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Atea Pharmaceuticals (AVIR) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume

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$2.81 -0.09 (-3.10%)
Closing price 05/21/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$2.84 +0.03 (+1.07%)
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Atea Pharmaceuticals Short Interest Data

Atea Pharmaceuticals (AVIR) has a short interest of 3.05 million shares, representing 4.54% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a 2.69% increase in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 8.7, indicating that it would take 8.7 days of the average trading volume of 307,855 shares to cover all short positions.

Current Short Interest
3,050,000 shares
Previous Short Interest
2,970,000 shares
Change Vs. Previous Month
+2.69%
Dollar Volume Sold Short
$9.00 million
Short Interest Ratio
8.7 Days to Cover
Last Record Date
April 30, 2025
Outstanding Shares
85,579,000 shares
Float Size
67,230,000 shares
Short Percent of Float
4.54%
Today's Trading Volume
318,850 shares
Average Trading Volume
307,855 shares
Today's Volume Vs. Average
104%
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AVIR Short Interest Over Time

AVIR Days to Cover Over Time

AVIR Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time

Atea Pharmaceuticals Short Interest History

Report DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date
4/30/20253,050,000 shares $9.00 million +2.7%4.5%8.7 $2.95
4/15/20252,970,000 shares $8.38 million -1.3%4.4%8.7 $2.82
3/31/20253,010,000 shares $9.00 million +3.4%4.5%8.9 $2.99
3/15/20252,910,000 shares $8.96 million +1.4%4.2%7.6 $3.08
2/28/20252,870,000 shares $8.70 million -2.7%4.1%6.7 $3.03
2/15/20252,950,000 shares $9.29 million No Change4.0%7.3 $3.15
1/31/20252,950,000 shares $9.03 million +3.5%4.0%7.4 $3.06
1/15/20252,850,000 shares $9.46 million +2.9%3.9%8 $3.32
12/31/20242,770,000 shares $9.28 million -12.9%3.7%9 $3.35
12/15/20243,180,000 shares $9.32 million +21.8%4.3%11.9 $2.93
11/30/20242,610,000 shares $8.93 million -1.1%3.5%11.9 $3.42
11/15/20242,640,000 shares $8.50 million +1.9%3.6%13.9 $3.22
10/31/20242,590,000 shares $8.39 million -1.5%3.5%13.1 $3.24
10/15/20242,630,000 shares $9.34 million -5.4%3.6%12.9 $3.55
9/30/20242,780,000 shares $9.31 million +3.0%3.8%12.8 $3.35
9/15/20242,700,000 shares $10.45 million -4.6%3.7%11.4 $3.87
8/31/20242,830,000 shares $10.90 million +13.7%3.8%12.1 $3.85
8/15/20242,490,000 shares $9.31 million +4.6%3.4%10.2 $3.74
7/31/20242,380,000 shares $9.09 million +0.4%3.2%9.2 $3.82
7/15/20242,370,000 shares $8.39 million +5.8%3.2%9.1 $3.54
6/30/20242,240,000 shares $7.41 million +5.2%3.0%8.7 $3.31
6/15/20242,130,000 shares $7.69 million -2.3%2.9%8.1 $3.61
5/31/20242,180,000 shares $8.00 million +16.6%3.0%7.6 $3.67
5/15/20241,870,000 shares $6.94 million +3.9%2.5%6 $3.71
4/30/20241,800,000 shares $6.66 million +2.9%2.4%5.2 $3.70
4/15/20241,750,000 shares $6.58 million +4.8%2.4%4.3 $3.76
3/31/20241,670,000 shares $6.75 million -1.8%2.3%3.6 $4.04
3/15/20241,700,000 shares $6.82 million +3.0%2.3%3.6 $4.01
2/29/20241,650,000 shares $7.11 million +1.9%2.2%3.4 $4.31
2/15/20241,620,000 shares $6.82 million -57.4%2.2%3.4 $4.21
1/31/20243,800,000 shares $15.81 million +1.9%5.2%8.1 $4.16
1/15/20243,730,000 shares $13.28 million -1.1%5.1%8.3 $3.56
12/31/20233,770,000 shares $11.50 million +7.1%5.1%9.1 $3.05
12/15/20233,520,000 shares $10.38 million -1.1%4.8%8.6 $2.95
11/30/20233,560,000 shares $10.64 million -1.7%4.9%8.8 $2.99
11/15/20233,620,000 shares $10.68 million +31.2%4.9%9.2 $2.95
10/31/20232,760,000 shares $8.97 million +15.0%3.8%7.2 $3.25
10/15/20232,400,000 shares $7.27 million +34.1%3.3%6.7 $3.03
9/30/20231,790,000 shares $5.37 million -6.8%2.4%5.3 $3.00
9/15/20231,920,000 shares $6.11 million +8.5%2.6%5.5 $3.18
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8/31/20231,770,000 shares $5.95 million +4.7%2.4%5 $3.36
