Burford Capital (BUR) Competitors GBX 886.50 +6.00 (+0.68%) As of 10/3/2025 12:39 PM 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 business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership. 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 Which has preferable valuation and 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£410.92M4.72£193.30M£55.9015.86Cobham£1.97B0.00N/A-£1.90N/A Does the media refer more to BUR or COB? In the previous week, Cobham had 4 more articles in the media than Burford Capital. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Cobham and 1 mentions for Burford Capital. Burford Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Cobham's score of -0.07 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) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cobham 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BUR or COB? 44.3% of Burford Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Burford Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer BUR or COB? Burford Capital currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,600, indicating a potential upside of 80.49%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research 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 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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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£1.94B£1.49B£6.04B£2.59BDividend Yield1.06%4.59%4.31%5.30%P/E Ratio15.863,115.631,332.944,421.35Price / Sales4.721,914.001,397.0399,678.00Price / Cash3.2860.4748.9727.90Price / Book0.601.382.138.04Net Income£193.30M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance-2.37%0.94%4.13%4.35%1 Month Performance-9.95%1.62%6.45%6.26%1 Year Performance-11.79%8.72%38.29%143.90% Burford Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BURBurford Capital3.3424 of 5 starsGBX 886.50+0.7%GBX 1,600+80.5%-11.8%£1.94B£410.92M15.86140Positive NewsCOBCobhamN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.96B£1.97B-86.5810,898BCGBaltic Classifieds Group1.863 of 5 starsGBX 310+3.5%GBX 361+16.5%+0.7%£1.49B£82.81M3,333.33130BOYBodycote2.6008 of 5 starsGBX 644+0.9%GBX 758.33+17.8%+13.4%£1.13B£727.10M4,025.004,833News CoverageTRSTTrustpilot Group2.8066 of 5 starsGBX 226.40+0.7%GBX 340.75+50.5%-4.5%£922.60M£233.80M16,171.43820Gap DownDFSDFS Furniture3.2647 of 5 starsGBX 153+1.3%GBX 241+57.5%+22.5%£352.95M£986.50M5,100.0020,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpMCBMcBride2.2374 of 5 starsGBX 124+0.8%GBX 190+53.2%+5.6%£211.68M£926.50M546.26240Trending NewsSHGShanta GoldN/AN/AN/AN/A£154.98M£150.50M1,476.00190High Trading VolumeFIFFinsbury Food GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£143.42M£413.74M1,375.00206News CoverageIESInvinity Energy Systems2.2939 of 5 starsGBX 21.89-6.9%GBX 40+82.7%+128.5%£96.44M£5.02M-326.72140Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastRMRMN/AGBX 92-4.2%N/A+15.8%£77.71M£189.50M-1.671,990Trending NewsGap DownHigh 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 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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