Atea Pharmaceuticals (AVIR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery and development of oral antiviral therapeutics targeting RNA viruses. The company’s lead program, AT-527, is a direct-acting nucleotide prodrug licensed from Roche and is being evaluated as a potential treatment for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). In addition to its COVID-19 efforts, Atea’s pipeline includes other small-molecule candidates for hepatitis C virus and emerging RNA pathogens, leveraging its proprietary nucleotide chemistry platform to address significant unmet medical needs in infectious diseases.

Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Atea operates research laboratories in the Greater Boston area and conducts clinical studies across North America, Europe and parts of Asia. Through strategic collaborations with pharmaceutical partners and research institutes, the company enhances its R&D capabilities, optimizes clinical development pathways and positions its therapies for potential global commercialization.

Atea’s leadership team brings extensive experience in antiviral drug discovery, clinical development and regulatory strategy. Under their guidance, the company has advanced multiple development candidates from preclinical stages into human trials. Atea continues to expand its scientific platform through in-licensing opportunities and collaborative research, with a goal of delivering safe and effective antiviral treatments to improve patient outcomes and respond to evolving public health challenges.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.10 to $3.29
• 50-Day Range: $3.14 to $3.90
• 52-Week Range: $2.45 to $4.14
• Volume: 182,103 shs
• Average Volume: 250,537 shs
• Market Capitalization: $249.19 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $6.00
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Atea Pharmaceuticals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Atea Pharmaceuticals scored higher than 41% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 746th out of 954 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

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 buy rating, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Atea Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of $6.00, representing about 91.1% upside from its current price of $3.14.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Atea Pharmaceuticals has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Atea Pharmaceuticals are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($2.01) to ($1.79) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Atea Pharmaceuticals is -1.95, 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 -1.95, 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 0.60. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.11% 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 16.4, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Atea Pharmaceuticals has recently increased by 19.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Atea Pharmaceuticals does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

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

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Percentage of Shares Shorted

9.11% 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 16.4, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Atea Pharmaceuticals has recently increased by 19.84%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.75

News Sentiment

Atea Pharmaceuticals has a news sentiment score of 0.75. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.94 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Atea Pharmaceuticals this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 1 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.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

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.

AVIR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AVIR shares performed this year?

Atea Pharmaceuticals' stock was trading at $3.35 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, AVIR shares have decreased by 6.3% and is now trading at $3.14.

How were Atea Pharmaceuticals' earnings last quarter?

Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVIR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported ($0.44) earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of ($0.46) by $0.02.
Read the conference call transcript.

When did Atea Pharmaceuticals IPO?

Atea Pharmaceuticals (AVIR) raised $253 million in an IPO on Friday, October 30th 2020. The company issued 11,000,000 shares at $22.00-$24.00 per share. J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Evercore ISI and William Blair acted as the underwriters for the IPO.

Who are Atea Pharmaceuticals' major shareholders?

Atea Pharmaceuticals' top institutional investors include Geode Capital Management LLC (2.25%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (0.82%), Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.25%) and American Century Companies Inc. (0.22%). Insiders that own company stock include Jean-Pierre Sommadossi, Andrea Corcoran, Franklin M Berger, Bruce Polsky and Wayne Foster.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of Atea Pharmaceuticals?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of Atea Pharmaceuticals own?

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: 8/07/2025
• Today: 9/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Sector: Medical
• Industry: MED - BIOMED/GENE
• Sub-Industry: Pharmaceutical Products
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:AVIR
• CIK: 1593899
• Web: www.ateapharma.com
• Phone: 857-284-8891
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 70
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Atea Pharmaceuticals: $6.00
• High Price Target: $6.00
• Low Price Target: $6.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +91.1%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.50
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($1.61)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$168.38 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -32.55%
• Return on Assets: -30.47%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 19.17
• Quick Ratio: 19.17

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: N/A
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $5.20 per share
• Price / Book: 0.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 79,360,000
• Free Float: 64,994,000
• Market Cap: $249.19 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.25