Siga Technologies Inc (SIGA) is trading 13% higher at $14.73 today. The company is seeing a surge in share price as it closes a series of Monkeypox related deals.

Siga Technologies Inc has been trading between a 52-week high of $14.8 and a 52-week low of $5.36. The stock has a market cap of $1.07 Billion.

SIGA Technologies, Inc. is a commercial-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the health security market. Health security comprises countermeasures for biological, chemical, radiological and nuclear attacks (biodefense market), vaccines and therapies for emerging infectious diseases, and health preparedness.

Siga Technologies Extends Its Monkeypox-Tied Run On Fresh $28 Million In Deals
Investor''s Business Daily 07-13-22

Siga Technologies gets orders worth $28 mln for antiviral drug
Financial Post 07-12-22

SIGA Announces Approximately $28 Million of International Procurement Orders for Oral TPOXX (Tecovirimat)
Wallstreet:Online 07-12-22

SIGA Stock Is in Focus Following U.K. Approval of Monkeypox Treatment
InvestorPlace 07-08-22

Analysts’ Revisions Show Improving Sentiment For SIGA Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGA)
Stocks Register 07-06-22


As you can imagine, the internet had a few things to say about the price move. Here's a few choice comments from the Reddit Traderverse™:

RabidRabb1t - 2 upvotes - source
$SIGA... the pump is real

DKbav - 1 upvotes - source
Monkeypox rising, who meeting monday… Siga and bavarian Nordic Will rocket

Bear-Force-Won - 1 upvotes - source
>BREAKING: NYC REPORTS 73 ADDITIONAL MONKEYPOX CASES IN THE LAST 24 HOURS FOR A TOTAL OF 336 CASES, MORE THAN DOUBLING ITS CASE COUNT IN JUST 72 HOURS. Told u 1000 by end of next week Siga 🚀🚀🚀

Exandar - 1 upvotes - source
$SIGA is flying, monkeypox go brrrrr

Bear-Force-Won - 0 upvotes - source
>London school sends reception class home over Monkeypox fears >https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/monkeypox-grand-avenue-school-surbiton-vaccine-ukhsa-b1012005.html Monkeypox is not a gay sex std. It's highly contagious, and like other viruses in its family, it can be airborne. Nyc will soon have 1000+ cases. Pox will be on our currency. Pandemic is declared Monday. Siga 🚀🚀🚀