Burford Capital (BUR) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Burford Capital is the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law. Its businesses include litigation finance and risk management, asset recovery and a wide range of legal finance and advisory activities. Burford is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BUR) and the London Stock Exchange (LSE: BUR) and works with companies and law firms around the world from its global network of offices.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 884 to 900
• 50-Day Range: 880.50 to 1,037
• 52-Week Range: 800 to 1,247
• Volume: 190,709 shs
• Average Volume: 290,560 shs
• Market Capitalization: £1.94 billion
• P/E Ratio: 15.86
• Dividend Yield: 0.01%
• Price Target: GBX 1,600
• Consensus Rating: Buy

Burford Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Burford Capital scored higher than 67% 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

Burford Capital has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 1 buy rating, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Burford Capital has a consensus price target of GBX 1,600, representing about 80.5% upside from its current price of GBX 886.50.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Burford Capital 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 Burford Capital is 15.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 284.04.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Burford Capital is 15.86, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Financial Services sector average P/E ratio of about 1,800.86.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Burford Capital has a PEG Ratio of 1.09. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Burford Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.60. 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 BUR.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Burford Capital pays a meaningful dividend of 1.03%, 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 Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Burford Capital is 0.22%. 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 BUR.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.8 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

News Sentiment

Burford Capital has a news sentiment score of 1.11. 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 higher news sentiment than the 0.52 average news sentiment score of Financial Services companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Burford Capital this week, compared to 1 article on an average week.

Search Interest

10 people have searched for BUR 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, Burford Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 6.70% of the stock of Burford Capital is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

44.35% of the stock of Burford Capital is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

BUR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BUR shares performed this year?

Burford Capital's stock was trading at GBX 1,035 at the start of the year. Since then, BUR shares have decreased by 14.3% and is now trading at GBX 886.50.

How do I buy shares of Burford Capital?

Shares of BUR 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 Burford Capital own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Burford Capital investors own include Fevertree Drinks (FEVR), IQE (IQE), Litigation Capital Management (LIT), Aviva (AV), Bank of America (BAC), Barclays (BARC) and Keywords Studios (KWS).

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: Banking
• Current Symbol: LON:BUR
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.burfordcapital.com
• Phone: 44-1481-723-450
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 140
• Year Founded: N/A

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Burford Capital: GBX 1,600
• High Price Target: GBX 1,600
• Low Price Target: GBX 1,600
• Potential Upside/Downside: +80.5%
• Consensus Rating: Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 3.00
• Research Coverage: 1 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): GBX 55.90
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 15.86
• Forward P/E Ratio: 8.41
• P/E Growth: 1.09
• Net Income: £193.30 million
• Net Margins: 64.53%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: 6.70%
• Return on Assets: 10.28%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 77.74
• Current Ratio: 15.07
• Quick Ratio: 8.01

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £410.92 million
• Price / Sales: 4.72
• Cash Flow: GBX 270.61 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 3.28
• Book Value: GBX 1,475.60 per share
• Price / Book: 0.60

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 218,812,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £1.94 billion
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: 0.94