Burford Capital (BUR) Competitors $13.12 -0.54 (-3.92%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.12 -0.01 (-0.08%) As of 04:12 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BUR vs. BSAC, ALLY, CIB, WF, GGAL, COOP, QFIN, UWMC, OMF, and BMAShould you be buying Burford Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Burford Capital include Banco Santander-Chile (BSAC), Ally Financial (ALLY), Bancolombia (CIB), Woori Financial Group (WF), Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL), Mr. Cooper Group (COOP), Qifu Technology (QFIN), UWM (UWMC), OneMain (OMF), and Banco Macro (BMA). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Burford Capital vs. Banco Santander-Chile Ally Financial Bancolombia Woori Financial Group Grupo Financiero Galicia Mr. Cooper Group Qifu Technology UWM OneMain Banco Macro Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) and Banco Santander-Chile (NYSE:BSAC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, community ranking, risk and media sentiment. Which has better valuation and earnings, BUR or BSAC? Banco Santander-Chile has higher revenue and earnings than Burford Capital. Banco Santander-Chile 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$410.92M6.98$610.52M$0.9314.11Banco Santander-Chile$2.74T0.00$883.95M$2.2911.01 Does the MarketBeat Community favor BUR or BSAC? Banco Santander-Chile received 245 more outperform votes than Burford Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.09% of users gave Burford Capital an outperform vote while only 53.86% of users gave Banco Santander-Chile an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBurford CapitalOutperform Votes1359.09% Underperform Votes940.91% Banco Santander-ChileOutperform Votes25853.86% Underperform Votes22146.14% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BUR or BSAC? 6.4% of Banco Santander-Chile shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.9% of Burford Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts prefer BUR or BSAC? Burford Capital currently has a consensus price target of $19.50, indicating a potential upside of 48.57%. Banco Santander-Chile has a consensus price target of $22.33, indicating a potential downside of 11.39%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than Banco Santander-Chile.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Burford Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00Banco Santander-Chile 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Which has more volatility and risk, BUR or BSAC? Burford Capital has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its share price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Banco Santander-Chile has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BUR or BSAC a better dividend stock? Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Banco Santander-Chile pays an annual dividend of $0.99 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Burford Capital pays out 12.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Banco Santander-Chile pays out 43.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Does the media prefer BUR or BSAC? In the previous week, Burford Capital had 3 more articles in the media than Banco Santander-Chile. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Burford Capital and 7 mentions for Banco Santander-Chile. Banco Santander-Chile's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Burford Capital's score of 0.55 indicating that Banco Santander-Chile is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Burford Capital 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Banco Santander-Chile 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is BUR or BSAC more profitable? Burford Capital has a net margin of 34.81% compared to Banco Santander-Chile's net margin of 19.16%. Banco Santander-Chile's return on equity of 19.15% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Burford Capital34.81% 8.07% 4.28% Banco Santander-Chile 19.16%19.15%1.18% SummaryBurford Capital beats Banco Santander-Chile on 11 of the 20 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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 CapitalNondepository credit institutions IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$2.87B$7.93B$11.49B$19.38BDividend Yield0.91%4.38%5.46%3.83%P/E Ratio11.3117.4422.4834.23Price / Sales6.987.7127.2834.85Price / Cash5.5042.1517.6217.51Price / Book0.902.422.794.69Net Income$610.52M$531.39M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-8.85%0.50%0.34%-1.34%1 Month Performance-3.42%33.14%8.69%9.79%1 Year Performance-7.37%15.84%537.74%3.27% Burford Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BURBurford Capital3.6862 of 5 stars$13.13-3.9%$19.50+48.6%-3.9%$2.87B$410.92M11.31140Gap UpBSACBanco Santander-Chile2.1667 of 5 stars$24.36-1.2%$22.33-8.3%+26.6%$11.47B$2.74T12.569,990Positive NewsALLYAlly Financial4.9159 of 5 stars$36.37+5.1%$41.69+14.6%-9.7%$11.17B$8.45B13.9911,600Positive NewsGap UpCIBBancolombia1.3841 of 5 stars$40.43-1.8%$39.25-2.9%+12.7%$9.72B$28.00T6.4233,100Trending NewsWFWoori Financial Group4.0462 of 5 stars$38.02+0.8%N/A+19.3%$9.41B$12.62T4.94150News CoveragePositive NewsGGALGrupo Financiero Galicia2.4356 of 5 stars$61.66+4.8%$59.00-4.3%+70.7%$9.09B$7.59T9.0812,012Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpCOOPMr. Cooper Group4.7326 of 5 stars$119.20+4.1%$131.14+10.0%+57.1%$7.63B$3.04B11.716,600Positive NewsQFINQifu Technology3.937 of 5 stars$45.45+6.8%$45.10-0.8%+112.0%$7.16B$14.04B9.202,199News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportGap UpUWMCUWM3.5878 of 5 stars$4.25+0.4%$6.86+61.5%-40.7%$6.78B$1.04B-18.468,000Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeOMFOneMain4.9894 of 5 stars$51.83+5.8%$58.40+12.7%+2.9%$6.17B$4.65B12.239,200Positive NewsBMABanco Macro3.1756 of 5 stars$92.94+5.5%$54.50-41.4%+44.4%$5.94B$4.52T8.158,000Upcoming EarningsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Banco Santander-Chile Competitors Ally Financial Competitors Bancolombia Competitors Woori Financial Group Competitors Grupo Financiero Galicia Competitors Mr. Cooper Group Competitors Qifu Technology Competitors UWM Competitors OneMain Competitors Banco Macro 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 (NYSE:BUR) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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