Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. Purchases 654 Shares of Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ:ESGR)

Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. increased its position in shares of Enstar Group Limited (NASDAQ:ESGR) by 0.6% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 101,780 shares of the insurance provider’s stock after acquiring an additional 654 shares during the quarter. Enstar Group makes up about 6.3% of Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 4th biggest holding. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. owned approximately 0.63% of Enstar Group worth $29,959,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of ESGR. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its stake in Enstar Group by 1.6% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,099,921 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $186,536,000 after acquiring an additional 17,369 shares in the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP lifted its stake in Enstar Group by 1.0% during the 1st quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 1,049,093 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $273,971,000 after acquiring an additional 10,151 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. lifted its stake in Enstar Group by 4.8% during the 2nd quarter. BlackRock Inc. now owns 876,920 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $214,179,000 after acquiring an additional 40,329 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp lifted its stake in Enstar Group by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. State Street Corp now owns 309,895 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $80,929,000 after acquiring an additional 4,495 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. increased its holdings in Enstar Group by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. now owns 254,349 shares of the insurance provider’s stock worth $66,423,000 after purchasing an additional 1,598 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 81.01% of the company’s stock.

Enstar Group Stock Performance

NASDAQ:ESGR traded down $5.50 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $276.68. 41,618 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 50,456. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $293.38 and a 200-day simple moving average of $275.62. The stock has a market capitalization of $4.21 billion, a P/E ratio of 4.05 and a beta of 0.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.33, a current ratio of 0.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.36. Enstar Group Limited has a 1 year low of $225.81 and a 1 year high of $312.55.

Enstar Group (NASDAQ:ESGR) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, February 20th. The insurance provider reported $31.02 earnings per share for the quarter. Enstar Group had a return on equity of 24.87% and a net margin of 78.24%. The company had revenue of $186.00 million during the quarter.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Separately, StockNews.com downgraded Enstar Group from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, February 29th.

Enstar Group Profile

Enstar Group Limited acquires and manages insurance and reinsurance companies and portfolios in run-off in Bermuda and internationally. It engages in the run-off property and casualty; other reinsurance; life and catastrophe; and legacy underwriting businesses; as well as investment activities. The company also provides consulting services, including claims inspection, claims validation, reinsurance asset collection, syndicate management, and IT consulting services to the insurance and reinsurance industry.