Burford Capital Dividends and Buybacks

Dividend criteria checks 3/6

Burford Capital is a dividend paying company with a current yield of 0.97% that is well covered by earnings.

Key information

1.0%

Dividend yield

0.2%

Buyback Yield

Total Shareholder Yield1.1%
Future Dividend Yield1.0%
Dividend Growth-10.4%
Next dividend pay daten/a
Ex dividend daten/a
Dividend per shareUS$0.125
Payout ratio11%

Recent dividend and buyback updates

Recent updates

Burford Capital: Solid Progress This Quarter

Nov 14

Burford Capital: Serving Justice Pays Well

Sep 22

Burford Capital: Investors Are Getting Paid To Wait

Aug 15

Greenhaven Road Capital - Burford Capital: YPF Case Payout Is A '$6.2B Holding'

May 01

Will Argentina Pay Burford, And When?

Mar 20

Chris DeMuth Sure Likes Uranium And SHF Holdings + 3 Litigation Ideas

Jan 09

Burford Capital: A Cheap Moat With A Cherry On Top

Dec 11

A Normalized View On Burford's Core Portfolio Performance

Sep 20

Burford Capital's Valuation After The Bull Case Damages Win

Sep 11

Burford's Price In The Heat Of The YPF Trial Suggests Liquidation Value

Jul 28

Burford Capital Still Has Considerable Room To Grow

Jun 13

Burford Capital: Downside Appears Limited; YPF Is A Free Lottery Ticket

Oct 17

Burford Capital appoints Jordan Licht as CFO

Sep 06

Burford Capital declares $0.0625 dividend

Aug 09

Litigation Finance: The VCs Of The Justice System

Mar 18

Burford Capital: Great Business At A Wonderful Price And Free Embedded Call Options

Mar 02

Burford Capital: When Complexity Generates Opportunities

Dec 03

Arguing The Burford Thesis

Jul 27

Burford Capital picks industry veteran as CFO

Apr 30

Stability and Growth of Payments

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Stable Dividend: BUR's dividend payments have been volatile in the past 10 years.

Growing Dividend: BUR's dividend payments have increased over the past 10 years.


Dividend Yield vs Market

Burford Capital Dividend Yield vs Market
How does BUR dividend yield compare to the market?
SegmentDividend Yield
Company (BUR)1.0%
Market Bottom 25% (US)1.4%
Market Top 25% (US)4.5%
Industry Average (Diversified Financial)0.9%
Analyst forecast (BUR) (up to 3 years)1.0%

Notable Dividend: BUR's dividend (0.97%) isn’t notable compared to the bottom 25% of dividend payers in the US market (1.45%).

High Dividend: BUR's dividend (0.97%) is low compared to the top 25% of dividend payers in the US market (4.5%).


Earnings Payout to Shareholders

Earnings Coverage: With its low payout ratio (10.6%), BUR's dividend payments are thoroughly covered by earnings.


Cash Payout to Shareholders

Cash Flow Coverage: With its low cash payout ratio (16.7%), BUR's dividend payments are well covered by cash flows.


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/24 01:59
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/24 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

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PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

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Analyst Sources

Burford Capital Limited is covered by 11 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.

AnalystInstitution
Alexander BowersBerenberg
Robert ChantryBerenberg
Matthew HowlettB. Riley Securities, Inc.