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Burford Capital (BUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$13.74 -0.03 (-0.18%)
Closing price 08/28/2025 03:59 PM Eastern
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$13.75 +0.01 (+0.08%)
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About Burford Capital Stock (NYSE:BUR)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$13.60
$13.81
50-Day Range
$11.01
$14.83
52-Week Range
$10.70
$15.73
Volume
948,249 shs
Average Volume
1.43 million shs
Market Capitalization
$3.01 billion
P/E Ratio
12.72
Dividend Yield
0.87%
Price Target
$18.00
Consensus Rating
Buy

Company Overview

Burford Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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86th Percentile Overall Score

BUR MarketRank™: 

Burford Capital scored higher than 86% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 276th out of 934 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Burford Capital has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 2 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Burford Capital has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Burford Capital's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Burford Capital are expected to grow by 33.59% in the coming year, from $1.28 to $1.71 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Burford Capital is 12.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 28.68.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Burford Capital is 12.72, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.44.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Burford Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.93. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Burford Capital's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.51% 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 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Burford Capital has recently increased by 3.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Yield

    Burford Capital has a dividend yield of 0.91%, which is in 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 11.11%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Burford Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.02% next year. This indicates that Burford Capital will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Burford Capital's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.51% 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 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Burford Capital has recently increased by 3.27%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • News Sentiment

    Burford Capital has a news sentiment score of 1.48. 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 1.17 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 1 news article for Burford Capital this week, compared to 4 articles on an average week.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 1 people have added Burford Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -67% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Burford Capital insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $6,489,700.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 8.90% of the stock of Burford Capital is held by insiders.

  • Read more about Burford Capital's insider trading history.
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BUR Stock News Headlines

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BUR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Burford Capital's stock was trading at $12.75 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, BUR stock has increased by 7.7% and is now trading at $13.7350.

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) issued its earnings results on Thursday, August, 7th. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.06. The firm earned $191.29 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $159.02 million. Burford Capital had a net margin of 37.08% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 7.48%.
Read the conference call transcript
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Burford Capital's top institutional investors include Ameriprise Financial Inc. (4.20%), Orbis Allan Gray Ltd (3.53%), Invesco Ltd. (2.78%) and Bank of Montreal Can (2.28%). Insiders that own company stock include Jonathan Todd Molot, Aviva O Will, Christopher P Bogart and David Perla.
View institutional ownership trends
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Shares of BUR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Burford Capital investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), ServiceNow (NOW) and Invesco QQQ (QQQ).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/13 Dividend
5/23/2025
Ex-Dividend for 6/13 Dividend
5/23/2025
Dividend Payable
6/13/2025
Last Earnings
8/07/2025
Today
8/29/2025
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/06/2025
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Sector
Finance
Industry
FIN - MISC SVCS
Sub-Industry
Banking
Current Symbol
NYSE:BUR
CIK
1714174
Employees
140
Year Founded
N/A

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$18.00
Low Price Target
$18.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+31.1%
Consensus Rating
Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
3.00
Research Coverage
2 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.08
Trailing P/E Ratio
12.72
Forward P/E Ratio
10.73
P/E Growth
N/A
Net Income
$146.48 million
Net Margins
37.08%
Pretax Margin
52.09%
Return on Equity
7.48%
Return on Assets
3.88%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
0.55
Current Ratio
10.09
Quick Ratio
10.09

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$546.09 million
Price / Sales
5.50
Cash Flow
$0.67 per share
Price / Cash Flow
20.57
Book Value
$14.75 per share
Price / Book
0.93

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
218,810,000
Free Float
199,338,000
Market Cap
$3.01 billion
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
0.65

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This page (NYSE:BUR) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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