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$13.12 -0.54 (-3.92%)
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BUR vs. BSAC, ALLY, CIB, WF, GGAL, COOP, QFIN, UWMC, OMF, and BMA

Should 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.

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.

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 Ratio
Burford Capital$410.92M6.98$610.52M$0.9314.11
Banco Santander-Chile$2.74T0.00$883.95M$2.2911.01

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Burford CapitalOutperform Votes
13
59.09%
Underperform Votes
9
40.91%
Banco Santander-ChileOutperform Votes
258
53.86%
Underperform Votes
221
46.14%

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.

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)
3.00
Banco Santander-Chile
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

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.

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.

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

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%

Summary

Burford Capital beats Banco Santander-Chile on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BUR vs. The Competition

MetricBurford CapitalNondepository credit institutions IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$2.87B$7.93B$11.49B$19.38B
Dividend Yield0.91%4.38%5.46%3.83%
P/E Ratio11.3117.4422.4834.23
Price / Sales6.987.7127.2834.85
Price / Cash5.5042.1517.6217.51
Price / Book0.902.422.794.69
Net Income$610.52M$531.39M$1.04B$1.02B
7 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

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BUR
Burford Capital
3.6862 of 5 stars
$13.13
-3.9%
$19.50
+48.6%
-3.9%$2.87B$410.92M11.31140Gap Up
BSAC
Banco Santander-Chile
2.1667 of 5 stars
$24.36
-1.2%
$22.33
-8.3%
+26.6%$11.47B$2.74T12.569,990Positive News
ALLY
Ally Financial
4.9159 of 5 stars
$36.37
+5.1%
$41.69
+14.6%
-9.7%$11.17B$8.45B13.9911,600Positive News
Gap Up
CIB
Bancolombia
1.3841 of 5 stars
$40.43
-1.8%
$39.25
-2.9%
+12.7%$9.72B$28.00T6.4233,100Trending News
WF
Woori Financial Group
4.0462 of 5 stars
$38.02
+0.8%
N/A+19.3%$9.41B$12.62T4.94150News Coverage
Positive News
GGAL
Grupo Financiero Galicia
2.4356 of 5 stars
$61.66
+4.8%
$59.00
-4.3%
+70.7%$9.09B$7.59T9.0812,012Positive News
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
COOP
Mr. Cooper Group
4.7326 of 5 stars
$119.20
+4.1%
$131.14
+10.0%
+57.1%$7.63B$3.04B11.716,600Positive News
QFIN
Qifu Technology
3.937 of 5 stars
$45.45
+6.8%
$45.10
-0.8%
+112.0%$7.16B$14.04B9.202,199News Coverage
Positive News
Earnings Report
Gap Up
UWMC
UWM
3.5878 of 5 stars
$4.25
+0.4%
$6.86
+61.5%
-40.7%$6.78B$1.04B-18.468,000Positive News
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
OMF
OneMain
4.9894 of 5 stars
$51.83
+5.8%
$58.40
+12.7%
+2.9%$6.17B$4.65B12.239,200Positive News
BMA
Banco Macro
3.1756 of 5 stars
$92.94
+5.5%
$54.50
-41.4%
+44.4%$5.94B$4.52T8.158,000Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast

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This page (NYSE:BUR) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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