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AlloVir, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALVR) Sees Significant Drop in Short Interest

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AlloVir, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALVR - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant decrease in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 3,950,000 shares, a decrease of 19.2% from the October 15th total of 4,890,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 256,400 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 15.4 days.

Institutional Trading of AlloVir

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ALVR. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of AlloVir by 694.6% during the first quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 1,587,451 shares of the company's stock worth $1,197,000 after purchasing an additional 1,387,666 shares during the period. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its position in shares of AlloVir by 127.4% in the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 97,986 shares of the company's stock valued at $74,000 after acquiring an additional 54,900 shares in the last quarter. Point72 Asia Singapore Pte. Ltd. purchased a new position in shares of AlloVir during the second quarter valued at $55,000. Finally, Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC increased its holdings in AlloVir by 152.3% in the second quarter. Cubist Systematic Strategies LLC now owns 49,816 shares of the company's stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 30,072 shares during the last quarter. 66.05% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AlloVir Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ALVR traded up $0.03 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $0.58. The stock had a trading volume of 386,619 shares, compared to its average volume of 619,426. The stock's fifty day simple moving average is $0.79 and its 200 day simple moving average is $0.77. AlloVir has a 1-year low of $0.53 and a 1-year high of $2.49.

AlloVir (NASDAQ:ALVR - Get Free Report) last announced its earnings results on Tuesday, November 12th. The company reported ($0.04) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.14) by $0.10.

AlloVir Company Profile

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Allovir, Inc, a clinical-stage cell therapy company, engages in the research and development of allogeneic, off-the-shelf multi-virus specific T cell (VST) therapies to prevent and treat devastating viral-associated diseases. The company's lead product is posoleucel, an allogeneic, off-the-shelf VST therapy, to treat BK virus, cytomegalovirus, adenovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, human herpesvirus 6, and JC virus.

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