NYSE:BUR Burford Capital (BUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis $13.40 +0.43 (+3.32%) Closing price 08/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.76 +0.37 (+2.72%) As of 08/8/2025 07:53 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. 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$12.96▼$13.4650-Day Range$10.87▼$14.8352-Week Range$10.70▼$15.73Volume1.32 million shsAverage Volume1.31 million shsMarket Capitalization$2.93 billionP/E Ratio12.41Dividend Yield0.90%Price Target$18.00Consensus RatingBuy 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. 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 168th out of 922 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 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageBurford Capital has only been the subject of 1 research reports 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 12.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.88.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Burford Capital is 12.41, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.63.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBurford Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.90. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Short Interest5.0 / 5Short Interest LevelHealthy Percentage of Shares Shorted2.43% 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 2.6, 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 11.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldBurford Capital has a dividend yield of 0.96%, 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 12.90%. 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 Shorted2.43% 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 2.6, 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 11.90%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly. News and Social Media2.1 / 5News Sentiment0.81 News SentimentBurford Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.81. 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 10 news articles for Burford Capital this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for BUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -75% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat FollowsOnly 4 people have added Burford Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% 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 $6,489,700.00 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 Limited (NYSE:BUR) Insider Sells $102,200.00 in StockJuly 12, 2025 | insidertrades.comBurford Capital Limited (BUR) Q2 2025 Earnings Call TranscriptAugust 8 at 6:00 AM | seekingalpha.comOne stock to replace NvidiaInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks One company to replace Amazon… another to rival Tesla… and a third to upset Nvidia. These little-known stocks are poised to overtake the three reigning tech darlings in a move that could completely reorder the top dogs of the stock market. Eric Fry gives away names, tickers and full analysis in this first-ever free broadcast. | InvestorPlace (Ad)Burford Reports 2Q25 and YTD25 Financial ResultsAugust 7 at 8:00 AM | prnewswire.comBurford Capital Q2 2025 Earnings PreviewAugust 6 at 3:41 PM | msn.comBurford Capital (NYSE:BUR) Stock Rating Upgraded by Wall Street ZenAugust 4, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comBurford Announces Date for Release of 2Q25 Financial Results and Results Call Registration and Participation DetailsJuly 24, 2025 | prnewswire.comUS sides with Argentina in YPF dispute, investors suggest alternative collateralJuly 18, 2025 | msn.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 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, BUR shares have increased by 5.1% and is now trading at $13.40. How were Burford Capital's earnings last quarter? Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.39 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.06. The business earned $191.29 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $159.02 million. Burford Capital had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.47% and a net margin of 37.08%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Burford Capital's major shareholders? Top institutional investors of Burford Capital include Bank of Montreal Can (2.28%), Teacher Retirement System of Texas (2.26%), Cooke & Bieler LP (1.34%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Jonathan Todd Molot, Aviva O Will, Christopher P Bogart 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 Record date for 6/13 Dividend5/23/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/13 Dividend5/23/2025Dividend Payable6/13/2025Last Earnings8/07/2025Today8/08/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry FIN - MISC SVCS Sub-IndustryBanking Current SymbolNYSE:BUR CIK1714174 Webwww.burfordcapital.com Phone44-1481-723-450Fax646-736-1986Employees140Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Price Target for Burford Capital$18.00 High Price Target$18.00 Low Price Target$18.00 Potential Upside/Downside+34.0%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage2 Analysts Profitability EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)$0.93 Trailing P/E Ratio14.44 Forward P/E Ratio10.49 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$146.48 million Net Margins33.41% Pretax Margin51.07% Return on Equity6.41% Return on Assets3.35% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.56 Current Ratio13.27 Quick Ratio13.27 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$546.09 million Price / Sales5.38 Cash Flow$0.70 per share Price / Cash Flow19.06 Book Value$14.87 per share Price / Book0.90Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares218,660,000Free Float199,202,000Market Cap$2.94 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.65 Social Links 10 Stocks Set to Soar in Fall 2025Enter your email address and we'll send you MarketBeat's list of ten stocks that are set to soar in Fall 2025, despite the threat of tariffs and other economic uncertainty. 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