Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. Boosts Stake in SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA)

Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its position in SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA - Free Report) by 31.8% during the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 222,012 shares of the company's stock after purchasing an additional 53,534 shares during the quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. owned about 0.31% of SIGA Technologies worth $1,217,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. AltraVue Capital LLC grew its holdings in shares of SIGA Technologies by 14.1% during the fourth quarter. AltraVue Capital LLC now owns 2,639,524 shares of the company's stock valued at $15,864,000 after buying an additional 326,630 shares during the last quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC grew its holdings in shares of SIGA Technologies by 237.7% during the fourth quarter. Renaissance Technologies LLC now owns 417,436 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,509,000 after buying an additional 293,836 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its holdings 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 last quarter. Denali Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of SIGA Technologies by 58.3% during the fourth quarter. Denali Advisors LLC now owns 378,544 shares of the company's stock valued at $2,275,000 after buying an additional 139,354 shares during the last quarter. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. grew its holdings in shares of SIGA Technologies by 9.9% during the fourth quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 1,271,972 shares of the company's stock valued at $7,645,000 after buying an additional 114,270 shares during the last quarter. 55.40% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

SIGA Technologies Stock Up 2.2%

Shares of SIGA traded up $0.14 during trading hours on Monday, reaching $6.50. 265,344 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 730,577. SIGA Technologies, Inc. has a 12-month low of $4.95 and a 12-month high of $12.83. The stock has a market capitalization of $464.37 million, a P/E ratio of 5.42 and a beta of 0.93. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $5.99 and a 200-day moving average price of $5.99.

SIGA Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 8th. The company reported ($0.01) EPS for the quarter. The business 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%. As a group, research analysts predict that SIGA Technologies, Inc. will post 1.04 EPS for the current fiscal year.

SIGA Technologies Dividend Announcement

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

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.