VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund (VOF) Competitors

Burford Capital (LON:BUR) and VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund (LON:VOF) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to BUR or VOF?

In the previous week, Burford Capital had 1 more articles in the media than VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Burford Capital and 1 mentions for VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund. Burford Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.09 beat VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund's score of 0.00 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)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BUR or VOF?

Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund. VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burford Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Burford Capital	£299.55M	9.59	£193.30M	£55.90	18.68
VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund	£115.59M	6.02	£83.63M	£37.51	10.46

Is BUR or VOF a better dividend stock?

Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Burford Capital pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund pays out 29.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has more volatility & risk, BUR or VOF?

Burford Capital has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund has a beta of 0.47, suggesting that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BUR or VOF?

62.2% of Burford Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of Burford Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BUR or VOF?

Burford Capital received 305 more outperform votes than VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.71% of users gave Burford Capital an outperform vote while only 70.54% of users gave VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Burford Capital	Outperform Votes 384 74.71%	Underperform Votes 130 25.29%
VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund	Outperform Votes 79 70.54%	Underperform Votes 33 29.46%

Is BUR or VOF more profitable?

VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund has a net margin of 72.35% compared to Burford Capital's net margin of 64.53%. Burford Capital's return on equity of 6.70% beat VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Burford Capital	64.53%	6.70%	10.28%
VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund	72.35%	6.52%	9.43%

Do analysts rate BUR or VOF?

Burford Capital currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,600, indicating a potential upside of 53.26%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund.

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)	3.00
VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Burford Capital beats VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.