NYSE:BUR Burford Capital (BUR) Stock Price, News & Analysis $13.22 +0.18 (+1.38%) Closing price 05/27/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$13.08 -0.14 (-1.06%) As of 05/27/2025 06:11 PM 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 Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock About Burford Capital Stock (NYSE:BUR) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Burford Capital alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$13.00▼$13.2650-Day Range$11.66▼$14.4052-Week Range$11.17▼$15.73Volume1.08 million shsAverage Volume972,277 shsMarket Capitalization$2.89 billionP/E Ratio11.40Dividend Yield0.91%Price Target$19.50Consensus RatingBuy Company OverviewBurford Capital Limited provides legal finance products and services worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Capital Provision, and Asset Management and Other Provision. The Capital Provision segment provides capital to the legal industry or in connection with legal matters directly and through investment in private funds; legal risk management services; lower risk legal finance business focusing on pre-settlement litigation matters with lower risk and lower expected returns; post-settlement finance; and complex strategies in which it acts as a principal and acquires assets that are mispriced. The Asset Management and Other Services segment provides services to the legal industry, including litigation insurance. Burford Capital Limited was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.Read More… Burford Capital Stock Analysis - MarketRank™See Top-Rated MarketRank™ Stocks76th Percentile Overall ScoreBUR MarketRank™: Burford Capital scored higher than 76% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 387th out of 909 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation. Analyst's Opinion3.5 / 5Analyst RatingBuy Consensus RatingBurford Capital has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Amount of Analyst CoverageBurford Capital has received no research coverage in the past 90 days.Read more about Burford Capital's stock forecast and price target. Earnings and Valuation3.8 / 5Proj. Earnings Growth33.59% Earnings GrowthEarnings for Burford Capital are expected to grow by 33.59% in the coming year, from $1.28 to $1.71 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Burford Capital is 11.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.74.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Burford Capital is 11.40, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 22.68.Price to Book Value per Share RatioBurford Capital has a P/B Ratio of 0.90. P/B Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.Read more about Burford Capital's valuation and earnings. Short Interest2.0 / 5Short Interest LevelBearish Percentage of Shares Shorted2.20% of the float of Burford Capital has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBurford Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Burford Capital has recently increased by 15.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. Dividend1.7 / 5Dividend StrengthWeak Dividend YieldBurford Capital has a dividend yield of 0.95%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthBurford Capital does not have a long track record of dividend growth.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Burford Capital is 12.90%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Burford Capital will have a dividend payout ratio of 7.02% next year. This indicates that Burford Capital will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.Read more about Burford Capital's dividend. Sustainability and ESGN/AEnvironmental ScoreN/A Percentage of Shares Shorted2.20% of the float of Burford Capital has been sold short.Short Interest Ratio / Days to CoverBurford Capital has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.1.Change versus previous monthShort interest in Burford Capital has recently increased by 15.60%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly. News and Social Media2.6 / 5News Sentiment0.67 News SentimentBurford Capital has a news sentiment score of 0.67. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 1.12 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.News Coverage This WeekMarketBeat has tracked 9 news articles for Burford Capital this week, compared to 3 articles on an average week.Search InterestOnly 1 people have searched for BUR on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.MarketBeat Follows1 people have added Burford Capital to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. Company Ownership0.0 / 5Insider TradingN/A Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Burford Capital insiders have not sold or bought any company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 8.90% of the stock of Burford Capital is held by insiders.Read more about Burford Capital's insider trading history. Receive BUR Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Burford Capital and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address BUR Stock News HeadlinesBurford Capital accuses Chubb of abusing market power in litigation funding spatMay 27 at 4:46 PM | ft.comNYSE:BUR (Burford Capital)May 24, 2025 | fool.caJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. And it's one the Big Banks are already using to their advantage… It allows them to treat this new asset like actual cash.May 28, 2025 | Premier Gold Co (Ad)Is Burford Capital (BUR) Resilient to Tariffs?May 22, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comBurford Capital's (NYSE:BUR) earnings growth rate lags the 19% CAGR delivered to shareholdersMay 22, 2025 | finance.yahoo.comComparing Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) and Crescent Capital BDC (NASDAQ:CCAP)May 22, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comWhat is B. Riley's Forecast for Burford Capital Q2 Earnings?May 18, 2025 | americanbankingnews.comMSCI changes Burford Capital country classification to USA from United KingdomMay 14, 2025 | prnewswire.comSee More Headlines BUR Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions How have BUR shares performed this year? Burford Capital's stock was trading at $12.75 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, BUR stock has increased by 3.7% and is now trading at $13.22. View the best growth stocks for 2025 here. How were Burford Capital's earnings last quarter? Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 7th. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.30 by $0.16. The firm had revenue of $118.86 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $157 million. Burford Capital had a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 8.07% and a net margin of 34.81%. Read the conference call transcript. Who are Burford Capital's major shareholders? Burford Capital's top institutional shareholders include Ameriprise Financial Inc. (4.32%), Orbis Allan Gray Ltd (3.31%), Teacher Retirement System of Texas (2.70%) and Invesco Ltd. (2.06%). Insiders that own company stock include Christopher P Bogart, Aviva O Will and David Perla. View institutional ownership trends. How do I buy shares of Burford Capital? Shares of BUR stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. What other stocks do shareholders of Burford Capital own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Burford Capital investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Broadcom (AVGO), Palo Alto Networks (PANW), ServiceNow (NOW) and Invesco QQQ (QQQ). Company Calendar Last Earnings5/07/2025Record date for 6/13 Dividend5/23/2025Ex-Dividend for 6/13 Dividend5/23/2025Today5/27/2025Dividend Payable6/13/2025Next Earnings (Estimated)8/14/2025Fiscal Year End12/31/2025Get Stock AlertsIndustry, Sector and Symbol Stock ExchangeNYSE SectorFinance Industry Nondepository credit institutions Sub-IndustryBanking Current SymbolNYSE:BUR CIK1714174 Webwww.burfordcapital.com Phone44-1481-723-450Fax646-736-1986Employees140Year FoundedN/APrice Target and Rating Average Stock Price Target$19.50 High Stock Price Target$22.50 Low Stock Price Target$18.00 Potential Upside/Downside+47.9%Consensus RatingBuy Rating Score (0-4)3.00 Research Coverage3 Analysts Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.93 Trailing P/E Ratio11.37 Forward P/E Ratio10.30 P/E GrowthN/ANet Income$610.52 million Net Margins34.81% Pretax Margin51.22% Return on Equity8.07% Return on Assets4.28% Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.54 Current Ratio15.75 Quick Ratio15.75 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$410.92 million Price / Sales7.01 Cash Flow$2.40 per share Price / Cash Flow5.50 Book Value$14.65 per share Price / Book0.90Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares218,663,000Free Float218,546,000Market Cap$2.88 billion OptionableNot Optionable Beta0.70 10 Best Cheap Stocks to Buy NowMarketBeat just released its list of 10 cheap stocks that have been overlooked by the market and may be seriously undervalued. 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