SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA) Shares Bought by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP increased its position in shares of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA - Free Report) by 11.4% during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The fund owned 2,126,065 shares of the company's stock after acquiring an additional 217,926 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP owned approximately 2.98% of SIGA Technologies worth $12,777,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SIGA. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in SIGA Technologies by 7.8% in the 4th quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 22,819 shares of the company's stock valued at $137,000 after buying an additional 1,652 shares during the last quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of SIGA Technologies by 8.1% in the 4th quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 23,927 shares of the company's stock worth $144,000 after buying an additional 1,784 shares during the last quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas boosted its position in shares of SIGA Technologies by 19.9% during the 4th quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 12,829 shares of the company's stock valued at $77,000 after acquiring an additional 2,126 shares during the last quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC increased its position in SIGA Technologies by 21.6% during the 4th quarter. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC now owns 24,292 shares of the company's stock valued at $146,000 after purchasing an additional 4,315 shares during the period. Finally, Bailard Inc. raised its position in SIGA Technologies by 31.5% during the 4th quarter. Bailard Inc. now owns 18,800 shares of the company's stock worth $113,000 after buying an additional 4,500 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.40% of the company's stock.

SIGA Technologies Price Performance

Shares of SIGA stock remained flat at $5.94 during trading on Tuesday. 447,193 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 742,764. SIGA Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $4.95 and a 52-week high of $12.83. The firm has a market cap of $424.36 million, a P/E ratio of 4.95 and a beta of 0.92. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $5.76 and a 200-day simple moving average of $6.14.

SIGA Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported ($0.01) earnings per share for the quarter. The business had revenue of $7.04 million for the quarter. SIGA Technologies had a net margin of 49.33% and a return on equity of 49.06%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that SIGA Technologies, Inc. will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

SIGA Technologies Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a special dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, May 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, April 29th will be paid a dividend of $0.60 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is 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.