VKTX, EYEG Stocks Rally on Drug Updates

Viking Therapeutics' non-alcoholic fatty liver disease treatment met its main goals

Nov 13, 2018 at 9:10 AM
facebook twitter linkedin


Viking Therapeutics Inc (NASDAQ:VKTX) is set to jump 18.5% at the open thanks to news the company's non-alcoholic fatty liver disease treatment met its main and secondary goals in a mid-stage study. It's already been a huge year for VKTX shares, which sport a 12-month advance north of 300%.

Most Wall Street analysts were already bullish on the stock. In fact, all six covering brokerage firms have "buy" or "strong buy" recommendations, and the average 12-month price target stands at $32.08 -- 173.5% above Monday's close of $11.73.

Meanwhile, options activity has been hot on Viking Therapeutics. Total open interest stands at 113,408 contracts, ranking in the 99th annual percentile. Digging deeper, data from the International Securities Exchange (ISE), Chicago Board Options Exchange (CBOE), and NASDAQ OMX PHLX (PHLX) shows a 10-day call/put volume ratio of 1.88, showing call buying has nearly doubled put buying the past two weeks.

Fellow drugmaker EyeGate Pharmaceuticals Inc (NASDAQ:EYEG) is also set for major gains today, trading up 64% in pre-market action. This comes after the company reported positive preliminary data on a study for its ocular bandage gel. EYEG stock certainly needed a boost. It had been fading lower since a huge bear gap back in February, touching an all-time low of $0.28 on Oct. 25.

Surprisingly, this sell-off didn't inspire any action from short sellers, with short interest accounting for just 3.9% of the equity's float. This is just part of a broader theme for Eyegate, however, since almost no one is monitoring the stock. Case in point, there's only one brokerage firm in coverage, though it does have a massive $3 price target on EYEG.
 

Minimize Risk While Maximizing Profits

There is no options strategy like this one, which consistently minimizes risk while maintaining maximum profits. Perfect for traders looking for ways to control risk, reduce losses, and increase the likelihood of success when trading calls and puts. The Schaeffer’s team has over 41 years of options trading success targeting +100% gains on every trade. Rest assured your losses are effectively limited to your initial cost at the time of making your move! Don't waste another second... join us right now before the next trade is released! 

 


 


 
Special Offers from Schaeffer's Trading Partners