95 | 37.50 | 35.25 | 35.63 | +0.45% | |
| 35.90 | 36.21 | 34.57 | 35.47 | -0.81% | |
| 34.80 | 35.80 | 33.91 | 35.76 | +3.17% | |
| 33.50 | 35.39 | 33.50 | 34.66 | +3.12% | |
| 32.87 | 33.80 | 32.51 | 33.61 | +1.91% | |
| 30.89 | 33.20 | 30.46 | 32.98 | +4.67% | |
| 31.75 | 32.16 | 30.19 | 31.51 | -1.96% | |
| 32.12 | 32.63 | 31.66 | 32.14 | +0.66% | |
| 32.81 | 33.00 | 31.39 | 31.93 | -4.23% | |
| 33.00 | 33.96 | 32.97 | 33.34 | -1.48% | |
| 32.16 | 33.91 | 32.13 | 33.84 | +2.64% | |
| 33.10 | 33.23 | 31.62 | 32.97 | -0.45% | |
| 33.44 | 34.38 | 33.08 | 33.12 | -1.87% | |
| 33.65 | 34.56 | 33.25 | 33.75 | -2.06% | |
| 32.60 | 35.73 | 32.50 | 34.46 | +11.05% | |
| 30.69 | 31.20 | 30.19 | 31.03 | -0.23% | |
| 29.97 | 31.19 | 29.72 | 31.10 | +3.15% | |
| 30.30 | 31.22 | 29.85 | 30.15 | -0.99% | |
| 29.37 | 31.19 | 28.80 | 30.45 | +5.00% | |
| 30.72 | 31.00 | 28.75 | 29.00 | -4.89% | |
| 33.75 | 34.38 | 30.18 | 30.49 | +6.80% | |
| 28.52 | 28.98 | 27.17 | 28.55 | -0.70% | |
| 29.10 | 29.70 | 28.64 | 28.75 | -1.88% | |
| 28.69 | 29.67 | 27.86 | 29.30 | +3.02% | |
| 27.51 | 28.47 | 26.89 | 28.44 | +8.18% | |
| 28.11 | 28.64 | 25.77 | 26.29 | -11.06% | |
| 29.53 | 29.66 | 28.01 | 29.56 | +0.51% | |
| 30.40 | 30.80 | 28.56 | 29.41 | -1.70% | |
| 28.65 | 30.25 | 28.55 | 29.92 | +3.03% | |
| 30.34 | 30.59 | 28.95 | 29.04 | -3.97% | |
| 30.28 | 30.81 | 29.92 | 30.24 | -0.56% | |
| 31.49 | 31.49 | 30.07 | 30.41 | -3.15% | |
| 31.75 | 32.14 | 31.20 | 31.40 | -1.04% | |
| 31.93 | 32.72 | 31.49 | 31.73 | -1.52% | |
| 33.81 | 34.41 | 32.05 | 32.22 | -5.49% | |
| 33.45 | 34.99 | 33.26 | 34.09 | +2.13% | |
| 33.63 | 33.98 | 32.42 | 33.38 | -0.42% | |
| 32.78 | 34.06 | 32.56 | 33.52 | -1.18% | |
| 31.98 | 34.28 | 31.71 | 33.92 | +6.40% | |
| 34.36 | 34.90 | 31.86 | 31.88 | -7.16% | |
| 30.69 | 36.00 | 30.56 | 34.34 | +11.89% | |
| 31.69 | 31.82 | 29.54 | 30.69 | -3.37% | |
| 32.33 | 32.33 | 31.04 | 31.76 | -0.72% | |
| 32.35 | 32.94 | 31.79 | 31.99 | +1.07% | |
| 32.30 | 32.30 | 31.59 | 31.65 | -2.25% | |
| 32.50 | 33.35 | 31.73 | 32.38 | +0.25% | |
| 31.88 | 33.28 | 31.56 | 32.30 | +0.50% | |
| 35.20 | 35.21 | 31.85 | 32.14 | -9.26% | |
| 35.54 | 36.18 | 34.88 | 35.42 | +0.68% | |
| 35.14 | 35.50 | 34.67 | 35.18 | -0.40% | |
| 36.46 | 36.66 | 35.21 | 35.32 | -3.13% | |
| 36.74 | 37.09 | 36.13 | 36.46 | -1.94% | |
| 37.25 | 37.44 | 36.00 | 37.18 | -0.46% | |
| 36.68 | 37.83 | 36.22 | 37.35 | +2.58% | |
| 35.61 | 36.99 | 35.10 | 36.41 | +2.85% | |
