NASDAQ:AVIR Atea Pharmaceuticals (AVIR) Stock Price, News & Analysis $5.36 -0.23 (-4.11%) Closing price 08/20/2026 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$5.22 -0.14 (-2.61%) As of 08/20/2026 06:34 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Massive. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFDA EventsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Atea Pharmaceuticals Stock (NASDAQ:AVIR) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Atea Pharmaceuticals alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$5.35▼$5.5550-Day Range$4.26▼$5.5952-Week Range$2.78▼$6.45Volume214,280 shsAverage Volume383,673 shsMarket Capitalization$429.93 millionP/E RatioN/ADividend YieldN/APrice Target$7.00Consensus RatingHold 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.AI Generated. May Contain Errors. Read More Atea Pharmaceuticals Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks39th Percentile Overall ScoreAVIR MarketRank™: Atea Pharmaceuticals scored higher than 39% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 666th out of 914 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.6 / 5Analyst RatingHold Consensus RatingAtea Pharmaceuticals has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.33, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, no buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and 1 sell rating.Upside PotentialAtea Pharmaceuticals has a consensus price target of $7.00, representing about 30.6% upside from its current price of $5.36.Amount of Analyst CoverageAtea Pharmaceuticals has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.Read more about Atea Pharmaceuticals' stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation0.6 / 5Proj. Earnings GrowthGrowing Earnings GrowthEarnings for Atea Pharmaceuticals are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($1.99) to ($1.48) per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Atea Pharmaceuticals is -2.58, 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. SectorThe P/E ratio of Atea Pharmaceuticals is -2.58, 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 RatioAtea Pharmaceuticals has a P/B Ratio of 2.10. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest1.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted12.00% of the float of Atea Pharmaceuticals has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverAtea Pharmaceuticals has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 18.03, which indicates bearish sentiment.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Atea Pharmaceuticals has recently decreased by 2.95%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving. Dividend0.0 / 5Dividend StrengthN/A Dividend YieldAtea Pharmaceuticals does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthAtea Pharmaceuticals does not have a long track record of dividend growth. News and Social Media1.3 / 5News SentimentN/A News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Atea Pharmaceuticals this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for AVIR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Atea Pharmaceuticals to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership1.4 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Atea Pharmaceuticals insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders21.60% 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 Institutions86.67% 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. Receive AVIR Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Atea Pharmaceuticals and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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AVIR Stock News HeadlinesAtea (AVIR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 19 at 5:56 PM | finance.yahoo.comAtea Pharmaceuticals Reports Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Provides Business UpdateAugust 13, 2026 | finance.yahoo.comYour $29.97 book is free todayWhy Some Traders Skip Stocks Entirely You don't need a big account to trade options. In fact, options can give you up to 12 times the leverage of stocks — with a fraction of the capital tied up. This free guide lays it all out in plain English — from A to Z, with step-by-step examples you can follow in your own account. | Profits Run (Ad)Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AVIR) Q2 2026 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 12, 2026 | seekingalpha.comAtea Pharmaceuticals to Host Second Quarter 2026 Financial Results and Business Update Conference Call on August 12, 2026August 5, 2026 | globenewswire.comAtea’s Renal and Hepatic Impairment Study Marks a Key De-Risking Step for AVIR InvestorsJuly 31, 2026 | tipranks.comAtea Pharmaceuticals says hepatitis C drug matches Gilead's in pivotal trialJuly 28, 2026 | msn.comAtea drops despite late-stage trial win for hepatitis C therapyJuly 28, 2026 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines AVIR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have AVIR shares performed this year? Atea Pharmaceuticals' stock was trading at $3.57 at the start of the year. Since then, AVIR stock has increased by 50.1% and is now trading at $5.36. How were Atea Pharmaceuticals' earnings last quarter? Atea Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AVIR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, August, 12th. The company reported ($0.41) earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.56) by $0.15. Read the conference call transcript. When did Atea Pharmaceuticals IPO? Atea Pharmaceuticals (AVIR) raised $288 million in an initial public offering on Friday, October 30th 2020. The company issued 12,500,000 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 BlackRock Inc. (10.90%), Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.28%), Hsbc Holdings PLC (0.28%) and Wellington Management Group LLP (0.26%). 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 Earnings8/12/2026Today8/20/2026Fiscal Year End12/31/2026Get Stock Alerts Health Indicator TradeSmith's Health IndicatorA long-term volatility-based measure designed for securities held 12 months or longer.Green: Strong and healthy uptrend with normal pullbacks.Yellow: Significant pullback but still within expected volatility.Red: Dropped beyond expected volatility; considered unhealthy. Green Zone (2w+) 1-Year History Aug 25 Nov 25 Feb 26 May 26 Aug 26 For the last 2 weeks, AVIR's financial health has been in the Green zone, according to TradeSmith. Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNASDAQ SectorHealthcare Industry Pharmaceuticals Sub-IndustryPharmaceuticals Current SymbolNASDAQ:AVIR CIK1593899 Webwww.ateapharma.com Phone857-284-8891FaxN/AEmployees70Year Founded2014Price Target and Rating Average Price Target for Atea Pharmaceuticals$7.00 High Price Target$7.00 Low Price Target$7.00 Potential Upside/Downside+30.6%Consensus RatingHold Rating Score (0-4)2.33 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)($2.08) Trailing P/E RatioN/A Forward P/E RatioN/A P/E GrowthN/ANet Income-$158.35 million Net MarginsN/A Pretax MarginN/A Return on Equity-64.25% Return on Assets-57.12% Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio8.13 Quick Ratio8.13 Sales & Book Value Annual SalesN/A Price / SalesN/A Cash FlowN/A Price / Cash FlowN/A Book Value$2.55 per share Price / Book2.10Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares80,210,000Free Float62,881,000Market Cap$429.93 million OptionableOptionable Beta0.30 Social Links 10 Best Stocks to Own - Summer 2026Enter your email address and we’ll send you MarketBeat’s list of ten stocks set to soar in Summer 2026, despite the threat of tariffs and what's happening in Iran. 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