Burford Capital Limited is a global finance company focused on law. The Company provides investment capital, investment management, financing and risk solutions with a focus on the litigation and arbitration sector. The Company's segments include provision of litigation investment, provision of litigation insurance, exploration of new initiatives related to application of capital to the litigation and arbitration sector until such time as those initiatives mature into full-fledged independent segments and investment management activities. The Company's provision of litigation investment segment reflects litigation and arbitration-related investment activities. The Company's provision of litigation insurance segment reflects the United Kingdom and Channel Islands litigation insurance activities. The Company's businesses include litigation finance and risk management, asset recovery and a range of legal finance and advisory activities.
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Annual Sales£426.43 million
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Burford Capital (LON:BUR) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Burford Capital's stock symbol?
Burford Capital trades on the London Stock Exchange (LON) under the ticker symbol "BUR."
How often does Burford Capital pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Burford Capital?
Burford Capital announced a dividend on Wednesday, March 13th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 23rd will be given a dividend of GBX 0.09 per share on Friday, June 14th. This represents a yield of 0.36%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, May 23rd. This is a positive change from Burford Capital's previous dividend of $0.04. The official announcement can be seen at this link. View Burford Capital's Dividend History.
What price target have analysts set for BUR?
5 brokerages have issued 12 month price objectives for Burford Capital's shares. Their forecasts range from GBX 1,543 to GBX 2,470. On average, they expect Burford Capital's stock price to reach GBX 2,127.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 19.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for Burford Capital.
What is the consensus analysts' recommendation for Burford Capital?
5 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Burford Capital in the last year. There are currently 1 sell rating and 4 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for Burford Capital.
Has Burford Capital been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about BUR stock have been trending somewhat negative on Friday, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group scores the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Burford Capital earned a news sentiment score of -1.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company a news buzz of 1.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.
What other stocks do shareholders of Burford Capital own?
Who are Burford Capital's key executives?
Burford Capital's management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Christopher P. Bogart, Chief Exec. Officer (Age 53)
- Mr. Adam R. Gerchen, Pres
- Mr. Daniel Hall, Co-Founder, Co-Head of Global Corp. Intelligence, Asset Tracing, Enforcement Bus. & Director
- Ms. Elizabeth O'Connell, Chief Financial Officer (Age 52)
- Mr. Quentin Pak, Director of Lead Operations
How do I buy shares of Burford Capital?
Shares of BUR 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 is Burford Capital's stock price today?
One share of BUR stock can currently be purchased for approximately GBX 1,774.
How big of a company is Burford Capital?
Burford Capital has a market capitalization of £3.88 billion and generates £426.43 million in revenue each year.
What is Burford Capital's official website?
MarketBeat Community Rating for Burford Capital (LON BUR)
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