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Burford Capital (BUR) Share Price, News & Analysis

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GBX 1,051 -11.00 (-1.04%)
As of 12:41 PM Eastern

About Burford Capital Stock (LON:BUR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
1,035
1,074
50-Day Range
1,014
1,235
52-Week Range
800
1,349
Volume
57,636 shs
Average Volume
222,196 shs
Market Capitalization
£2.89 billion
P/E Ratio
18.80
Dividend Yield
0.95%
Price Target
GBX 1,600
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Burford Capital is the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law. Its businesses include litigation finance and risk management, asset recovery and a wide range of legal finance and advisory activities. Burford is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUR) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BUR), and it works with companies and law firms around the world from its offices in New York, London, Chicago, Washington, DC, Singapore, Dubai, Sydney and Hong Kong.

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Burford Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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57th Percentile Overall Score

BUR MarketRank™: 

Burford Capital scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • 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 received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Burford Capital's stock forecast and price target.
  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Burford Capital is 18.80, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 22.54.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Burford Capital is 18.80, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 15.96.

  • 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 0.71. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BUR.
  • Dividend Yield

    Burford Capital has a dividend yield of 0.94%, 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 17.89%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Read more about Burford Capital's dividend.
  • Short Interest

    There is no current short interest data available for BUR.
  • News Sentiment

    Burford Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 0.66 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Burford Capital this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    1 people have searched for BUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    2 people have added Burford Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.
  • 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.

  • Read more about Burford Capital's insider trading history.
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BUR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Burford Capital's stock was trading at GBX 1,035 at the start of the year. Since then, BUR shares have increased by 1.5% and is now trading at GBX 1,051.
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Shares of BUR stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

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).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
LON
Industry
Asset Management
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
LON:BUR
CIK
N/A
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
+50.0%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
1 Analysts

Profitability

Trailing P/E Ratio
19.09
Forward P/E Ratio
10.12
P/E Growth
1.09
Net Income
£193.30 million
Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
£299.55 million
Cash Flow
GBX 325.71 per share
Price / Cash Flow
3.28
Book Value
GBX 1,475.60 per share
Price / Book
0.72

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Market Cap
£2.94 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.94
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This page (LON:BUR) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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