Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH Makes New Investment in Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR)

Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR - Free Report) in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor bought 33,246 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $431,000.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of BUR. SG Americas Securities LLC increased its stake in Burford Capital by 302.4% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 30,926 shares of the company's stock valued at $394,000 after purchasing an additional 23,241 shares in the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. increased its stake in Burford Capital by 87.6% in the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 14,575 shares of the company's stock valued at $193,000 after purchasing an additional 6,806 shares in the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers increased its stake in Burford Capital by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 296,650 shares of the company's stock valued at $3,782,000 after purchasing an additional 1,249 shares in the last quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D bought a new stake in Burford Capital in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $171,000. Finally, Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. increased its stake in Burford Capital by 12.8% in the fourth quarter. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. now owns 139,527 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,779,000 after purchasing an additional 15,868 shares in the last quarter.

Burford Capital Trading Up 1.4%

NYSE:BUR traded up $0.18 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $13.33. The stock had a trading volume of 1,064,667 shares, compared to its average volume of 996,167. Burford Capital Limited has a one year low of $11.17 and a one year high of $15.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 15.75 and a current ratio of 15.75. The company has a market cap of $2.91 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.49 and a beta of 0.59. The business's 50 day moving average is $13.33 and its 200-day moving average is $13.62.

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.30 by ($0.16). The company had revenue of $118.86 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $157.00 million. Burford Capital had a net margin of 34.81% and a return on equity of 8.07%. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Burford Capital Limited will post 1.28 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.