Wellington Management Group LLP Buys 8,028 Shares of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA)

Wellington Management Group LLP boosted its position in shares of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA) by 7.2% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 120,225 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 8,028 shares during the period. Wellington Management Group LLP owned approximately 0.17% of SIGA Technologies worth $723,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in SIGA Technologies by 8.1% in the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 23,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $144,000 after buying an additional 1,784 shares in the last quarter. Legato Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of SIGA Technologies by 14.1% during the fourth quarter. Legato Capital Management LLC now owns 532,441 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,200,000 after buying an additional 65,800 shares in the last quarter. Denali Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of SIGA Technologies by 58.3% in the 4th quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 378,544 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,275,000 after acquiring an additional 139,354 shares during the last quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund boosted its holdings in shares of SIGA Technologies by 19.1% during the 4th 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. Finally, Ashton Thomas Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in SIGA Technologies during the 4th quarter worth $422,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.40% of the company’s stock.

SIGA Technologies Stock Up 2.6%

Shares of SIGA opened at $6.03 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $430.79 million, a PE ratio of 5.03 and a beta of 0.93. SIGA Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $4.95 and a 12-month high of $12.83. The business has a 50-day simple moving average of $5.90 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $6.02.

SIGA Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported ($0.01) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $7.04 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 EPS for the current year.

SIGA Technologies Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a special dividend, which was paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 29th were given a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date 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.