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

O Brien Greene & Co. Inc purchased a new stake in shares of Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund purchased 19,500 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $249,000.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. HighTower Advisors LLC grew its position in Burford Capital by 15.7% in the 3rd quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 314,037 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,154,000 after purchasing an additional 42,699 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its stake in Burford Capital by 24.6% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,946,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,076,000 after buying an additional 582,514 shares in the last quarter. Evergreen Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Burford Capital during the third quarter worth about $1,434,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division raised its position in Burford Capital by 27.8% in the fourth quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 25,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $323,000 after acquiring an additional 5,510 shares in the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted its holdings in Burford Capital by 12.2% in the 3rd quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 279,427 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,705,000 after acquiring an additional 30,355 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Buying and Selling at Burford Capital

In other Burford Capital news, CEO Christopher P. Bogart sold 90,000 shares of the firm’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 $1,314,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 452,185 shares in the company, valued at $6,606,422.85. This trade represents a 16.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, President Aviva O. Will sold 7,500 shares of Burford Capital stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.61, for a total transaction of $109,575.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now directly owns 310,979 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,543,403.19. This trade represents a 2.35 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last 90 days, insiders have sold 100,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,468,305. Corporate insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Burford Capital Stock Up 0.9 %

NYSE BUR opened at $15.51 on Thursday. Burford Capital Limited has a 12 month low of $12.07 and a 12 month high of $16.77. The company has a market capitalization of $3.39 billion, a P/E ratio of 13.37 and a beta of 0.59. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $13.67 and its 200 day simple moving average is $13.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 15.75 and a quick ratio of 15.75.

About Burford Capital

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.