Burford Capital (BUR) Stock 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: $13.34 to $13.76
• 50-Day Range: $11.66 to $15.62
• 52-Week Range: $11.17 to $16.37
• Volume: 1.84 million shs
• Average Volume: 996,961 shs
• Market Capitalization: $2.98 billion
• P/E Ratio: 11.69
• Dividend Yield: 0.88%
• Price Target: $19.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Burford Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Burford Capital scored higher than 90% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 223rd out of 951 stocks in the finance sector. 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 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Burford Capital has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 3.8 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 33.59%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Burford Capital are expected to grow by 33.59% in the coming year, from $1.28 to $1.71 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Burford Capital is 11.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.48.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Burford Capital is 11.69, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 21.59.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Burford Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.98% of the float of Burford Capital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Burford Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Burford Capital has recently decreased by 9.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

Burford Capital pays a meaningful dividend of 1.02%, higher than 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 18.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Burford Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.02% next year. This indicates that Burford Capital will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

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

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.98% of the float of Burford Capital has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Burford Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 3.7, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Burford Capital has recently decreased by 9.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.46

News Sentiment

Burford Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.46. 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 0.88 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 14 news articles for Burford Capital this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

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

MarketBeat Follows

Only 1 people have added Burford Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Burford Capital insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,468,305.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.19% of the stock of Burford Capital is held by insiders.

BUR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BUR shares performed this year?

Burford Capital's stock was trading at $12.75 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BUR stock has increased by 6.4% and is now trading at $13.5650.
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How were Burford Capital's earnings last quarter?

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March, 3rd. The company reported ($0.06) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.56 by $0.62. The company earned $65.69 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $219.38 million. Burford Capital had a net margin of 34.81% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.07%.
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Who are Burford Capital's major shareholders?

Top institutional shareholders of Burford Capital include Rhumbline Advisers (0.13%) and Farther Finance Advisors LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher P Bogart, Aviva O Will and David Perla.
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How do I buy shares of Burford Capital?

Shares of BUR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

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 NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), ServiceNow (NOW) and Invesco QQQ (QQQ).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 3/03/2025
• Today: 4/15/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 5/12/2025
• Record date for 6/13 Dividend: 5/23/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 6/13 Dividend: 5/23/2025
• Dividend Payable: 6/13/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Nondepository credit institutions
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BUR
• CIK: 1714174
• Web: www.burfordcapital.com
• Phone: 44-1481-723-450
• Fax: 646-736-1986
• Employees: 140
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $19.50
• High Stock Price Target: $22.50
• Low Stock Price Target: $18.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +47.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $0.65
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 11.40
• Forward P/E Ratio: 10.33
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $610.52 million
• Net Margins: 34.81%
• Pretax Margin: 51.22%
• Return on Equity: 8.07%
• Return on Assets: 4.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.54
• Current Ratio: 15.75
• Quick Ratio: 15.75

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $341.23 million
• Price / Sales: 8.50
• Cash Flow: $2.40 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 5.50
• Book Value: $14.65 per share
• Price / Book: 0.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 219,422,000
• Free Float: 218,546,000
• Market Cap: $2.90 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.73