Burford Capital (BUR) Competitors

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) and Ally Financial (NYSE:ALLY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and risk.

Which has more risk and volatility, BUR or ALLY?

Burford Capital has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ally Financial has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BUR or ALLY?

In the previous week, Burford Capital and Burford Capital both had 16 articles in the media. Ally Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Burford Capital's score of 0.69 indicating that Ally Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Burford Capital	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ally Financial	10 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend BUR or ALLY?

Burford Capital presently has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.45%. Ally Financial has a consensus price target of $42.80, suggesting a potential upside of 11.23%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than Ally Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Burford Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Ally Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.47

Is BUR or ALLY a better dividend stock?

Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Ally Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Burford Capital pays out 11.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ally Financial pays out 77.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BUR or ALLY?

88.8% of Ally Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of Burford Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ally Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BUR or ALLY?

Ally Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Burford Capital. Burford Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ally Financial, 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	$546.09M	5.45	$146.48M	$1.08	12.58
Ally Financial	$8.18B	1.45	$668M	$1.54	24.99

Is BUR or ALLY more profitable?

Burford Capital has a net margin of 37.08% compared to Ally Financial's net margin of 7.64%. Ally Financial's return on equity of 9.48% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Burford Capital	37.08%	7.48%	3.88%
Ally Financial	7.64%	9.48%	0.59%

Summary

Ally Financial beats Burford Capital on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.