Burford Capital (BUR) Competitors

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) and SouthState Bank (NYSE:SSB) are both mid-cap banking companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is BUR or SSB a better dividend stock?

Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. SouthState Bank pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Burford Capital pays out 11.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SouthState Bank pays out 35.8% 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. SouthState Bank has raised its dividend for 13 consecutive years. SouthState Bank is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, BUR or SSB?

Burford Capital has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SouthState Bank has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BUR or SSB?

SouthState Bank has higher revenue and earnings than Burford Capital. Burford Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SouthState Bank, 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	$410.92M	6.34	$146.48M	$1.08	11.02
SouthState Bank	$2.44B	4.08	$534.78M	$6.71	14.67

Do analysts rate BUR or SSB?

Burford Capital currently has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 51.20%. Given Burford Capital's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than SouthState Bank.

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)	3.00
SouthState Bank	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor BUR or SSB?

In the previous week, SouthState Bank had 1 more articles in the media than Burford Capital. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for SouthState Bank and 3 mentions for Burford Capital. SouthState Bank's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat Burford Capital's score of 0.22 indicating that SouthState Bank is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Burford Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SouthState Bank	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BUR or SSB more profitable?

Burford Capital has a net margin of 37.08% compared to SouthState Bank's net margin of 19.27%. SouthState Bank's return on equity of 10.23% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Burford Capital	37.08%	7.48%	3.88%
SouthState Bank	19.27%	10.23%	1.34%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BUR or SSB?

89.8% of SouthState Bank shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Burford Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of SouthState Bank shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

SouthState Bank beats Burford Capital on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.