Oxford Asset Management LLP Invests $203,000 in SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA)

Oxford Asset Management LLP bought a new position in shares of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA) in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund bought 33,735 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $203,000.

Other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. JPMorgan Chase & Co. grew its position in shares of SIGA Technologies by 154.4% during the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 70,299 shares of the company’s stock worth $475,000 after buying an additional 42,669 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of SIGA Technologies by 8.1% during the 4th 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. Legato Capital Management LLC grew its position in shares of SIGA Technologies by 14.1% during the 4th 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 during the period. Denali Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of SIGA Technologies by 58.3% in the 4th quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 378,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,275,000 after purchasing an additional 139,354 shares during the period. Finally, New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its position in shares of SIGA Technologies by 19.1% in the 4th quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 589,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,544,000 after purchasing an additional 94,490 shares during the period. 55.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

SIGA Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of SIGA opened at $6.35 on Tuesday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $5.78 and a 200 day simple moving average of $6.23. SIGA Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $4.95 and a 52-week high of $12.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $453.65 million, a PE ratio of 5.29 and a beta of 1.03.

SIGA Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.63 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $81.40 million during the quarter. SIGA Technologies had a return on equity of 49.06% and a net margin of 49.33%. Equities research analysts predict that SIGA Technologies, Inc. will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

SIGA Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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 is Tuesday, April 29th.

SIGA Technologies Profile

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.