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On CNBC's “Mad Money Lightning Round,” Jim Cramer said no to Viking Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:VKTX).
- VKTX is showing downward bias. Get the latest updates here.
On Tuesday, Viking Therapeutics released the much-awaited data from its Phase 2 trial of VK2735 pill, the company's dual agonist of the glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptors.
Cramer still expects Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) to go to $200.
As per the recent news, the company, on Sept. 4, announced a five-year extension with Lear Corp. (NYSE:LEA), a new collaboration with Lumen Technologies (NYSE:LUMN), and plans for its upcoming AIPCon 8 event in September 2025.
“You buy it, but you recognize that it's your spec,” Cramer said when asked about Richtech Robotics Inc. (NASDAQ:RRR). “Accept the fact that you could lose everything.”
Richtech Robotics, on Aug. 28, announced a $100 million at-the-market offering.
Price Action:
- Palantir shares rose 0.8% to settle at $156.14 on Thursday.
- Richtech Robotics shares declined 5.2% to close at $2.5400.
- Viking Therapeutics shares fell 1.2% to settle at $26.53.
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