Burford Capital (BUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE: BUR) is a global finance and asset management firm focused on the legal sector. The company provides capital to corporations, law firms and other organizations involved in commercial litigation, arbitration and other legal claims, allowing clients to fund legal expenses or monetize the potential value of legal assets without relying solely on their own balance sheets.

Burford’s services include financing individual legal matters, portfolios of claims and law firm receivables, as well as providing capital for post-settlement recoveries, insolvency proceedings and complex legal-risk transactions. Through its asset management activities, the company also manages private funds and other investment vehicles that invest in litigation and legal-related assets.

Founded in 2009, Burford serves clients and invests in legal matters across major commercial jurisdictions, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe, Asia-Pacific and other international markets. Its operations are supported by offices and personnel in key financial and legal centers. Christopher Bogart, one of the company’s founders, has served as Burford’s chief executive officer.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $3.87 to $4.09
• 50-Day Range: $3.87 to $4.48
• 52-Week Range: $3.59 to $12.95
• Volume: 1.03 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.63 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $894.79 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 2.94%
• Price Target: $9.33
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Burford Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Burford Capital scored higher than 56% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 561st out of 851 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 129.6% upside from its current price of $4.07.

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 -0.53, 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 -0.53, 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 0.07. 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 0.28. 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

7.07% 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 12.73, which indicates bearish sentiment.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Burford Capital has recently decreased by 3.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Burford Capital pays a meaningful dividend of 2.99%, 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: 1.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.08

News Sentiment

Burford Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.08. 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 0.82 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 7 news articles for Burford Capital this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

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: 9/17/2026
• 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: +129.0%
• 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: 2.63
• P/E Growth: 0.07
• Net Income: $62.57 million
• Net Margins: 15.14%
• Pretax Margin: 20.33%
• 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: 2.16
• Cash Flow: $0.28 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 14.62
• Book Value: $14.29 per share
• Price / Book: 0.29

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 219,580,000
• Free Float: 200,019,000
• Market Cap: $894.79 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 1.25