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

EP Wealth Advisors LLC increased its stake in SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA) by 14.5% in the fourth quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 13,887 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,755 shares during the quarter. 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 modified their holdings of the stock. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of SIGA Technologies by 6.0% in the fourth quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 464,808 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,793,000 after buying an additional 26,344 shares in the last quarter. Oxford Asset Management LLP acquired a new stake in SIGA Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $203,000. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD grew its stake in SIGA Technologies by 26.1% during the 4th quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 40,005 shares of the company’s stock valued at $241,000 after purchasing an additional 8,290 shares in the last quarter. State of Tennessee Department of Treasury acquired a new stake in SIGA Technologies during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $185,000. Finally, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its stake in 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 purchasing an additional 217,926 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.40% of the company’s stock.

SIGA Technologies Stock Down 0.2%

Shares of NASDAQ SIGA opened at $5.92 on Friday. SIGA Technologies, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $4.95 and a fifty-two week high of $12.83. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $5.78 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $6.13. The firm has a market cap of $422.93 million, a PE ratio of 4.93 and a beta of 0.92.

SIGA Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter. SIGA Technologies had a net margin of 49.33% and a return on equity of 49.06%. The business had revenue of $7.04 million for the quarter. On average, analysts anticipate that SIGA Technologies, Inc. will post 1.04 earnings per share for the current year.

SIGA Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm 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.

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.