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: $13.93 to $14.15
• 50-Day Range: $12.50 to $14.04
• 52-Week Range: $12.07 to $16.77
• Volume: 203,403 shs
• Average Volume: 822,696 shs
• Market Capitalization: $3.06 billion
• P/E Ratio: 12.06
• Dividend Yield: 0.86%
• Price Target: $19.50
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Burford Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Burford Capital scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 217th out of 946 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: 39.20%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Burford Capital are expected to grow by 39.20% in the coming year, from $1.25 to $1.74 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Burford Capital is 12.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Burford Capital is 12.06, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 24.35.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Burford Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.96. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.65% 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 4.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Burford Capital has recently decreased by 23.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Burford Capital has a dividend yield of 0.90%, which is in 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 10.34%. 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 6.90% 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

1.65% 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 4.4.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Burford Capital has recently decreased by 23.40%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.06

News Sentiment

Burford Capital has a news sentiment score of 1.06. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.73 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 3 news articles for Burford Capital this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Burford Capital insiders have not sold or bought any 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 at the start of the year. Since then, BUR shares have increased by 9.8% and is now trading at $13.9950.
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How were Burford Capital's earnings last quarter?

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 7th. The company reported $0.61 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.30 by $0.31. The company earned $249.11 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $137 million. Burford Capital had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.07% and a net margin of 34.81%.

Who are Burford Capital's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Burford Capital include Emeth Value Capital LLC (0.64%), First Hawaiian Bank (0.02%), Clear Harbor Asset Management LLC (0.02%) and SG Americas Securities LLC (0.01%).

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

• Ex-Dividend for 12/5 Dividend: 11/01/2024
• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Dividend Payable: 12/05/2024
• Today: 1/24/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 3/13/2025
• 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
• CUSIP: N/A
• 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: +39.3%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 3 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $1.16
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 12.06
• Forward P/E Ratio: 11.20
• 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: $1.09 billion
• Price / Sales: 2.82
• Cash Flow: $2.84 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.93
• Book Value: $14.65 per share
• Price / Book: 0.96

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 218,960,000
• Free Float: 218,546,000
• Market Cap: $3.06 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.56