SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA) Shares Purchased by LSV Asset Management

LSV Asset Management lifted its position in SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA - Free Report) by 52.3% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 161,988 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 55,600 shares during the quarter. LSV Asset Management owned about 0.23% of SIGA Technologies worth $974,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of SIGA. SG Americas Securities LLC lifted its holdings in SIGA Technologies by 7.8% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 22,819 shares of the company's stock valued at $137,000 after acquiring an additional 1,652 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its holdings in SIGA Technologies by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 23,927 shares of the company's stock valued at $144,000 after buying an additional 1,784 shares in the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas raised its position in shares of SIGA Technologies by 19.9% in the fourth quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 12,829 shares of the company's stock worth $77,000 after acquiring an additional 2,126 shares during the period. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC raised its position in shares of SIGA Technologies by 21.6% in the fourth quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 24,292 shares of the company's stock worth $146,000 after acquiring an additional 4,315 shares during the period. Finally, Bailard Inc. boosted its stake in shares of SIGA Technologies by 31.5% during the 4th quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 18,800 shares of the company's stock worth $113,000 after acquiring an additional 4,500 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.40% of the company's stock.

SIGA Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of SIGA Technologies stock traded up $0.07 on Friday, hitting $5.99. The company's stock had a trading volume of 580,386 shares, compared to its average volume of 776,937. The company has a market capitalization of $427.91 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.99 and a beta of 1.03. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $5.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $6.26. SIGA Technologies, Inc. has a 1 year low of $4.95 and a 1 year high of $12.83.

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

SIGA Technologies Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a special dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 29th will be paid 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.