8/15/20231,690,000 shares $5.66 million -9.1%2.3%3.3 $3.35
7/31/20231,860,000 shares $6.38 million +1.6%2.5%2.8 $3.43
7/15/20231,830,000 shares $6.66 million +9.6%2.5%2.6 $3.64
6/30/20231,670,000 shares $6.25 million -8.2%2.3%2.3 $3.74
6/15/20231,820,000 shares $7.55 million -2.7%2.5%2.4 $4.15
5/31/20231,870,000 shares $7.46 million +9.4%2.6%2.3 $3.99
5/15/20231,710,000 shares $5.90 million -11.9%2.3%2.4 $3.45
4/30/20231,940,000 shares $6.34 million +2.1%2.7%3.5 $3.27
4/15/20231,900,000 shares $6.23 million +6.2%2.6%3.5 $3.28
3/31/20231,790,000 shares $6.00 million -5.8%2.5%3.4 $3.35
3/15/20231,900,000 shares $6.94 million +5.6%2.6%3.7 $3.65
2/28/20231,800,000 shares $6.37 million +20.0%2.5%4.2 $3.54
2/15/20231,500,000 shares $6.14 million +1.4%2.1%3.6 $4.09
1/31/20231,480,000 shares $6.85 million -10.8%2.0%3.2 $4.63
1/15/20231,660,000 shares $8.18 million -0.6%2.3%3.6 $4.93
12/30/20221,670,000 shares $8.03 million -14.8%2.3%3.6 $4.81
12/15/20221,960,000 shares $8.60 million +3.2%2.7%4.1 $4.39
11/30/20221,900,000 shares $8.91 million -3.1%2.6%3.8 $4.69
11/15/20221,960,000 shares $10.15 million -13.7%2.7%3.9 $5.18
10/31/20222,270,000 shares $13.62 million -1.3%3.1%4.7 $6.00
10/15/20222,300,000 shares $12.08 million +4.1%3.1%5.2 $5.25
9/30/20222,210,000 shares $12.57 million -3.9%3.0%5 $5.69
9/15/20222,300,000 shares $15.76 million -12.9%3.1%4.9 $6.85
8/31/20222,640,000 shares $19.80 million -4.0%3.6%5.3 $7.50
8/15/20222,750,000 shares $23.60 million +1.1%3.8%4.8 $8.58
7/31/20222,720,000 shares $22.30 million -6.5%3.7%4 $8.20
7/15/20222,910,000 shares $23.57 million +10.7%4.0%4.2 $8.10
6/30/20222,630,000 shares $18.67 million +30.2%3.6%3.7 $7.10
6/15/20222,020,000 shares $13.33 million +4.1%2.8%2.7 $6.60
5/31/20221,940,000 shares $15.29 million -18.8%2.7%2.5 $7.88
5/15/20222,390,000 shares $17.42 million +21.9%3.3%2.9 $7.29
4/30/20221,960,000 shares $11.51 million +10.7%2.7%2.2 $5.87
4/15/20221,770,000 shares $11.66 million -15.3%2.5%1.8 $6.59
3/31/20222,090,000 shares $15.09 million -27.2%2.9%2 $7.22
3/15/20222,870,000 shares $16.33 million +11.2%4.0%2.5 $5.69
2/28/20222,580,000 shares $16.36 million +2.8%3.6%2 $6.34
2/15/20222,510,000 shares $16.11 million -20.1%3.5%1.8 $6.42
1/31/20223,140,000 shares $22.42 million +13.0%5.1%1.8 $7.14
1/15/20222,780,000 shares $20.29 million +6.9%4.5%1.4 $7.30
12/31/20212,600,000 shares $23.24 million +6.6%4.2%0.6 $8.94
12/15/20212,440,000 shares $19.52 million +29.8%3.9%0.5 $8.00
11/30/20211,880,000 shares $15.21 million -69.8%3.0%0.4 $8.09
11/15/20216,230,000 shares $71.65 million -0.6%10.0%1.3 $11.50
10/29/20216,270,000 shares $72.98 million +17.2%10.5%1.4 $11.64
10/15/20215,350,000 shares $210.15 million -17.3%8.9%1.3 $39.28
9/30/20216,470,000 shares $226.84 million +26.4%10.8%3.7 $35.06
9/15/20215,120,000 shares $133.02 million +0.6%8.8%3.7 $25.98
8/31/20215,090,000 shares $151.27 million -12.8%8.9%3.7 $29.72
8/13/20215,840,000 shares $161.59 million +9.2%10.6%4.4 $27.67
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7/30/20215,350,000 shares $133.96 million -24.3%9.7%4.1 $25.04
7/15/20217,070,000 shares $155.61 million -18.6%12.9%5.1 $22.01
6/30/20218,690,000 shares $186.66 million +72.1%15.8%6.5 $21.48
6/15/20215,050,000 shares $119.08 million No Change9.2%5 $23.58
5/28/20215,050,000 shares $103.12 million +0.6%9.2%6.4 $20.42
5/14/20215,020,000 shares $96.48 million +5.5%9.1%7.2 $19.22
4/30/20214,760,000 shares $125.57 million +12.0%8.4%8 $26.38
4/15/20214,250,000 shares $231.97 million +36.7%9.3%12.2 $54.58
3/31/20213,110,000 shares $174.88 million +38.8%6.8%9.9 $56.23
3/15/20212,240,000 shares $152.01 million +34.9%4.9%6.8 $67.86
2/26/20211,660,000 shares $134.94 million +1.2%3.6%5 $81.29
2/12/20211,640,000 shares $144.19 million -27.8%3.7%5.3 $87.92
1/29/20212,270,000 shares $134.25 million No Change4.8%5.8 $59.14
1/15/20212,270,000 shares $118.27 million No Change4.8%4.8 $52.10