| 35.00 | 35.80 | 34.84 | 35.40 | +0.60% | |
| 34.01 | 35.83 | 33.89 | 35.19 | +3.65% | |
| 34.31 | 35.10 | 33.92 | 33.95 | -1.02% | |
| 35.78 | 36.38 | 34.08 | 34.30 | -3.98% | |
| 35.85 | 36.15 | 35.00 | 35.72 | -1.19% | |
| 36.77 | 37.16 | 35.95 | 36.15 | -2.51% | |
| 37.06 | 38.50 | 36.51 | 37.08 | -0.35% | |
| 36.68 | 38.15 | 36.68 | 37.21 | -0.85% | |
| 37.15 | 37.74 | 36.49 | 37.53 | +0.67% | |
| 37.86 | 38.35 | 37.06 | 37.28 | -1.84% | |
| 38.51 | 39.08 | 36.25 | 37.98 | -1.48% | |
| 38.34 | 39.48 | 38.05 | 38.55 | -0.05% | |
| 35.10 | 39.99 | 34.80 | 38.57 | +8.92% | |
| 34.10 | 35.85 | 33.81 | 35.41 | +4.52% | |
| 34.64 | 35.42 | 33.85 | 33.88 | -1.94% | |
| 36.27 | 36.27 | 34.44 | 34.55 | -6.14% | |
| 36.45 | 36.83 | 36.08 | 36.81 | +1.49% | |
| 35.65 | 36.58 | 35.42 | 36.27 | +2.28% | |
| 34.54 | 35.51 | 33.44 | 35.46 | +2.34% | |
| 34.30 | 34.86 | 33.35 | 34.65 | +1.14% | |
| 34.03 | 34.93 | 32.90 | 34.26 | -0.03% | |
| 37.02 | 37.37 | 34.19 | 34.27 | -4.91% | |
| 38.05 | 38.12 | 35.39 | 36.04 | -4.56% | |
| 37.13 | 38.34 | 36.66 | 37.76 | -1.20% | |
| 38.07 | 38.75 | 36.86 | 38.22 | -2.28% | |
| 37.26 | 40.30 | 37.24 | 39.11 | +0.28% | |
| 40.50 | 40.88 | 38.40 | 39.00 | -4.36% | |
| 42.22 | 43.15 | 40.00 | 40.78 | +0.44% | |
| 37.66 | 40.69 | 37.06 | 40.60 | +7.49% | |
| 38.23 | 38.77 | 36.49 | 37.77 | +2.72% | |
| 35.86 | 37.50 | 34.67 | 36.77 | -1.34% | |
| 36.01 | 38.02 | 35.62 | 37.27 | +2.19% | |
| 34.57 | 37.19 | 34.15 | 36.47 | +5.31% | |
| 36.74 | 38.00 | 34.62 | 34.63 | -3.81% | |
| 38.11 | 38.72 | 35.51 | 36.00 | -5.46% | |
| 38.50 | 38.88 | 36.94 | 38.08 | -0.24% | |
| 36.55 | 39.57 | 36.50 | 38.17 | +8.38% | |
| 35.19 | 36.45 | 34.84 | 35.22 | +0.83% | |
| 35.77 | 36.04 | 34.61 | 34.93 | -2.78% | |
| 34.93 | 35.95 | 33.75 | 35.93 | +4.39% | |
| 35.00 | 35.25 | 33.00 | 34.42 | +1.47% | |
| 35.44 | 36.11 | 33.20 | 33.92 | +7.96% | |
| 32.63 | 32.99 | 30.85 | 31.42 | -4.73% | |
| 33.78 | 34.00 | 32.29 | 32.98 | -2.28% | |
| 34.55 | 34.92 | 33.53 | 33.75 | +0.64% | |
| 32.90 | 34.89 | 32.76 | 33.54 | -3.44% | |
| 35.55 | 36.80 | 34.16 | 34.73 | -1.11% | |
| 33.62 | 35.66 | 33.62 | 35.12 | +6.26% | |
| 32.87 | 34.09 | 32.21 | 33.05 | -2.54% | |
| 34.02 | 34.41 | 33.12 | 33.91 | +1.04% | |
| 35.75 | 35.93 | 33.17 | 33.56 | -4.06% | |
| 33.53 | 35.45 | 33.40 | 34.98 | — |
Prices are adjusted for stock splits. See adjusted closing price for how dividends and splits affect history, and the VKTX chart for longer ranges.