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Viatris (VTRS) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$8.81 +0.07 (+0.80%)
Closing price 08/1/2025 04:00 PM Eastern
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$8.82 +0.01 (+0.17%)
As of 08/1/2025 07:56 PM Eastern
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About Viatris Stock (NASDAQ:VTRS)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$8.63
$8.87
50-Day Range
$8.29
$9.41
52-Week Range
$6.85
$13.55
Volume
6.73 million shs
Average Volume
7.34 million shs
Market Capitalization
$10.34 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
5.45%
Price Target
$10.40
Consensus Rating
Reduce

Company Overview

Viatris Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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44th Percentile Overall Score

VTRS MarketRank™: 

Viatris scored higher than 44% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 601st out of 919 stocks in the medical sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Viatris has received a consensus rating of Reduce. The company's average rating score is 1.80, and is based on 1 buy rating, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Viatris has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Viatris' stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Viatris are expected to decrease by -4.10% in the coming year, from $2.68 to $2.57 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Viatris is -2.78, 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 Viatris is -2.78, 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

    Viatris has a P/B Ratio of 0.56. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Viatris' valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.32% of the float of Viatris has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Viatris has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Viatris has recently increased by 142.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Viatris is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.49%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Viatris does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Viatris will have a dividend payout ratio of 18.68% next year. This indicates that Viatris will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Viatris' dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.32% of the float of Viatris has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Viatris has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.9, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Viatris has recently increased by 142.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Viatris has a news sentiment score of -0.40. 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 lower news sentiment than the 0.63 average news sentiment score of Medical companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Viatris this week, compared to 11 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 12 people have searched for VTRS on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -40% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    4 people have added Viatris to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Viatris insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $536,400.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 0.13% of the stock of Viatris is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    79.88% of the stock of Viatris is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Viatris' insider trading history.
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VTRS Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Viatris' stock was trading at $12.45 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, VTRS stock has decreased by 29.2% and is now trading at $8.81.

Viatris Inc. (NASDAQ:VTRS) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 8th. The company reported $0.50 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.49 by $0.01. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 10.9% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript
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Viatris' board authorized a share buyback program on Wednesday, February 28th 2024, which allows the company to repurchase $1,000,000,000 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This means that the company could buy up to 6.7% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

Viatris' top institutional investors include Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.34%), Wedge Capital Management L L P NC (0.29%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.16%) and Arnhold LLC (0.14%). Insiders that own company stock include Rajiv Malik, Scott Andrew Smith, Anthony Mauro, Paul Campbell, Harry Korman, Brian Roman, Xiangyang (Sean) Ni, Dillon Joellen Lyons, Andrew Cuneo and Der Meer Mohr Pauline Van.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of VTRS 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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Viatris investors own include Pfizer (PFE), NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Intel (INTC), Tesla (TSLA) and Walt Disney (DIS).

Company Calendar

Last Earnings
5/08/2025
Record date for 6/16 Dividend
5/23/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/16 Dividend
5/23/2025
Dividend Payable
6/16/2025
Today
8/01/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
8/07/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NASDAQ
Sector
Medical
Industry
Medical Services
Sub-Industry
Pharmaceutical Products
Current Symbol
NASDAQ:VTRS
CIK
1792044
Employees
32,000
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$13.00
Low Price Target
$9.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+18.0%
Consensus Rating
Reduce
Rating Score (0-4)
1.80
Research Coverage
5 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
($3.17)
Trailing P/E Ratio
N/A
Forward P/E Ratio
3.29
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
-$634.20 million
Net Margins
-26.45%
Pretax Margin
-27.39%
Return on Equity
16.20%
Return on Assets
7.01%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
1.02
Current Ratio
1.68
Quick Ratio
0.97

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$14.74 billion
Price / Sales
0.70
Cash Flow
$5.15 per share
Price / Cash Flow
1.71
Book Value
$15.61 per share
Price / Book
0.56

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
1,173,680,000
Free Float
1,172,156,000
Market Cap
$10.34 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.90

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This page (NASDAQ:VTRS) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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