D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. Decreases Position in SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA)

D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. lessened its stake in shares of SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA - Free Report) by 12.9% in the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 592,660 shares of the company's stock after selling 87,853 shares during the quarter. D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc. owned approximately 0.83% of SIGA Technologies worth $3,562,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in SIGA. AltraVue Capital LLC boosted its stake in shares of SIGA Technologies by 14.1% during the 4th quarter. AltraVue Capital LLC now owns 2,639,524 shares of the company's stock worth $15,864,000 after purchasing an additional 326,630 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of SIGA Technologies by 11.4% during the fourth quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 2,126,065 shares of the company's stock valued at $12,777,000 after buying an additional 217,926 shares during the period. American Century Companies Inc. boosted its position in SIGA Technologies by 9.9% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,271,972 shares of the company's stock worth $7,645,000 after acquiring an additional 114,270 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in SIGA Technologies by 1.8% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,132,397 shares of the company's stock worth $6,807,000 after acquiring an additional 19,654 shares during the last quarter. Finally, New York State Common Retirement Fund grew its stake in SIGA Technologies by 19.1% in the 4th quarter. New York State Common Retirement Fund now owns 589,620 shares of the company's stock worth $3,544,000 after acquiring an additional 94,490 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 55.40% of the company's stock.

SIGA Technologies Trading Down 4.7%

Shares of SIGA Technologies stock traded down $0.29 during trading hours on Thursday, reaching $5.84. 338,567 shares of the company's stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 731,068. SIGA Technologies, Inc. has a 52-week low of $4.95 and a 52-week high of $12.83. The company has a fifty day moving average of $5.81 and a 200-day moving average of $6.10. The firm has a market capitalization of $417.22 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 4.87 and a beta of 0.92.

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

SIGA Technologies Announces Dividend

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

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.