SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA) Shares Acquired by EP Wealth Advisors LLC

EP Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA) by 14.5% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 13,887 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 1,755 shares during the period. EP Wealth Advisors LLC’s holdings in SIGA Technologies were worth $83,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its stake in shares of SIGA Technologies by 7.8% during 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 last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in SIGA Technologies by 8.1% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 23,927 shares of the company’s stock worth $144,000 after buying an additional 1,784 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas lifted its position in SIGA Technologies by 19.9% during the fourth quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 12,829 shares of the company’s stock worth $77,000 after buying an additional 2,126 shares during the period. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC lifted its position in SIGA Technologies by 21.6% during the fourth quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 24,292 shares of the company’s stock worth $146,000 after buying an additional 4,315 shares during the period. Finally, Bailard Inc. lifted its position in SIGA Technologies by 31.5% during the fourth quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 18,800 shares of the company’s stock worth $113,000 after buying an additional 4,500 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.40% of the company’s stock.

SIGA Technologies Trading Down 0.2%

NASDAQ SIGA opened at $5.92 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $5.78 and its 200 day moving average price is $6.13. SIGA Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $4.95 and a twelve month high of $12.83. The company has a market capitalization of $422.93 million, a PE ratio of 4.93 and a beta of 0.92.

SIGA Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported ($0.01) 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 $7.04 million for the quarter. Equities analysts predict that SIGA Technologies, Inc. will post 1.04 EPS for the current year.

SIGA Technologies Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a special dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, April 29th were given a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date was 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.