Burford Capital (BUR) Competitors GBX 796.50 -24.00 (-2.93%) As of 06:34 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesBuy This Stock BUR vs. COB, BCG, BOY, TRST, DFS, MCB, SHG, FIF, IES, and RMShould you be buying Burford Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Burford Capital include Cobham (COB), Baltic Classifieds Group (BCG), Bodycote (BOY), Trustpilot Group (TRST), DFS Furniture (DFS), McBride (MCB), Shanta Gold (SHG), Finsbury Food Group (FIF), Invinity Energy Systems (IES), and RM (RM). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Burford Capital vs. Its Competitors Cobham Baltic Classifieds Group Bodycote Trustpilot Group DFS Furniture McBride Shanta Gold Finsbury Food Group Invinity Energy Systems RM Burford Capital (LON:BUR) and Cobham (LON:COB) are both banking companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and earnings. Is BUR or COB more profitable? Burford Capital has a net margin of 64.53% compared to Cobham's net margin of 0.00%. Burford Capital's return on equity of 6.70% beat Cobham's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Burford Capital64.53% 6.70% 10.28% Cobham N/A N/A N/A Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BUR or COB? 44.3% of Burford Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 6.7% of Burford Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts recommend BUR or COB? Burford Capital currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,600, indicating a potential upside of 100.88%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than Cobham.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Burford Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Cobham 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Which has higher valuation & earnings, BUR or COB? Burford Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Cobham. Cobham is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burford Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBurford Capital£444.57M3.92£193.30M£55.9014.25Cobham£1.97B0.00N/A-£1.90N/A Does the media favor BUR or COB? In the previous week, Cobham had 11 more articles in the media than Burford Capital. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Cobham and 2 mentions for Burford Capital. Burford Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Cobham's score of 0.13 indicating that Burford Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Burford Capital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Cobham 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryBurford Capital beats Cobham on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Burford Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BUR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BUR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBurford CapitalAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.74B£1.43B£4.84B£2.55BDividend Yield1.11%4.60%4.32%5.32%P/E Ratio14.253,101.521,340.054,378.30Price / Sales3.921,960.851,361.9899,719.20Price / Cash3.2860.47127.8227.90Price / Book0.541.363.518.19Net Income£193.30M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance-5.07%-0.10%-0.07%-0.79%1 Month Performance-15.71%0.20%1.53%1.15%1 Year Performance-25.00%7.44%44.24%138.35% Burford Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BURBurford Capital3.1558 of 5 starsGBX 796.50-2.9%GBX 1,600+100.9%-21.6%£1.74B£444.57M14.25140COBCobhamN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898BCGBaltic Classifieds Group1.9428 of 5 starsGBX 301.50-1.5%GBX 361+19.7%-6.9%£1.45B£82.81M3,241.94130News CoverageAnalyst ForecastBOYBodycote2.9039 of 5 starsGBX 650.05-1.7%GBX 811.67+24.9%+14.1%£1.14B£727.10M4,062.834,833High Trading VolumeTRSTTrustpilot Group2.2962 of 5 starsGBX 217-1.4%GBX 340.75+57.0%-9.3%£883.25M£233.80M-183.12820DFSDFS Furniture3.0443 of 5 starsGBX 159-0.6%GBX 220.50+38.7%+12.3%£366.79M£1.03B1,543.6920,200High Trading VolumeMCBMcBride2.1533 of 5 starsGBX 123-1.6%GBX 190+54.5%+6.2%£209.92M£926.50M661.29240Trending NewsHigh Trading VolumeSHGShanta GoldN/AN/AN/AN/A£154.98M£150.50M1,476.00190High Trading VolumeFIFFinsbury Food GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£143.42M£413.74M1,375.00206IESInvinity Energy Systems2.213 of 5 starsGBX 20.75-1.2%GBX 40+92.8%+129.5%£118.02M£3.63M-471.59140Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeRMRMN/AGBX 102+3.0%N/A+21.4%£86.16M£189.50M-1.851,990High Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Cobham Competitors Baltic Classifieds Group Competitors Bodycote Competitors Trustpilot Group Competitors DFS Furniture Competitors McBride Competitors Shanta Gold Competitors Finsbury Food Group Competitors Invinity Energy Systems Competitors RM Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BUR) was last updated on 10/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredIf You Keep Cash In A U.S. Bank Account… Read This NOWThe Treasury Department just issued a stunning warning: U.S. banks could lose up to $6.6 trillion of custom...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredFront-Run Buffett's Shocking Gold MoveA Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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