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Understanding the Risks of Investing in Vaxart Inc (VXRT)

Vaxart Inc’s recent filing unveils that its President, Chief Exec Officer Lo Steven acquired Company’s shares for reported $49000.0 on May 19 ’25. In the deal valued at $0.49 per share,100,000 shares were bought. As a result of this transaction, Lo Steven now holds 100,000 shares worth roughly $50000.0.

Then, Watson W. Mark bought 20,000 shares, generating $13,578 in total proceeds. Upon buying the shares at $0.68, the Director now owns 78,125 shares.

Oppenheimer initiated its Vaxart Inc [VXRT] rating to an Outperform in a research note published on August 15, 2024; the price target was $4. Cantor Fitzgerald began covering VXRT with “an Overweight” recommendation on November 02, 2021. B. Riley Securities revised its rating on June 29, 2021. It rated VXRT as “a Neutral” which previously was an “a Buy”.

Price Performance Review of VXRT

On Monday, Vaxart Inc [NASDAQ:VXRT] saw its stock fall -1.05% to $0.50. Over the last five days, the stock has gained 23.41%. Vaxart Inc shares have fallen nearly -24.51% since the year began. Nevertheless, the stocks have fallen -47.09% over the past one year.

How much short interest is there in Vaxart Inc?

A steep rise in short interest was recorded in Vaxart Inc stocks on 2025-04-30, dropping by -0.86 million shares to a total of 12.05 million shares. Yahoo Finance data shows the prior-month short interest on 2025-03-31 was 12.92 million shares. There was a decline of -7.17%, which implies that there is a negative sentiment for the stock.

The most recent change occurred on June 24, 2021 when Jefferies began covering the stock and recommended ‘”a Buy”‘ rating along with a $13 price target.

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