AVIR Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions

What is Atea Pharmaceuticals' current short interest?

Short interest is the volume of Atea Pharmaceuticals shares that have been sold short but have not yet been covered or closed out. As of April 30th, investors have sold 3,050,000 shares of AVIR short. 4.54% of Atea Pharmaceuticals' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Atea Pharmaceuticals' current short interest.

What is a good short interest ratio for Atea Pharmaceuticals?

The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. AVIR shares currently have a short interest ratio of 9.0. Learn More on Atea Pharmaceuticals's short interest ratio.

Which institutional investors are shorting Atea Pharmaceuticals?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Atea Pharmaceuticals: Simplex Trading LLC. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

What is a good short interest percentage for Atea Pharmaceuticals?

Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 4.54% of Atea Pharmaceuticals' floating shares are currently sold short.

Is Atea Pharmaceuticals' short interest increasing or decreasing?

Atea Pharmaceuticals saw a increase in short interest in April. As of April 30th, there was short interest totaling 3,050,000 shares, an increase of 2.7% from the previous total of 2,970,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment.

What is Atea Pharmaceuticals' float size?

Atea Pharmaceuticals currently has issued a total of 85,579,000 shares. Some of Atea Pharmaceuticals' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Atea Pharmaceuticals currently has a public float of 67,230,000 shares.

How does Atea Pharmaceuticals' short interest compare to its competitors?

4.54% of Atea Pharmaceuticals' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies in the industry of "pharmaceutical products" compare to Atea Pharmaceuticals: Phibro Animal Health Co. (4.52%), Mineralys Therapeutics, Inc. (16.91%), Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. (14.75%), Syndax Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (25.17%), Arcus Biosciences, Inc. (12.18%), Enliven Therapeutics, Inc. (21.79%), Avadel Pharmaceuticals plc (10.54%), Spyre Therapeutics, Inc. (24.50%), Intellia Therapeutics, Inc. (27.76%), Pharvaris (3.73%),

Which stocks are the most shorted right now?

As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Spotify Technology S.A. ($4.67 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($4.58 billion), Capital One Financial Co. ($4.47 billion), The Kroger Co. ($2.56 billion), Reddit, Inc. ($2.23 billion), Rivian Automotive, Inc. ($2.16 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($1.90 billion), SoFi Technologies, Inc. ($1.85 billion), Zscaler, Inc. ($1.75 billion), and Omnicom Group Inc. ($1.75 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks.

What does it mean to sell short Atea Pharmaceuticals stock?

Short selling AVIR is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Atea Pharmaceuticals as its price is falling. AVIR shares are trading down $0.09 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit.

How does a short squeeze work against Atea Pharmaceuticals?

A short squeeze for Atea Pharmaceuticals occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of AVIR, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further.

How often is Atea Pharmaceuticals' short interest reported?

Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including AVIR, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is April, 30 2025.




This page (NASDAQ:AVIR) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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