148,721 Shares in Siga Technologies Inc. $SIGA Purchased by Nuveen LLC

Nuveen LLC acquired a new stake in Siga Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA - Free Report) in the first quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor acquired 148,721 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $815,000. Nuveen LLC owned about 0.21% of Siga Technologies at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP boosted its position in Siga Technologies by 11.4% in the 4th 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 last quarter. Northern Trust Corp boosted its position in Siga Technologies by 6.0% in the 4th quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 464,808 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,793,000 after buying an additional 26,344 shares during the last quarter. Foundry Partners LLC boosted its position in Siga Technologies by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Foundry Partners LLC now owns 447,783 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,454,000 after buying an additional 6,054 shares during the last quarter. Denali Advisors LLC boosted its position in Siga Technologies by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 390,530 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,140,000 after buying an additional 11,986 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Siga Technologies by 31.8% in the 1st quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 222,012 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,217,000 after buying an additional 53,534 shares during the last quarter. 55.40% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Separately, Wall Street Zen raised shares of Siga Technologies from a "hold" rating to a "strong-buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 9th.

Siga Technologies Stock Performance

Shares of Siga Technologies stock traded down $0.07 during trading on Friday, reaching $8.42. The company had a trading volume of 383,355 shares, compared to its average volume of 585,930. The company has a market cap of $602.96 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 7.45 and a beta of 0.95. The firm's fifty day moving average is $7.63 and its 200-day moving average is $6.49. Siga Technologies Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $4.95 and a fifty-two week high of $9.62.

Siga Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, August 5th. The company reported $0.49 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The business had revenue of $81.12 million for the quarter. Siga Technologies had a net margin of 45.73% and a return on equity of 40.52%. On average, research analysts anticipate that Siga Technologies Inc. will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.