NYSE:BUR Burford Capital (BUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis $13.78 -0.19 (-1.36%) As of 04/24/2025 03:59 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Burford Capital Stock (NYSE:BUR) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Burford Capital alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$13.66▼$13.9450-Day Range$11.66▼$15.6252-Week Range$11.17▼$16.37Volume804,913 shsAverage Volume967,458 shsMarket Capitalization$3.02 billionP/E Ratio11.88Dividend Yield0.87%Price Target$19.50Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewBurford 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.Read More… Burford Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks89th Percentile Overall ScoreBUR MarketRank™: Burford Capital scored higher than 89% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 223rd out of 949 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingBurford 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 CoverageBurford Capital has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Burford Capital's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.8 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth33.59% Earnings GrowthEarnings 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 MarketThe P/E ratio of Burford Capital is 11.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 21.72.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Burford Capital is 11.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.10.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBurford Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.94. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Burford Capital's valuation and earnings. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted1.98% of the float of Burford Capital has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBurford 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 monthShort interest in Burford Capital has recently decreased by 9.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldBurford Capital has a dividend yield of 0.90%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthBurford Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Burford Capital is 18.46%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased 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.Read more about Burford Capital's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted1.98% of the float of Burford Capital has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBurford 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 monthShort interest in Burford Capital has recently decreased by 9.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.8 / 5News Sentiment0.96 News SentimentBurford Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.96. 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 news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 5 news articles for Burford Capital this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.Search Interest2 people have searched for BUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. MarketBeat FollowsOnly 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 Ownership0.8 / 5Insider TradingSelling Shares Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn 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 InsidersOnly 8.90% of the stock of Burford Capital is held by insiders.Read more about Burford Capital's insider trading history. Receive BUR Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Burford Capital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BUR Stock News HeadlinesBurford Capital Breaks Below 200-Day Moving Average - Notable for BURApril 23 at 2:14 PM | nasdaq.comNew Burford Capital Research Reveals Significant Opportunities for Businesses through Patent MonetizationApril 16, 2025 | prnewswire.comNow I look stupid. Real stupid... I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. Because here we are, a quarter of a century later, almost to the exact day, and it’s happening again. April 25, 2025 | Porter & Company (Ad)Burford Capital PLCLS-Bonds 2017(17/26) BondApril 1, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comBurford Met With Silence From Milei Over JudgmentMarch 28, 2025 | uk.finance.yahoo.comBurford Met With Silence From Milei Over $16 Billion JudgmentMarch 21, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comBurford Capital announces $20M share repurchase programMarch 17, 2025 | markets.businessinsider.comTHIS ANNOUNCEMENT RELATES TO THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION THAT QUALIFIED OR MAY HAVE QUALIFIED AS INSIDE INFORMATION WITHIN THE MEANING OF ARTICLE 7(1) OF THE MARKET ABUSE REGULATION (EU) 596/2014 AS IT FORMS PART OF DOMESTIC LAW OF THE UNITED KINGDOM BY VIRTUE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018, AS AMENDEDMarch 17, 2025 | prnewswire.comSee More Headlines BUR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have BUR shares performed this year? Burford Capital's stock was trading at $12.75 at the beginning of the year. Since then, BUR shares have increased by 8.1% and is now trading at $13.78. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Burford Capital's earnings last quarter? Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) released its earnings results on Monday, March, 3rd. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by $0.62. The business earned $65.69 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $219.38 million. Burford Capital had a net margin of 34.81% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.07%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Burford Capital's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Burford Capital include Emeth Value Capital LLC (0.67%), Rhumbline Advisers (0.13%), Farther Finance Advisors LLC (0.01%) and Cushing Capital Partners LLC (0.01%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher P Bogart, Aviva O Will and David Perla. View institutional ownership trends. 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 Earnings3/03/2025Today4/25/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)5/12/2025Record date for 6/13 Dividend5/23/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/13 Dividend5/23/2025Dividend Payable6/13/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Nondepository credit institutions Sub-IndustryBanking Current SymbolNYSE:BUR CIK1714174 Webwww.burfordcapital.com Phone44-1481-723-450Fax646-736-1986Employees140Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$19.50 High Stock Price Target$22.50 Low Stock Price Target$18.00 Potential Upside/Downside+41.5%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.65 Trailing P/E Ratio11.88 Forward P/E Ratio10.77 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$610.52 million Net Margins34.81% Pretax Margin51.22% Return on Equity8.07% Return on Assets4.28% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.54 Current Ratio15.75 Quick Ratio15.75 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$341.23 million Price / Sales8.86 Cash Flow$2.51 per share Price / Cash Flow5.50 Book Value$14.65 per share Price / Book0.94Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares219,422,000Free Float218,546,000Market Cap$3.02 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.73 (Almost) Everything You Need To Know About The EV MarketLooking to profit from the electric vehicle mega-trend? 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