ExodusPoint Capital Management LP Makes New $265,000 Investment in SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA)

ExodusPoint Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 44,017 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $265,000. ExodusPoint Capital Management LP owned about 0.06% of SIGA Technologies as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of SIGA. AltraVue Capital LLC grew its position in SIGA Technologies by 14.1% in the fourth quarter. AltraVue Capital LLC now owns 2,639,524 shares of the company's stock valued at $15,864,000 after acquiring an additional 326,630 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in SIGA Technologies by 9.9% in the 4th quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,271,972 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,645,000 after purchasing an additional 114,270 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in SIGA Technologies by 1.8% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,132,397 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,807,000 after buying an additional 19,654 shares in the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its stake in shares of SIGA Technologies by 19.1% during the fourth quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 589,620 shares of the company's stock worth $3,544,000 after buying an additional 94,490 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Legato Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of SIGA Technologies by 14.1% during the fourth quarter. Legato Capital Management LLC now owns 532,441 shares of the company's stock worth $3,200,000 after buying an additional 65,800 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.40% of the company's stock.

SIGA Technologies Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ SIGA traded up $0.07 during mid-day trading on Friday, hitting $5.99. 580,386 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 777,187. The company has a market cap of $427.91 million, a PE ratio of 4.99 and a beta of 1.03. SIGA Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $4.95 and a twelve month high of $12.83. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $5.75 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.26.

SIGA Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.63 EPS for the quarter. SIGA Technologies had a return on equity of 49.06% and a net margin of 49.33%. The firm had revenue of $81.40 million for the quarter. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that SIGA Technologies, Inc. will post 1.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

SIGA Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a special dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 29th will be issued a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 29th.

About SIGA Technologies

SIGA Technologies, Inc, a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company, focuses on the health security related markets in the United States. Its lead product is TPOXX, an oral formulation antiviral drug for the treatment of human smallpox disease caused by variola virus. The company was incorporated in 1995 and is headquartered in New York, New York.