BUR Stock Overview
Provides legal finance products and services worldwide. More details
| Snowflake Score | |
|---|---|
| Valuation | 3/6 |
| Future Growth | 4/6 |
| Past Performance | 2/6 |
| Financial Health | 3/6 |
| Dividends | 0/6 |
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Risk Analysis
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Price History & Performance
| Historical stock prices | |
|---|---|
| Current Share Price | UK£10.43 |
| 52 Week High | UK£13.00 |
| 52 Week Low | UK£8.00 |
| Beta | 0.71 |
| 1 Month Change | 14.87% |
| 3 Month Change | -10.09% |
| 1 Year Change | -16.83% |
| 3 Year Change | 65.03% |
| 5 Year Change | 142.56% |
| Change since IPO | 870.23% |
Recent News & Updates
Recent updates
Active Teams In EMEA And Asia Pacific Will Create New Opportunities In Future Cases
Feb 09 Strong portfolio performance and liquidity enable future revenue growth through active case management and strategic global expansion.Do Burford Capital's (LON:BUR) Earnings Warrant Your Attention?
Sep 08
Burford Capital Limited's (LON:BUR) Low P/E No Reason For Excitement
Aug 12What Does The Future Hold For Burford Capital Limited (LON:BUR)? These Analysts Have Been Cutting Their Estimates
May 22Here's Why We Think Burford Capital (LON:BUR) Is Well Worth Watching
May 08With EPS Growth And More, Burford Capital (LON:BUR) Makes An Interesting Case
Nov 12Analysts Have Just Cut Their Burford Capital Limited (LON:BUR) Revenue Estimates By 31%
Aug 12Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Burford Capital Limited (LON:BUR) Revenue Forecasts By 15%
Apr 08Shareholder Returns
| BUR | GB Diversified Financial | GB Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7D | 0.3% | 1.7% | -0.3% |
| 1Y | -16.8% | 10.3% | -0.7% |
Return vs Industry: BUR underperformed the UK Diversified Financial industry which returned 10.7% over the past year.
Return vs Market: BUR underperformed the UK Market which returned -0.4% over the past year.
Price Volatility
| BUR volatility | |
|---|---|
| BUR Average Weekly Movement | 6.6% |
| Diversified Financial Industry Average Movement | 4.9% |
| Market Average Movement | 5.7% |
| 10% most volatile stocks in GB Market | 10.9% |
| 10% least volatile stocks in GB Market | 3.1% |
Stable Share Price: BUR has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months compared to the UK market.
Volatility Over Time: BUR's weekly volatility (7%) has been stable over the past year.
About the Company
| Founded | Employees | CEO | Website |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 160 | Christopher Bogart | www.burfordcapital.com |
Burford Capital Limited provides legal finance products and services worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Principal Finance, and Asset Management and Other Services. The Principal Finance segment provides capital against the underlying value of high-value single or multiple litigation and arbitration matters at any stage of the process from before filing to after a final judgment has been entered; and to a law firm that has agreed to take a case on a contingent fee or alternative fee basis, as well as directly to the client.
Burford Capital Limited Fundamentals Summary
| BUR fundamental statistics | |
|---|---|
| Market cap | UK£2.28b |
| Earnings (TTM) | UK£155.77m |
| Revenue (TTM) | UK£470.85m |
14.6x
P/E Ratio4.8x
P/S RatioIs BUR overvalued?
See Fair Value and valuation analysisEarnings & Revenue
| BUR income statement (TTM) | |
|---|---|
| Revenue | US$626.77m |
| Cost of Revenue | US$4.69m |
| Gross Profit | US$622.08m |
| Other Expenses | US$414.73m |
| Earnings | US$207.35m |
Last Reported Earnings
Mar 31, 2025
Next Earnings Date
n/a
| Earnings per share (EPS) | 0.95 |
| Gross Margin | 99.25% |
| Net Profit Margin | 33.08% |
| Debt/Equity Ratio | 55.8% |
How did BUR perform over the long term?
See historical performance and comparisonDividends
0.9%
Current Dividend Yield13%
Payout RatioDoes BUR pay a reliable dividends?
See BUR dividend history and benchmarks| Burford Capital dividend dates | |
|---|---|
| Ex Dividend Date | May 23 2025 |
| Dividend Pay Date | Jun 13 2025 |
| Days until Ex dividend | 13 days |
| Days until Dividend pay date | 34 days |
Does BUR pay a reliable dividends?
See BUR dividend history and benchmarksCompany Analysis and Financial Data Status
| Data | Last Updated (UTC time) |
|---|---|
| Company Analysis | 2025/05/09 01:16 |
| End of Day Share Price | 2025/05/09 00:00 |
| Earnings | 2025/03/31 |
| Annual Earnings | 2024/12/31 |
Data Sources
The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.
| Package | Data | Timeframe | Example US Source * |
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| Company Financials | 10 years |
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| Analyst Consensus Estimates | +3 years |
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| Market Prices | 30 years |
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| Ownership | 10 years |
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| Management | 10 years |
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| Key Developments | 10 years |
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* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.
Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.
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Industry and Sector Metrics
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Analyst Sources
Burford Capital Limited is covered by 10 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.
| Analyst | Institution |
|---|---|
| Alexander Bowers | Berenberg |
| Robert Chantry | Berenberg |
| Randy Binner | B. Riley Securities, Inc. |