Burford Capital (BUR) Competitors $13.60 -0.42 (-2.96%) Closing price 08/14/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.71 +0.12 (+0.85%) As of 04:39 AM 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. CIB, SSB, UPST, GGAL, OMF, UWMC, CADE, OZK, QFIN, and VLYShould you be buying Burford Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Burford Capital include BanColombia (CIB), SouthState (SSB), Upstart (UPST), Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL), OneMain (OMF), UWM (UWMC), Cadence Bank (CADE), Bank OZK (OZK), Qifu Technology (QFIN), and Valley National Bancorp (VLY). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Burford Capital vs. Its Competitors BanColombia SouthState Upstart Grupo Financiero Galicia OneMain UWM Cadence Bank Bank OZK Qifu Technology Valley National Bancorp BanColombia (NYSE:CIB) and Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk and earnings. Is CIB or BUR 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 17.84% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BanColombia15.30% 17.84% 2.10% Burford Capital 37.08%7.48%3.88% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CIB or BUR? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBanColombia$10.55B1.10$1.25B$6.597.34Burford Capital$546.09M5.45$146.48M$1.0812.59 Do analysts prefer CIB or BUR? BanColombia currently has a consensus target price of $43.75, suggesting a potential downside of 9.61%. Burford Capital has a consensus target price of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 32.40%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than BanColombia.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BanColombia 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Burford Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Is CIB or BUR a better dividend stock? BanColombia pays an annual dividend of $5.69 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.8%. Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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. Burford Capital pays out 11.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has more volatility and risk, CIB or BUR? BanColombia has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Burford Capital has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CIB or BUR? In the previous week, BanColombia had 5 more articles in the media than Burford Capital. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for BanColombia and 6 mentions for Burford Capital. BanColombia's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Burford Capital's score of 0.47 indicating that BanColombia is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BanColombia 4 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Burford Capital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryBanColombia and Burford Capital tied by winning 8 of the 16 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 BUR 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 CapitalFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.07B$7.84B$12.42B$21.04BDividend Yield0.89%4.76%5.54%3.56%P/E Ratio12.5919.3219.6928.02Price / Sales5.456.8325.7857.05Price / Cash20.9421.5721.7623.95Price / Book0.924.372.295.26Net Income$146.48M$311.03M$1.00B$994.11M7 Day Performance1.46%2.72%1.75%2.09%1 Month Performance-2.12%9.04%2.42%2.35%1 Year Performance2.45%32.98%542.40%13.36% Burford Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BURBurford Capital4.2066 of 5 stars$13.60-3.0%$18.00+32.4%+5.1%$3.07B$546.09M12.59140Analyst ForecastCIBBanColombia2.769 of 5 stars$44.67+1.2%$39.00-12.7%+43.1%$10.61B$10.55B7.1634,114SSBSouthState2.8884 of 5 stars$93.48+0.8%N/AN/A$9.41B$2.44B13.934,986News CoverageUPSTUpstart4.2481 of 5 stars$82.83+4.6%$71.62-13.5%+76.9%$7.54B$636.53M-110.441,193Options VolumeGap DownGGALGrupo Financiero Galicia3.8839 of 5 stars$49.30+0.8%$61.20+24.1%+39.5%$7.21B$6.46T7.2612,440Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsOMFOneMain4.667 of 5 stars$55.78-1.3%$61.50+10.3%+28.7%$6.71B$4.99B10.079,000Positive NewsUWMCUWM1.9352 of 5 stars$4.27+2.4%$6.18+44.7%-41.0%$6.67B$2.16B-32.859,100News CoverageDividend AnnouncementInsider TradeOptions VolumeGap DownCADECadence Bank4.6192 of 5 stars$34.71+2.3%$40.40+16.4%+23.6%$6.18B$2.90B12.355,335OZKBank OZK4.1458 of 5 stars$47.97+0.3%$52.88+10.2%+24.8%$5.44B$2.77B7.793,028Positive NewsQFINQifu Technology4.9351 of 5 stars$33.28-1.1%$51.73+55.4%+40.5%$5.30B$2.35B5.103,527News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportVLYValley National Bancorp4.0796 of 5 stars$9.35+1.9%$10.95+17.1%+25.6%$5.14B$3.58B11.993,732 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BanColombia Competitors SouthState Competitors Upstart Competitors Grupo Financiero Galicia Competitors OneMain Competitors UWM Competitors Cadence Bank Competitors Bank OZK Competitors Qifu Technology Competitors Valley National Bancorp 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 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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