Burford Capital (BUR) Competitors GBX 1,055 0.00 (0.00%) (As of 11/15/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlines BUR vs. COB, BCG, TRST, BOY, DFS, MCB, SHG, FIF, IES, and SBSIShould you be buying Burford Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Burford Capital include Cobham (COB), Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG), Trustpilot Group (TRST), Bodycote (BOY), DFS Furniture (DFS), McBride (MCB), Shanta Gold (SHG), Finsbury Food Group (FIF), Invinity Energy Systems (IES), and Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust (SBSI). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Burford Capital vs. Cobham Baltic Classifieds Group Trustpilot Group Bodycote DFS Furniture McBride Shanta Gold Finsbury Food Group Invinity Energy Systems Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust Cobham (LON:COB) and Burford Capital (LON:BUR) are both mid-cap industrials companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and profitability. Does the media refer more to COB or BUR? In the previous week, Cobham had 4 more articles in the media than Burford Capital. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Cobham and 1 mentions for Burford Capital. Burford Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Cobham's score of -0.22 indicating that Burford Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Cobham 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Burford Capital 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts recommend COB or BUR? Burford Capital has a consensus price target of GBX 1,600, suggesting a potential upside of 51.66%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than Cobham.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Cobham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Burford Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in COB or BUR? Cobham received 25 more outperform votes than Burford Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 74.66% of users gave Burford Capital an outperform vote while only 41.93% of users gave Cobham an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCobhamOutperform Votes40841.93% Underperform Votes56558.07% Burford CapitalOutperform Votes38374.66% Underperform Votes13025.34% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, COB or BUR? Burford Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Cobham. Cobham is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burford Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCobham£1.97B0.00N/A-£1.90N/ABurford Capital£1.17B1.98£396.45M£1.35781.48 Do institutionals and insiders believe in COB or BUR? 62.2% of Burford Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of Burford Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is COB or BUR more profitable? Burford Capital has a net margin of 33.87% compared to Cobham's net margin of 0.00%. Burford Capital's return on equity of 16.58% beat Cobham's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CobhamN/A N/A N/A Burford Capital 33.87%16.58%10.28% SummaryBurford Capital beats Cobham on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Golden CrestBuffett’s Selling Out: Is Your 401(k) About to Get Wiped Out?Let me share something important with you. Just a few weeks ago, Warren Buffett unloaded $932 million worth of bank stocks. He didn't do it on a whim—he knows something big is coming. The question is: Why aren't you taking action, too?Click Here For Your Free Guide Get Burford Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BUR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BUR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBurford CapitalAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£2.31B£976.39M£3.27B£1.65BDividend Yield0.97%5.62%4.45%6.87%P/E Ratio781.48781.82417.471,777.52Price / Sales1.983,226.153,471.57252,651.94Price / Cash3.2860.6350.9227.63Price / Book1.001.191.412.85Net Income£396.45M£63.02M£380.36M£159.17M7 Day Performance-4.70%-0.37%0.12%-0.63%1 Month Performance-0.66%-0.81%0.23%3.40%1 Year Performance-0.95%11.44%16.18%126.44% Burford Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BURBurford Capital1.4037 of 5 starsGBX 1,055flatGBX 1,600+51.7%+0.4%£2.31B£1.17B781.48140COBCobhamN/AGBX 164.50flatN/AN/A£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898BCGBaltic Classifieds Group0.2305 of 5 starsGBX 320.50-0.5%N/A+60.9%£1.54B£72.09M6,410.00130Gap UpTRSTTrustpilot Group0.7189 of 5 starsGBX 268.28-0.5%N/A+141.1%£1.12B£191.59M8,942.67820BOYBodycote2.89 of 5 starsGBX 567-1.0%N/A-2.5%£1.04B£781.40M1,718.184,833Gap UpDFSDFS Furniture1.157 of 5 starsGBX 127.53-1.7%N/A+27.7%£298.61M£987.10M-6,376.6520,200Gap DownMCBMcBrideN/AGBX 112.25+2.0%N/A+92.2%£194.79M£934.80M590.79240Insider BuyingSHGShanta GoldN/AGBX 14.76flatN/AN/A£154.98M£150.50M1,476.00190High Trading VolumeFIFFinsbury Food GroupN/AGBX 110flatN/A+0.0%£143.42M£413.74M1,375.00206IESInvinity Energy Systems1.7814 of 5 starsGBX 16.75-4.3%N/A-58.1%£73.79M£8.83M-186.11140Positive NewsGap DownSBSISchroder BSC Social Impact TrustN/AGBX 81.50+3.2%N/A-9.6%£68.65M£3.28M4,075.00810Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cobham Competitors Baltic Classifieds Group Competitors Trustpilot Group Competitors Bodycote Competitors DFS Furniture Competitors McBride Competitors Shanta Gold Competitors Finsbury Food Group Competitors Invinity Energy Systems Competitors Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:BUR) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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