Litigation Capital Management (LIT) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Litigation Capital Management (“LCM”) is an alternative asset manager specialising in litigation financing solutions internationally. Through our two business models, direct balance sheet and third party fund management, we create value through our three primary investment strategies – single-cases; case portfolios; and acquisition of insolvency claims.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 26.60 to 30
• 50-Day Range: 25.50 to 48.80
• 52-Week Range: 23.33 to 119.56
• Volume: 205,167 shs
• Average Volume: 310,917 shs
• Market Capitalization: £67.98 million
• P/E Ratio: 5.14
• Dividend Yield: 3.33%
• Price Target: GBX 182
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Litigation Capital Management Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Litigation Capital Management scored higher than 57% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. 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

Litigation Capital Management 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 Coverage

Litigation Capital Management has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Litigation Capital Management is 5.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 27.15.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Litigation Capital Management is 5.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 14.03.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Litigation Capital Management has a P/B Ratio of 0.17. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: N/A
• Short Interest Level: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for LIT.

Dividend

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Litigation Capital Management has a dividend yield of 0.79%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Litigation Capital Management does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Litigation Capital Management is 17.15%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: N/A
• Environmental Score: N/A

Short Interest

There is no current short interest data available for LIT.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: -0.05

News Sentiment

Litigation Capital Management has a news sentiment score of -0.05. 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 0.39 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 2 news articles for Litigation Capital Management this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

2 people have searched for LIT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: N/A

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Litigation Capital Management insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

19.51% of the stock of Litigation Capital Management is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

Only 23.29% of the stock of Litigation Capital Management is held by institutions.

LIT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have LIT shares performed this year?

Litigation Capital Management's stock was trading at GBX 100 at the start of the year. Since then, LIT stock has decreased by 70.0% and is now trading at GBX 30.

How do I buy shares of Litigation Capital Management?

Shares of LIT stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Litigation Capital Management own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Litigation Capital Management investors own include Meta Platforms (META), Alibaba Group (BABA), Burford Capital (BUR), Eagle Point Credit (ECC), Venture Life Group (VLG), Intel (INTC) and Moderna (MRNA).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Credit Services
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:LIT
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.lcmfinance.com
• Phone: 61 2 8098 1390
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Litigation Capital Management: GBX 182
• High Price Target: GBX 182
• Low Price Target: GBX 182
• Potential Upside/Downside: +506.7%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 2 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 5.83
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 5.14
• Forward P/E Ratio: 7.95
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: £26.20 million
• Net Margins: 12.80%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.79%
• Return on Assets: 8.32%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 32.77
• Current Ratio: 17.54
• Quick Ratio: 3.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £204.77 million
• Price / Sales: 0.33
• Cash Flow: GBX 18.59 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 1.61
• Book Value: GBX 171.83 per share
• Price / Book: 0.17

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 226,593,013
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £67.98 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.31