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VKTX vs MRK // OPTIONS IMPLIED MOVE & PUT/CALL SKEW
Viking Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ) VS. Merck & Company Inc. (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: VKTX 2
— MRK 8
■ METRIC PARITY
LAST: $26.83 (-1.65%) • MKT CAP: $3.48B
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LAST: $148.36 (-0.78%) • MKT CAP: $368.89B
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15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (VKTX VS. MRK)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | VKTX | MRK | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
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| Gross Profit Margin | — | 74.80% | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | -35.00% | 20.70% | -55.70 | MRK | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation | — | 15.3x | — | TIE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | -8.25% | 3.42% | -11.67 | MRK | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | — | 34.30% | — | TIE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | — | 28.10% | — | TIE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 15.40% | 1.30% | +14.10 | VKTX | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 0.00% | 2.26% | -2.26 | MRK | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 24.02 | 5.19 | +18.83 | VKTX | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 5/9 | 7/9 | -2.00 | MRK | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew ACTIVE | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 48.3 | 56.3 | -8.00 | MRK | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.91 | 0.92 | -0.01 | MRK | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 35.0x | 18.4x | +16.60 | MRK | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $3.48B | $368.89B | -$365.41B | MRK | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | VKTX REV | MRK REV | VKTX GROSS % | MRK GROSS % | VKTX FCF | MRK FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $1.10B | $65.01B | — | 74.8% | -$278.7M | $12.36B |
| FY 2024 | $422.6M | $64.17B | — | 76.3% | -$87.8M | $18.10B |
| FY 2023 | $282.3M | $60.12B | — | — | -$73.4M | $10.30B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
VKTX // BETA 0.91
MRK // BETA 0.92