Burford Capital (BUR) Competitors

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) and BanColombia (NYSE:CIB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Does the media favor BUR or CIB?

In the previous week, BanColombia had 1 more articles in the media than Burford Capital. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for BanColombia and 8 mentions for Burford Capital. Burford Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat BanColombia's score of 1.11 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BanColombia	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BUR or CIB?

BanColombia has higher revenue and earnings than Burford Capital. BanColombia is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burford Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Burford Capital	$546.09M	5.33	$146.48M	$1.08	12.31
BanColombia	$10.55B	1.19	$1.25B	$6.59	7.93

Which has more risk and volatility, BUR or CIB?

Burford Capital has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BanColombia has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BUR or CIB?

Burford Capital presently has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 35.35%. BanColombia has a consensus target price of $43.75, suggesting a potential downside of 16.26%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than BanColombia.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Burford Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
BanColombia	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Is BUR or CIB more profitable?

Burford Capital has a net margin of 37.08% compared to BanColombia's net margin of 15.30%. BanColombia's return on equity of 19.77% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Burford Capital	37.08%	7.48%	3.88%
BanColombia	15.30%	19.77%	2.23%

Is BUR or CIB a better dividend stock?

Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. BanColombia pays an annual dividend of $5.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Burford Capital pays out 11.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BanColombia pays out 86.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Burford Capital beats BanColombia on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.