aTyr Pharma (ATYR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

aTyr Pharma, Inc. engages in the discovery and development of medicines based on novel biological pathways. Its product pipeline includes ATYR1923, ATYR2810, NRP2 mAbs, and AARS-1, DARS-1. The company was founded by Paul Schimmel, Xiang-Lei Yang and Bruce Beutler on September 8, 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $5.00 to $5.34
• 50-Day Range: $3.00 to $5.50
• 52-Week Range: $1.48 to $5.98
• Volume: 2.38 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.24 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $467.61 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $20.20
• Consensus Rating: Buy

aTyr Pharma Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

aTyr Pharma scored higher than 60% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 1249th out of 2,814 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: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

aTyr Pharma has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.14, and is based on 6 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

aTyr Pharma has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: Growing

Earnings Growth

Earnings for aTyr Pharma are expected to grow in the coming year, from ($0.91) to ($0.87) per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of aTyr Pharma is -6.49, 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 aTyr Pharma is -6.49, 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

aTyr Pharma has a P/B Ratio of 6.33. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

15.85% of the float of aTyr Pharma has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

aTyr Pharma has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in aTyr Pharma has recently decreased by 0.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

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

Dividend Yield

aTyr Pharma does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

aTyr Pharma does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

15.85% of the float of aTyr Pharma has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

aTyr Pharma has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 7.8.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in aTyr Pharma has recently decreased by 0.94%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.66

News Sentiment

aTyr Pharma has a news sentiment score of 0.66. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.54 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 4 news articles for aTyr Pharma this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

20 people have searched for ATYR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 150% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

16 people have added aTyr Pharma to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 14% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, aTyr Pharma insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 3.70% of the stock of aTyr Pharma is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

61.72% of the stock of aTyr Pharma is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

ATYR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have ATYR shares performed this year?

aTyr Pharma's stock was trading at $3.62 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, ATYR shares have increased by 45.1% and is now trading at $5.2540.

How were aTyr Pharma's earnings last quarter?

aTyr Pharma, Inc. (NASDAQ:ATYR) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported ($0.17) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of ($0.19) by $0.02.

How do I buy shares of aTyr Pharma?

Shares of ATYR 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 aTyr Pharma own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that aTyr Pharma investors own include ChargePoint (CHPT), Plug Power (PLUG), Chemomab Therapeutics (CMMB), Curaleaf (CURLF), Dare Bioscience (DARE), Jiuzi (JZXN) and Adial Pharmaceuticals (ADIL).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 5/07/2025
• Today: 7/05/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 8/12/2025
• 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:ATYR
• Previous Symbol: NASDAQ:ATYR
• CIK: 1339970
• Web: N/A
• Phone: (858) 731-8389
• Fax: 858-731-8394
• Employees: 53
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $20.20
• High Stock Price Target: $35.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $9.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +284.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.14
• Research Coverage: 7 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($0.81)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -$64.02 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: -27,243.40%
• Return on Equity: -87.09%
• Return on Assets: -64.77%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.01
• Current Ratio: 7.79
• Quick Ratio: 7.79

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $230 thousand
• Price / Sales: 2,033.07
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: $0.83 per share
• Price / Book: 6.33

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 89,000,000
• Free Float: 85,711,000
• Market Cap: $467.61 million
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.89