Better GLP-1 Biotech Stock: Altimmune vs. Viking Therapeutics [Yahoo! Finance]
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Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX)
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Lilly and develop GLP-1-targeted medicines for obesity like Wegovy and Zepbound. Both companies have a plausible pathway to continue making their investors wealthier, perhaps by quite a bit. But which one is a better stock to buy right now? Join me in analyzing each, and we'll figure it out together. The case in favor of Viking Therapeutics Of the two companies, Viking Therapeutics is slightly closer to reaching the market. Its lead candidate, VK2735, has already reported some great data from its phase 2b clinical trial, and there might be more on the way. Long story short, the data suggest that its molecule could lead to significantly faster weight loss than the medicines currently being sold by Eli Lilly as well as Novo Nordisk, and with a comparable side effect profile. Study participants lost, on a placebo-adjusted basis, an average of 13.1% of their weight after just 13 weeks of treatment. Additionally, there does not appear to be a plateau effect after which continuing
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- 7/24/24 - Beat
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- 8/22/24 - Form 4
- 8/22/24 - Form 4
- 8/21/24 - Form 144
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