AVIR Stock — Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc

Atea Pharmaceuticals Inc (AVIR)

Updated October 16, 2026.

AVIR is a Stock. Total return is -85.8% over the past 6 years, 239.2 points behind SPY at 153.4%.

Atea Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing oral antiviral treatments for serious viral infections, with its lead program—a combination of bemnifosbuvir and ruzasvir—in Phase 3 testing for hepatitis C, and a second candidate in earlier-stage development for hepatitis E. The company does not currently distribute to shareholders. This security appeals to investors with high risk tolerance seeking exposure to early-stage drug development, as the company remains unprofitable and dependent on the success of its clinical trials.

AVIR performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -85.8% over the past 6 years, 239.2 points behind SPY at 153.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 38.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 33.3%.

AVIR key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/30/2020

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$4.32 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$346,484,300

Average volume

345810.0

Beta

0.388

Payout ratio

0.0%

EPS

$-2.09

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

AVIR risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 33.3%.

Who may consider AVIR — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (AVIR does not currently distribute); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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