SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA) Shares Bought by Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Teacher Retirement System of Texas grew its holdings in SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA) by 19.9% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 12,829 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 2,126 shares during the period. Teacher Retirement System of Texas’ holdings in SIGA Technologies were worth $77,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in SIGA Technologies by 152.6% in the third quarter. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC now owns 2,048,440 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,827,000 after purchasing an additional 1,237,620 shares during the period. Denali Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of SIGA Technologies by 58.3% during the fourth quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 378,544 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,275,000 after buying an additional 139,354 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP acquired a new position in shares of SIGA Technologies during the third quarter worth about $757,000. Bank of New York Mellon Corp increased its stake in shares of SIGA Technologies by 52.4% during the fourth quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 289,712 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,741,000 after buying an additional 99,670 shares during the period. Finally, New York State Common Retirement Fund raised its holdings in SIGA Technologies by 19.1% in the fourth quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 589,620 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,544,000 after acquiring an additional 94,490 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 55.40% of the company’s stock.

SIGA Technologies Stock Up 0.4 %

NASDAQ SIGA opened at $5.50 on Thursday. SIGA Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $5.16 and a 52 week high of $12.83. The firm has a 50 day moving average of $5.81 and a two-hundred day moving average of $6.41. The stock has a market capitalization of $392.90 million, a PE ratio of 4.58 and a beta of 0.98.

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

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.