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Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) short interest & options flow

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Viking Therapeutics heads into its Q3 earnings print today with a stock down 30% over the past month, shorts sitting at 22.6% of the float, and options traders still leaning toward calls rather than puts. The short position is substantial but has been edging lower this week. Short interest fell from roughly 26.2 million shares on October 21 to 25.5 million by October 27, a 2%…

Latest pulse29 Sept 2026

VKTX cost to borrow surges 116% in one week to 0.99%, highest level since late August as short availability tightens.

$26.84+4.07% 1d-1.61% 1w-5.43% 1mClose: 6 Nov 2026
Short interest % of float
High
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Cost to borrow
Low
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Availability
Low
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Market cap
$3.42B
Next earnings
3 Feb 2027
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Key data as of 8 Nov 2026

ORTEX chart of Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) share price and short interest (% of free float), six months to November 6, 2026

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