O Brien Greene & Co. Inc Acquires Shares of 19,500 Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR)

O Brien Greene & Co. Inc bought a new stake in Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR - Free Report) during the fourth quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 19,500 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $249,000.

Other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. State Street Corp lifted its holdings in Burford Capital by 24.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,946,927 shares of the company's stock worth $39,076,000 after purchasing an additional 582,514 shares in the last quarter. Emeth Value Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Burford Capital during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $17,980,000. Claar Advisors LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Burford Capital by 22.7% in the third quarter. Claar Advisors LLC now owns 595,446 shares of the company's stock worth $7,896,000 after buying an additional 110,000 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. boosted its position in shares of Burford Capital by 0.5% during the third quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 480,315 shares of the company's stock worth $6,369,000 after acquiring an additional 2,277 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Burford Capital by 15.7% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 314,037 shares of the company's stock valued at $4,154,000 after purchasing an additional 42,699 shares in the last quarter.

Burford Capital Price Performance

Burford Capital stock traded down $0.13 during midday trading on Friday, reaching $15.35. 1,099,762 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 806,708. The stock has a market cap of $3.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.23 and a beta of 0.59. The stock's fifty day moving average is $13.74 and its 200-day moving average is $13.50. The company has a quick ratio of 15.75, a current ratio of 15.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. Burford Capital Limited has a 12 month low of $12.07 and a 12 month high of $16.77.

Insider Transactions at Burford Capital

In other news, insider David Perla sold 3,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.61, for a total value of $43,830.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 82,489 shares in the company, valued at $1,205,164.29. The trade was a 3.51 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, President Aviva O. Will sold 7,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.61, for a total transaction of $109,575.00. Following the sale, the president now owns 310,979 shares in the company, valued at $4,543,403.19. This represents a 2.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 100,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,468,305 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.19% of the company's stock.

Burford Capital Company Profile

Burford Capital Limited provides legal finance products and services worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Capital Provision, and Asset Management and Other Provision. The Capital Provision segment provides capital to the legal industry or in connection with legal matters directly and through investment in private funds; legal risk management services; lower risk legal finance business focusing on pre-settlement litigation matters with lower risk and lower expected returns; post-settlement finance; and complex strategies in which it acts as a principal and acquires assets that are mispriced.