Epacria Capital Partners LLC Purchases 4,019 Shares of Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR)

Epacria Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) by 20.9% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 23,291 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 4,019 shares during the period. Epacria Capital Partners LLC’s holdings in Burford Capital were worth $309,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Other large investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. First Hawaiian Bank acquired a new position in Burford Capital during the second quarter valued at approximately $399,000. SG Americas Securities LLC acquired a new position in shares of Burford Capital during the 2nd quarter worth $438,000. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Burford Capital by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter. Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC now owns 74,579 shares of the company’s stock worth $973,000 after buying an additional 4,244 shares during the last quarter. BigSur Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in Burford Capital in the second quarter valued at about $652,000. Finally, Baillie Gifford & Co. grew its position in Burford Capital by 15.6% in the second quarter. Baillie Gifford & Co. now owns 1,534,668 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,788,000 after acquiring an additional 207,157 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of research analysts have recently commented on the stock. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Burford Capital in a report on Friday, September 6th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $18.00 target price for the company. Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $18.00 price objective on shares of Burford Capital in a research report on Friday, August 9th.

Burford Capital Trading Up 0.7 %

Shares of BUR stock opened at $13.54 on Friday. Burford Capital Limited has a twelve month low of $12.07 and a twelve month high of $16.77. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $13.51 and its 200 day simple moving average is $13.49. The company has a quick ratio of 15.75, a current ratio of 15.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.67 and a beta of 0.49.

Burford Capital 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.