Burford Capital (BUR) Competitors GBX 1,038 -3.00 (-0.29%) As of 12:16 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesBuy This Stock BUR vs. COB, BCG, TRST, BOY, DFS, MCB, SHG, FIF, IES, and RMShould 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 RM (RM). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Burford Capital vs. Its Competitors Cobham Baltic Classifieds Group Trustpilot Group Bodycote DFS Furniture McBride Shanta Gold Finsbury Food Group Invinity Energy Systems RM Burford Capital (LON:BUR) and Cobham (LON:COB) are both mid-cap banking companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer BUR or COB? In the previous week, Burford Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Cobham. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Burford Capital and 3 mentions for Cobham. Burford Capital's average media sentiment score of -0.19 beat Cobham's score of -0.38 indicating that Burford Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Burford Capital 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Cobham 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BUR or COB? 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is BUR or COB more profitable? Burford Capital has a net margin of 64.53% compared to Cobham's net margin of 0.00%. Burford Capital's return on equity of 6.70% beat Cobham's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Burford Capital64.53% 6.70% 10.28% Cobham N/A N/A N/A Do analysts recommend BUR or COB? Burford Capital presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,600, indicating a potential upside of 54.14%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than Cobham.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Burford Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Cobham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BUR or COB? Burford Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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 RatioBurford Capital£299.55M9.54£193.30M£55.9018.57Cobham£1.97B0.00N/A-£1.90N/A SummaryBurford Capital beats Cobham on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 BUR 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£2.86B£1.28B£6.32B£3.00BDividend Yield0.94%4.38%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio18.5722.1913.97169.74Price / Sales9.542,361.561,735.44285,731.24Price / Cash3.2860.71128.4827.97Price / Book0.701.231.954.61Net Income£193.30M£263.65M£1.24B£5.90B7 Day Performance-2.54%0.10%0.41%2.60%1 Month Performance11.78%3.15%3.75%8.73%1 Year Performance-2.90%5.41%18.39%64.80% Burford Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BURBurford Capital2.6725 of 5 starsGBX 1,038-0.3%GBX 1,600+54.1%+0.3%£2.86B£299.55M18.57140News CoverageCOBCobhamN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898BCGBaltic Classifieds Group0.417 of 5 starsGBX 350+2.9%GBX 325-7.1%+34.8%£2.01B£92.71M52.46130Gap UpTRSTTrustpilot Group0.8 of 5 starsGBX 246.20+3.5%GBX 290+17.8%+15.7%£1.29B£222.55M81.61820News CoverageAnalyst ForecastBOYBodycote2.9177 of 5 starsGBX 612.50+0.5%GBX 812.50+32.7%-16.3%£1.10B£739.54M18.434,833News CoverageDFSDFS Furniture3.04 of 5 starsGBX 164.50flatGBX 233+41.6%+47.8%£379.08M£964.48M-88.0820,200MCBMcBrideN/AGBX 153.40+0.3%N/A+7.3%£262.96M£930.83M7.84240Trending NewsSHGShanta GoldN/AN/AN/AN/A£154.98M£150.50M1,476.00190High Trading VolumeFIFFinsbury Food GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£143.42M£413.74M1,375.00206IESInvinity Energy Systems2.4274 of 5 starsGBX 23.58-5.7%GBX 40+69.7%+19.0%£103.11M£15.88M-2.71140News CoverageGap DownRMRMN/AGBX 94+3.3%N/A+16.4%£79.40M£189.50M-1.711,990Trending NewsEarnings ReportGap UpHigh Trading Volume 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 RM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BUR) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | Sponsored"Death Spiral" Threatening Your SavingsThe "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…GoldCo Precious Metals | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. 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