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Burford Capital AIM:BUR Stock Report

Last Price

UK£11.90

Market Cap

UK£2.6b

7D

-10.9%

1Y

15.0%

Updated

18 Apr, 2024

Data

Company Financials +

Burford Capital Limited Competitors

Price History & Performance

Summary of all time highs, changes and price drops for Burford Capital
Historical stock prices
Current Share PriceUK£11.90
52 Week HighUK£13.88
52 Week LowUK£9.00
Beta1.03
1 Month Change3.30%
3 Month Change4.39%
1 Year Change14.98%
3 Year Change40.33%
5 Year Change-33.89%
Change since IPO1,006.98%

Recent News & Updates

Recent updates

With EPS Growth And More, Burford Capital (LON:BUR) Makes An Interesting Case

Nov 12
With EPS Growth And More, Burford Capital (LON:BUR) Makes An Interesting Case

Analysts Have Just Cut Their Burford Capital Limited (LON:BUR) Revenue Estimates By 31%

Aug 12
Analysts Have Just Cut Their Burford Capital Limited (LON:BUR) Revenue Estimates By 31%

Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Burford Capital Limited (LON:BUR) Revenue Forecasts By 15%

Apr 08
Industry Analysts Just Upgraded Their Burford Capital Limited (LON:BUR) Revenue Forecasts By 15%

Burford Capital Limited Just Missed EPS By 22%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Mar 27
Burford Capital Limited Just Missed EPS By 22%: Here's What Analysts Think Will Happen Next

Read This Before Selling Burford Capital Limited (LON:BUR) Shares

Mar 01
Read This Before Selling Burford Capital Limited (LON:BUR) Shares

Burford Capital (LON:BUR) Shareholders Have Enjoyed An Impressive 185% Share Price Gain

Feb 03
Burford Capital (LON:BUR) Shareholders Have Enjoyed An Impressive 185% Share Price Gain

Could The Burford Capital Limited (LON:BUR) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?

Dec 05
Could The Burford Capital Limited (LON:BUR) Ownership Structure Tell Us Something Useful?

Shareholder Returns

BURGB Diversified FinancialGB Market
7D-10.9%-6.4%-0.7%
1Y15.0%16.0%-1.8%

Return vs Industry: BUR underperformed the UK Diversified Financial industry which returned 16.9% over the past year.

Return vs Market: BUR exceeded the UK Market which returned -2.4% over the past year.

Price Volatility

Is BUR's price volatile compared to industry and market?
BUR volatility
BUR Average Weekly Movement5.4%
Diversified Financial Industry Average Movement4.2%
Market Average Movement4.8%
10% most volatile stocks in GB Market11.5%
10% least volatile stocks in GB Market2.6%

Stable Share Price: BUR has not had significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

Volatility Over Time: BUR's weekly volatility (5%) has been stable over the past year.

About the Company

FoundedEmployeesCEOWebsite
2009161Christopher Bogartwww.burfordcapital.com

Burford 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.

Burford Capital Limited Fundamentals Summary

How do Burford Capital's earnings and revenue compare to its market cap?
BUR fundamental statistics
Market capUK£2.61b
Earnings (TTM)UK£490.88m
Revenue (TTM)UK£867.46m

5.3x

P/E Ratio

3.0x

P/S Ratio

Earnings & Revenue

Key profitability statistics from the latest earnings report (TTM)
BUR income statement (TTM)
RevenueUS$1.08b
Cost of RevenueUS$16.50m
Gross ProfitUS$1.06b
Other ExpensesUS$451.87m
EarningsUS$610.52m

Last Reported Earnings

Dec 31, 2023

Next Earnings Date

n/a

Earnings per share (EPS)2.79
Gross Margin98.47%
Net Profit Margin56.59%
Debt/Equity Ratio47.8%

How did BUR perform over the long term?

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Dividends

0.8%

Current Dividend Yield

4%

Payout Ratio

Does BUR pay a reliable dividends?

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When do you need to buy BUR by to receive an upcoming dividend?
Burford Capital dividend dates
Ex Dividend DateMay 23 2024
Dividend Pay DateJun 14 2024
Days until Ex dividend34 days
Days until Dividend pay date56 days

Does BUR pay a reliable dividends?

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