Burford Capital (BUR) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. The Asset Management and Other Services segment provides services to the legal industry, including litigation insurance. Burford Capital Limited was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 1,045 to 1,079
• 50-Day Range: 1,004 to 1,104
• 52-Week Range: 800 to 1,349
• Volume: 65,994 shs
• Average Volume: 203,678 shs
• Market Capitalization: £2.35 billion
• P/E Ratio: 783.70
• Dividend Yield: 0.94%
• Price Target: GBX 1,600
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Burford Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Burford Capital scored higher than 35% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Buy

Consensus Rating

Burford Capital has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Burford Capital has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Burford Capital is 791.11, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.61.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Burford Capital is 791.11, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 449.80.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Burford Capital has a PEG Ratio of 1.09. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Burford Capital has a P/B Ratio of 1.02. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BUR.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Burford Capital has a dividend yield of 0.97%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Burford Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Burford Capital is 740.74%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for BUR.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.25

News Sentiment

Burford Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.25. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.67 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Burford Capital this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 2 people have searched for BUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Burford Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 9.64% of the stock of Burford Capital is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

62.23% of the stock of Burford Capital is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BUR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BUR shares performed this year?

Burford Capital's stock was trading at GBX 1,213 at the start of the year. Since then, BUR shares have decreased by 12.0% and is now trading at GBX 1,068.
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How do I buy shares of Burford Capital?

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What other stocks do shareholders of Burford Capital own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Burford Capital investors own include Fevertree Drinks (FEVR), IQE (IQE), Litigation Capital Management (LIT), Aviva (AV), Bank of America (BAC), Barclays (BARC) and Keywords Studios (KWS).

Company Calendar

• Ex-Dividend for 12/5 Dividend: 10/31/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/05/2024
• Today: 12/18/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: LON:BUR
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.burfordcapital.com
• Phone: 44-1481-723-450
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 140
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: GBX 1,600
• High Stock Price Target: GBX 1,600
• Low Stock Price Target: GBX 1,600
• Potential Upside/Downside: +49.8%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX 1.35
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 791.11
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.13
• P/E Growth: 1.09
• Net Income: £396.45 million
• Net Margins: 33.87%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 16.58%
• Return on Assets: 10.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 55.40
• Current Ratio: 15.07
• Quick Ratio: 8.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £1.17 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.00
• Cash Flow: GBX 326.02 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.28
• Book Value: GBX 1,050 per share
• Price / Book: 1.02

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 219,420,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £2.34 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.94