Victory Capital Management Inc. Grows Holdings in SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA)

Victory Capital Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA) by 5.8% during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 259,143 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 14,286 shares during the period. Victory Capital Management Inc. owned approximately 0.36% of SIGA Technologies worth $1,749,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale acquired a new position in SIGA Technologies during the second quarter worth $40,000. Bayesian Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of SIGA Technologies during the 1st quarter worth about $97,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC purchased a new stake in SIGA Technologies during the 1st quarter worth $105,000. AQR Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in SIGA Technologies in the second quarter valued at approximately $99,000. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank boosted its holdings in SIGA Technologies by 38.9% in the second quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 13,684 shares of the company’s stock valued at $104,000 after purchasing an additional 3,829 shares during the last quarter. 55.40% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

SIGA Technologies Trading Up 3.3 %

Shares of SIGA Technologies stock opened at $6.48 on Monday. SIGA Technologies, Inc. has a twelve month low of $4.26 and a twelve month high of $12.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $462.70 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 5.40 and a beta of 0.89. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $7.03 and its 200-day simple moving average is $7.86.

SIGA Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.02 earnings per share (EPS) 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 $10.01 million during the quarter. Sell-side analysts predict that SIGA Technologies, Inc. will post 1.04 earnings per share for the current year.

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.