SIGA Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ:SIGA – Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant growth in short interest in February. As of February 28th, there was short interest totalling 4,100,000 shares, a growth of 28.5% from the February 13th total of 3,190,000 shares. Approximately 10.1% of the shares of the company are short sold. Based on an average daily volume of 444,200 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 9.2 days.
SIGA Technologies Stock Up 1.4 %
SIGA traded up $0.08 on Monday, hitting $5.66. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 15,274 shares, compared to its average volume of 826,257. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $5.98 and its 200-day simple moving average is $6.62. SIGA Technologies has a 12 month low of $5.16 and a 12 month high of $12.83. The firm has a market cap of $404.33 million, a P/E ratio of 4.70 and a beta of 0.98.
SIGA Technologies (NASDAQ:SIGA – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, March 11th. The company reported $0.63 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 company had revenue of $81.40 million for the quarter. Equities analysts predict that SIGA Technologies will post 1.04 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
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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.
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