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Insider Buy New Position June 10, 2021

FOEHR MATTHEW W purchased ~$114K in Viking Therapeutics, Inc. stock

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX)  ·  Data via SEC EDGAR Form 4

Verity Signals Research Published Updated

= insider buy date

90-day return

+17.4%

vs SPY +6.8%

VKTX price after insider trade by FOEHR MATTHEW W

Insider

FOEHR MATTHEW W

Role

Transaction

Open-Market Purchase

Approx. Value

~$114K

Trade Date

Jun 10, 2021

Company

Viking Therapeutics, Inc.

Ticker

VKTX

Source

SEC EDGAR Form 4

Very Strong conviction signal

Scored in the top tier across multiple factors. Fewer than 5% of insider trades receive this rating.

~$114K purchase

A meaningful investment of personal capital. The average insider purchase is around $150K, putting this in the typical range for serious positions.

+17.4% in 90 days (S&P 500: +6.8%)

This trade beat the S&P 500 by 10.7 percentage points over 90 days. We track performance on every insider trade so you can see who consistently outperforms.

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On June 10, 2021, FOEHR MATTHEW W — a corporate insider at Viking Therapeutics, Inc. — filed a Form 4 with the SEC disclosing an open-market purchase of approximately ~$114K in Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (VKTX) stock.

Under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, corporate insiders must report all open-market stock transactions to the SEC within two business days. These filings — known as Form 4s — are publicly available on the SEC's EDGAR database. VeritySignals filters and scores the full Form 4 stream to surface high-conviction signals like this one.

In the 90 days following this trade, VKTX returned +17.4% versus +6.8% for the S&P 500 over the same period.

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All data sourced from publicly available SEC Form 4 filings via EDGAR · Not financial advice · Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Signal strength Very Strong
Trade size ~$114K
Insider role Insider
90-day return +17.4%
vs S&P 500 +10.7%

What is this?

When company executives buy or sell their own stock, they must report it to the SEC within 2 days. These public filings reveal what the people who know the company best are doing with their own money.

Why does it matter?

Insiders can sell for many reasons (taxes, diversification, expenses), but they generally only buy for one: they think the stock is going up. That's why insider purchases are more predictive than sales.

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