Geode Capital Management LLC Buys 66,344 Shares of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA)

Geode Capital Management LLC increased its stake in shares of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA) by 6.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 1,112,743 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 66,344 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC owned 1.56% of SIGA Technologies worth $7,512,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. AltraVue Capital LLC boosted its holdings in shares of SIGA Technologies by 6.6% during the second quarter. AltraVue Capital LLC now owns 2,177,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $16,528,000 after acquiring an additional 134,450 shares during the period. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in SIGA Technologies by 152.6% in the 3rd 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. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings in SIGA Technologies by 7.9% in the 2nd quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 1,821,788 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,826,000 after buying an additional 133,883 shares in the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. increased its position in SIGA Technologies by 251.2% during the 2nd quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 841,759 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,389,000 after buying an additional 602,091 shares during the period. Finally, General American Investors Co. Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of SIGA Technologies by 0.7% during the second quarter. General American Investors Co. Inc. now owns 746,646 shares of the company’s stock worth $5,667,000 after buying an additional 4,919 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.40% of the company’s stock.

SIGA Technologies Stock Performance

SIGA stock opened at $6.24 on Friday. SIGA Technologies, Inc. has a 52 week low of $4.26 and a 52 week high of $12.83. The company has a market capitalization of $445.57 million, a PE ratio of 5.20 and a beta of 0.89. The company’s 50-day simple moving average is $6.63 and its 200 day simple moving average is $7.64.

SIGA Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $10.01 million during the quarter. On average, analysts forecast that SIGA Technologies, Inc. will post 1.04 EPS 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.