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Atea Pharmaceuticals (AVIR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$4.27 -0.30 (-6.56%)
Closing price 05/14/2026 04:00 PM Eastern
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$4.28 +0.01 (+0.12%)
As of 05/14/2026 07:54 PM Eastern
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About Atea Pharmaceuticals Stock (NASDAQ:AVIR)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$4.20
$4.58
50-Day Range
$4.27
$6.15
52-Week Range
$2.45
$6.45
Volume
685,258 shs
Average Volume
302,489 shs
Market Capitalization
$341.73 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Atea Pharmaceuticals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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22nd Percentile Overall Score

AVIR MarketRank™: 

Atea Pharmaceuticals scored higher than 22% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 784th out of 866 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Atea Pharmaceuticals has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.50, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Atea Pharmaceuticals has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Atea Pharmaceuticals' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Atea Pharmaceuticals are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.09) to ($1.53) per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Atea Pharmaceuticals is -2.02, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Atea Pharmaceuticals is -2.02, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Atea Pharmaceuticals has a P/B Ratio of 1.46. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    11.43% of the float of Atea Pharmaceuticals has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Atea Pharmaceuticals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 28.49, which indicates bearish sentiment.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Atea Pharmaceuticals has recently decreased by 2.57%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.
  • Dividend Yield

    Atea Pharmaceuticals does not currently pay a dividend.

  • Dividend Growth

    Atea Pharmaceuticals does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • News Sentiment

    Atea Pharmaceuticals has a news sentiment score of 1.02. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.61 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 8 news articles for Atea Pharmaceuticals this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 2 people have searched for AVIR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    1 people have added Atea Pharmaceuticals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Atea Pharmaceuticals insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    18.10% of the stock of Atea Pharmaceuticals is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    86.67% of the stock of Atea Pharmaceuticals is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Atea Pharmaceuticals' insider trading history.
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AVIR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Atea Pharmaceuticals' stock was trading at $3.57 at the start of the year. Since then, AVIR stock has increased by 19.6% and is now trading at $4.27.

Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVIR) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, May, 12th. The company reported ($0.57) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.60) by $0.03.
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Atea Pharmaceuticals (AVIR) raised $288 million in an initial public offering on Friday, October 30th 2020. The company issued 12,500,000 shares at a price of $22.00-$24.00 per share. J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Evercore ISI and William Blair served as the underwriters for the IPO.

Atea Pharmaceuticals' top institutional shareholders include BML Capital Management LLC (8.82%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.57%), Renaissance Technologies LLC (1.46%) and Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.32%). Insiders that own company stock include Jean-Pierre Sommadossi, Andrea Corcoran, Franklin M Berger, Bruce Polsky and Wayne Foster.
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Shares of AVIR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Atea Pharmaceuticals investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Tesla (TSLA), Netflix (NFLX), PayPal (PYPL) and Broadcom (AVGO).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/12/2026
Today
5/15/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Medical
Industry
MED - BIOMED/GENE
Sub-Industry
Pharmaceutical Products
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:AVIR
CIK
1593899
Fax
N/A
Employees
70
Year Founded
2014

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($2.11)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
N/A
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$158.35 million
Net Margins
N/A
Pretax Margin
N/A
Return on Equity
-57.01%
Return on Assets
-51.49%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
7.89
Quick Ratio
7.82

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
N/A
Price / Sales
N/A
Cash Flow
N/A
Price / Cash Flow
N/A
Book Value
$2.92 per share
Price / Book
1.46

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
80,030,000
Free Float
65,542,000
Market Cap
$341.73 million
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.38

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This page (NASDAQ:AVIR) was last updated on 5/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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