SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA) Stock Position Boosted by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management grew its stake in shares of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA) by 30.0% during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 19,902 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 4,597 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in SIGA Technologies were worth $120,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

A number of other institutional investors also recently made changes to their positions in SIGA. Wellington Management Group LLP bought a new position in shares of SIGA Technologies during the 3rd quarter valued at about $757,000. Hotchkis & Wiley Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in SIGA Technologies by 152.6% during 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 last quarter. Foundry Partners LLC acquired a new position in SIGA Technologies in the third quarter worth approximately $2,801,000. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of SIGA Technologies in the third quarter valued at $1,098,000. Finally, Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC lifted its position in shares of SIGA Technologies by 172.1% during the 3rd quarter. Allspring Global Investments Holdings LLC now owns 211,236 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,426,000 after acquiring an additional 133,597 shares during the last quarter. 55.40% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

SIGA Technologies Stock Down 1.6 %

Shares of SIGA Technologies stock opened at $6.16 on Friday. SIGA Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $4.26 and a 12-month high of $12.83. The firm has a market capitalization of $439.82 million, a PE ratio of 5.13 and a beta of 0.94. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $6.38 and its 200-day moving average is $7.46.

SIGA Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November 7th. The company reported $0.02 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. Analysts expect that SIGA Technologies, Inc. will post 1.04 EPS for the current 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.