Teza Capital Management LLC Sells 4,328 Shares of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA)

Teza Capital Management LLC decreased its position in shares of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA) by 9.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 39,373 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,328 shares during the period. Teza Capital Management LLC owned approximately 0.06% of SIGA Technologies worth $237,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other large investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. AltraVue Capital LLC boosted its stake in SIGA Technologies by 14.1% during the fourth quarter. AltraVue Capital LLC now owns 2,639,524 shares of the company’s stock valued at $15,864,000 after buying an additional 326,630 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC raised its holdings in shares of SIGA Technologies by 237.7% during the 4th quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 417,436 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,509,000 after acquiring an additional 293,836 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in shares of SIGA Technologies by 11.4% during the 4th quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,126,065 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,777,000 after acquiring an additional 217,926 shares during the last quarter. Denali Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of SIGA Technologies by 58.3% during the 4th quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 378,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,275,000 after acquiring an additional 139,354 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of SIGA Technologies by 9.9% in the fourth 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 in the last quarter. 55.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

SIGA Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of SIGA opened at $6.20 on Wednesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $442.93 million, a PE ratio of 5.17 and a beta of 0.92. The company’s fifty day moving average is $5.80 and its 200 day moving average is $6.10. SIGA Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $4.95 and a fifty-two week high of $12.83.

SIGA Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA) last posted 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 during the quarter. As a group, research analysts forecast that SIGA Technologies, Inc. will post 1.04 earnings per share for the current year.

SIGA Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a special dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 29th were paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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.