Burford Capital (BUR) Competitors $13.64 +0.06 (+0.41%) As of 11:30 AM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock BUR vs. SOFI, BSAC, CIB, ALLY, GGAL, WF, UWMC, COOP, BMA, and QFINShould you be buying Burford Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Burford Capital include SoFi Technologies (SOFI), Banco Santander-Chile (BSAC), Bancolombia (CIB), Ally Financial (ALLY), Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL), Woori Financial Group (WF), UWM (UWMC), Mr. Cooper Group (COOP), Banco Macro (BMA), and Qifu Technology (QFIN). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Burford Capital vs. SoFi Technologies Banco Santander-Chile Bancolombia Ally Financial Grupo Financiero Galicia Woori Financial Group UWM Mr. Cooper Group Banco Macro Qifu Technology Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) and SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and community ranking. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BUR or SOFI? 38.4% of SoFi Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 8.9% of Burford Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of SoFi Technologies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts rate BUR or SOFI? Burford Capital currently has a consensus target price of $19.50, indicating a potential upside of 43.01%. SoFi Technologies has a consensus target price of $14.38, indicating a potential upside of 12.27%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than SoFi Technologies.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) 3.00SoFi Technologies 3 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38 Is BUR or SOFI more profitable? Burford Capital has a net margin of 34.81% compared to SoFi Technologies' net margin of 18.64%. Burford Capital's return on equity of 8.07% beat SoFi Technologies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Burford Capital34.81% 8.07% 4.28% SoFi Technologies 18.64%3.82%0.69% Does the media refer more to BUR or SOFI? In the previous week, SoFi Technologies had 70 more articles in the media than Burford Capital. MarketBeat recorded 79 mentions for SoFi Technologies and 9 mentions for Burford Capital. Burford Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat SoFi Technologies' score of 0.72 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SoFi Technologies 31 Very Positive mention(s) 11 Positive mention(s) 24 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BUR or SOFI? Burford Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than SoFi Technologies. Burford Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SoFi Technologies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBurford Capital$341.23M8.77$610.52M$0.6520.98SoFi Technologies$2.61B5.38$498.67M$0.4131.25 Does the MarketBeat Community favor BUR or SOFI? SoFi Technologies received 47 more outperform votes than Burford Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.09% of users gave Burford Capital an outperform vote while only 38.46% of users gave SoFi Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBurford CapitalOutperform Votes1359.09% Underperform Votes940.91% SoFi TechnologiesOutperform Votes6038.46% Underperform Votes9661.54% Which has more volatility and risk, BUR or SOFI? Burford Capital has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SoFi Technologies has a beta of 1.86, indicating that its share price is 86% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBurford Capital beats SoFi Technologies on 11 of the 19 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$2.99B$7.30B$11.14B$19.02BDividend Yield0.91%4.49%5.79%4.03%P/E Ratio11.7616.8622.2033.12Price / Sales8.7710.9226.1228.04Price / Cash5.5042.1517.6017.52Price / Book0.932.302.674.51Net Income$610.52M$524.31M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.05%3.16%1.05%1.38%1 Month Performance0.96%3.90%0.03%-1.99%1 Year Performance-11.80%14.73%538.74%5.28% Burford Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BURBurford Capital4.1427 of 5 stars$13.64+0.4%$19.50+43.0%-11.2%$2.99B$341.23M11.76140SOFISoFi Technologies2.3374 of 5 stars$10.69-2.6%$12.50+16.9%+84.5%$11.72B$2.61B28.894,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpBSACBanco Santander-Chile3.0173 of 5 stars$24.19+0.9%$21.33-11.8%+33.9%$11.40B$2.83T12.479,990Analyst DowngradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeCIBBancolombia1.5451 of 5 stars$40.13+1.5%$39.25-2.2%+22.7%$9.65B$27.89T6.3733,100Upcoming EarningsEx-DividendShort Interest ↑ALLYAlly Financial4.9958 of 5 stars$30.16-4.6%$41.94+39.1%-14.8%$9.26B$8.90B11.6011,600Positive NewsGGALGrupo Financiero Galicia3.0932 of 5 stars$60.48-2.4%$59.00-2.4%+86.2%$8.92B$7.27T8.9112,012News CoveragePositive NewsWFWoori Financial Group3.5527 of 5 stars$35.42+2.0%N/A+18.8%$8.77B$12.62T4.61150Short Interest ↑News CoverageUWMCUWM3.3175 of 5 stars$4.42-2.4%$7.21+63.2%-25.4%$7.06B$1.42B-19.228,000Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsCOOPMr. Cooper Group4.6947 of 5 stars$107.26-3.6%$126.00+17.5%+54.2%$6.86B$3.02B10.546,600Options VolumePositive NewsBMABanco Macro2.4958 of 5 stars$88.68-2.9%$54.50-38.5%+63.2%$5.67B$3.23T7.778,000Positive NewsGap DownQFINQifu Technology3.8155 of 5 stars$35.49+0.5%$45.10+27.1%+124.3%$5.59B$14.04B7.182,199Short Interest ↓Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SoFi Technologies Competitors Banco Santander-Chile Competitors Bancolombia Competitors Ally Financial Competitors Grupo Financiero Galicia Competitors Woori Financial Group Competitors UWM Competitors Mr. Cooper Group Competitors Banco Macro Competitors Qifu Technology 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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