Burford Capital (BUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Burford Capital is a global legal finance and asset management firm that provides capital to support commercial litigation, arbitration and other legal claims. Its financing can help companies and law firms cover legal expenses, monetize expected recoveries or manage the financial risk associated with lengthy disputes.

The company also provides services related to litigation risk management, legal asset monetization and post-settlement or judgment recovery. Burford generally evaluates the underlying legal claims and potential recoveries when structuring investments, and its capital may be provided on an individual-case or portfolio basis.

Founded in 2009, Burford serves clients and legal counterparties involved in disputes across major international jurisdictions. The company has operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia-Pacific and the Middle East. Burford was co-founded by Christopher Bogart, who has served as chief executive officer, and Jonathan Molot, who has served as chief investment officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.52 to $3.88
• 50-Day Range: $3.63 to $4.48
• 52-Week Range: $3.52 to $12.07
• Volume: 2.18 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.08 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $802.56 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 3.28%
• Price Target: $9.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Burford Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Burford Capital scored higher than 62% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 503rd out of 839 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: 3.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Burford Capital has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.00, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 2 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Burford Capital has a consensus price target of $9.33, representing about 155.4% upside from its current price of $3.66.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Burford Capital has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -65.16%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Burford Capital are expected to decrease by -65.16% in the coming year, from $1.55 to $0.54 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Burford Capital is -0.47, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Burford Capital is -0.47, which means that its earnings are negative and its P/E ratio cannot be compared to companies with positive earnings.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Burford Capital has a PEG Ratio of 0.06. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Burford Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.26. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

7.08% 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 7.88.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Burford Capital has recently increased by 0.18%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Burford Capital pays a meaningful dividend of 3.42%, 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 Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Burford Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 22.22% next year. This indicates that Burford Capital will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.7 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.34

News Sentiment

Burford Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.34. 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 0.61 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Burford Capital this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Burford Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.3 / 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

8.91% of the stock of Burford Capital is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Burford Capital has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/06/2026
• Today: 10/05/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: Financial Services
• Sub-Industry: Specialized Finance
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BUR
• CIK: 1714174
• Web: www.burfordcapital.com
• Phone: 44-1481-723-450
• Fax: 646-736-1986
• Employees: 172
• Year Founded: 2009

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Burford Capital: $9.33
• High Price Target: $18.00
• Low Price Target: $5.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +155.4%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.00
• Research Coverage: 6 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): ($7.71)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: 2.36
• P/E Growth: 0.06
• Net Income: $62.57 million
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 10.24%
• Return on Assets: 4.35%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.64
• Current Ratio: 9.56
• Quick Ratio: 9.56

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $413.36 million
• Price / Sales: 1.94
• Cash Flow: $0.29 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 12.77
• Book Value: $14.29 per share
• Price / Book: 0.26

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 219,580,000
• Free Float: 200,019,000
• Market Cap: $802.56 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.25