Viking Therapeutics Trades 23% Below Its Own $35 Secondary Offering Price. Here's Why That Could Be a Gift for Patient Investors.

Viking Therapeutics is trading 23% below its recent $35 secondary offering price after raising $575 million for phase 3 development of its weight loss drug VK2735. Despite the post-offering stock decline due to dilution concerns, the article argues this presents a buying opportunity for patient investors, as Viking is advancing dual GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist candidates in injectable and oral formats while the weight loss drug market is projected to reach nearly $100 billion by decade's end.