Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. Buys 5,138 Shares of Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE:VTOL)

Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc. grew its stake in shares of Bristow Group Inc. (NYSE:VTOL) by 25.0% during the fourth quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 25,722 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,138 shares during the period. Mraz Amerine & Associates Inc.’s holdings in Bristow Group were worth $727,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of the stock. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky grew its stake in shares of Bristow Group by 5.9% in the second quarter. Teachers Retirement System of The State of Kentucky now owns 7,402 shares of the company’s stock worth $213,000 after purchasing an additional 412 shares during the last quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Bristow Group by 2.1% in the first quarter. Yousif Capital Management LLC now owns 21,686 shares of the company’s stock worth $804,000 after purchasing an additional 442 shares during the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc grew its stake in shares of Bristow Group by 0.9% in the second quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 50,652 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,185,000 after purchasing an additional 475 shares during the last quarter. Rhumbline Advisers grew its stake in shares of Bristow Group by 0.8% in the third quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 78,805 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,220,000 after purchasing an additional 624 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Captrust Financial Advisors grew its stake in shares of Bristow Group by 76.1% in the first quarter. Captrust Financial Advisors now owns 1,444 shares of the company’s stock worth $54,000 after purchasing an additional 624 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 93.29% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Bristow Group

In related news, EVP David F. Stepanek sold 9,033 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $26.13, for a total value of $236,032.29. Following the transaction, the executive vice president now owns 46,878 shares in the company, valued at $1,224,922.14. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this link. 15.00% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Bristow Group Trading Down 0.4 %

VTOL stock traded down $0.11 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $24.78. The stock had a trading volume of 102,998 shares, compared to its average volume of 103,286. The firm has a market cap of $701.70 million, a P/E ratio of -103.25 and a beta of 1.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. Bristow Group Inc. has a 1-year low of $20.08 and a 1-year high of $31.89. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $26.61 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $26.82.

Bristow Group (NYSE:VTOL) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, March 5th. The company reported ($0.28) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. The firm had revenue of $337.93 million during the quarter. Bristow Group had a negative net margin of 0.52% and a negative return on equity of 0.84%.

Bristow Group Profile

Bristow Group Inc provides vertical flight solutions. The company primarily offers aviation services to integrated, national, and independent offshore energy companies and government agencies. It also provides personnel transportation, search and rescue, medevac, ad hoc helicopter, fixed wing transportation, unmanned systems, and ad-hoc helicopter services, as well as logistical and maintenance support, training services, and flight and maintenance crews.