Principal Financial Group Inc. Has $144,000 Position in SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA)

Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its position in SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA) by 8.1% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 23,927 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,784 shares during the period. Principal Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in SIGA Technologies were worth $144,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. Legato Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in SIGA Technologies by 14.1% in the 4th quarter. Legato Capital Management LLC now owns 532,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,200,000 after purchasing an additional 65,800 shares in the last quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC increased its stake in shares of SIGA Technologies by 168.4% in the fourth quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 31,500 shares of the company’s stock valued at $189,000 after buying an additional 19,762 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management increased its stake in shares of SIGA Technologies by 30.0% in the fourth quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 19,902 shares of the company’s stock valued at $120,000 after buying an additional 4,597 shares during the period. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of SIGA Technologies by 21.6% in the fourth quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 24,292 shares of the company’s stock valued at $146,000 after buying an additional 4,315 shares during the period. Finally, Exchange Traded Concepts LLC boosted its position in shares of SIGA Technologies by 39.0% during the 4th quarter. Exchange Traded Concepts LLC now owns 49,179 shares of the company’s stock valued at $296,000 after purchasing an additional 13,807 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.40% of the company’s stock.

SIGA Technologies Price Performance

Shares of SIGA Technologies stock opened at $5.69 on Friday. SIGA Technologies, Inc. has a one year low of $4.75 and a one year high of $12.83. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $6.02 and its 200 day moving average is $6.77. The firm has a market cap of $406.29 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.74 and a beta of 0.98.

SIGA Technologies Company 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.