Burford Capital (BUR) Competitors $13.48 +0.34 (+2.59%) Closing price 07/2/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.49 +0.01 (+0.07%) As of 08:00 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. COOP, GGAL, QFIN, OMF, UWMC, UPST, CADE, OZK, PFSI, and VLYShould you be buying Burford Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Burford Capital include MR. COOPER GROUP (COOP), Grupo Financiero Galicia (GGAL), Qifu Technology (QFIN), OneMain (OMF), UWM (UWMC), Upstart (UPST), Cadence Bank (CADE), Bank OZK (OZK), PennyMac Financial Services (PFSI), and Valley National Bancorp (VLY). These companies are all part of the "banking" industry. Burford Capital vs. Its Competitors MR. COOPER GROUP Grupo Financiero Galicia Qifu Technology OneMain UWM Upstart Cadence Bank Bank OZK PennyMac Financial Services Valley National Bancorp Mr. Cooper Group (NASDAQ:COOP) and Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment. Do analysts prefer COOP or BUR? Mr. Cooper Group currently has a consensus price target of $133.29, suggesting a potential downside of 13.17%. Burford Capital has a consensus price target of $18.00, suggesting a potential upside of 33.53%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than Mr. Cooper Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Mr. Cooper Group 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63Burford Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of COOP or BUR? 89.8% of Mr. Cooper Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Mr. Cooper Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 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 stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer COOP or BUR? In the previous week, Mr. Cooper Group had 3 more articles in the media than Burford Capital. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Mr. Cooper Group and 7 mentions for Burford Capital. Mr. Cooper Group's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Burford Capital's score of 0.26 indicating that Mr. Cooper Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Mr. Cooper Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Burford Capital 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, COOP or BUR? Mr. Cooper Group has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Burford Capital has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, COOP or BUR? Mr. Cooper Group has higher revenue and earnings than Burford Capital. Burford Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mr. Cooper Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioMr. Cooper Group$2.23B4.41$669M$8.8017.44Burford Capital$546.09M5.40$146.48M$0.9314.49 Is COOP or BUR more profitable? Burford Capital has a net margin of 33.41% compared to Mr. Cooper Group's net margin of 25.93%. Mr. Cooper Group's return on equity of 15.27% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Mr. Cooper Group25.93% 15.27% 4.17% Burford Capital 33.41%6.41%3.35% SummaryMr. Cooper Group beats Burford Capital on 11 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$2.87B$7.37B$12.03B$20.53BDividend Yield0.95%4.89%5.58%3.77%P/E Ratio14.4917.8319.9527.85Price / Sales5.405.0525.5437.49Price / Cash19.6420.7821.3421.91Price / Book0.912.672.264.55Net Income$146.48M$304.38M$1.00B$984.95M7 Day Performance16.33%4.95%1.75%2.31%1 Month Performance4.62%11.14%3.79%4.85%1 Year Performance4.25%23.24%540.42%13.81% Burford Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BURBurford Capital4.3007 of 5 stars$13.48+2.6%$18.00+33.5%+3.6%$2.87B$546.09M14.49140High Trading VolumeCOOPMR. COOPER GROUP4.2437 of 5 stars$149.210.0%$131.14-12.1%+90.7%$9.55B$2.23B16.967,900News CoverageAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeGGALGrupo Financiero Galicia2.4934 of 5 stars$50.39-2.5%$61.20+21.5%+79.2%$7.62B$10.79B7.4212,440QFINQifu Technology4.17 of 5 stars$43.36-2.6%$45.10+4.0%+116.0%$7.02B$2.35B6.653,527Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOMFOneMain4.9515 of 5 stars$57.07+0.7%$58.40+2.3%+21.1%$6.74B$4.99B12.079,000News CoverageInsider TradeUWMCUWM3.3652 of 5 stars$4.15+1.2%$6.86+65.2%-36.9%$6.56B$2.16B-31.929,100Analyst ForecastInsider TradeUPSTUpstart3.3412 of 5 stars$64.68+2.0%$67.42+4.2%+219.5%$6.04B$636.53M-86.241,193CADECadence Bank4.2411 of 5 stars$32.04-0.3%$36.82+14.9%+18.9%$5.86B$2.90B11.245,335OZKBank OZK3.8649 of 5 stars$47.06-0.2%$50.86+8.1%+23.5%$5.35B$2.77B7.713,028News CoverageDividend IncreasePFSIPennyMac Financial Services4.7506 of 5 stars$99.56+0.4%$121.17+21.7%+10.6%$5.12B$1.59B15.274,100Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastVLYValley National Bancorp4.7227 of 5 stars$8.93-0.3%$10.55+18.1%+35.2%$5.02B$3.58B12.943,732Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MR. COOPER GROUP Competitors Grupo Financiero Galicia Competitors Qifu Technology Competitors OneMain Competitors UWM Competitors Upstart Competitors Cadence Bank Competitors Bank OZK Competitors PennyMac Financial Services 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 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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