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Burford Capital

BUR · LONDON

$3.36−$0.01 (−0.30%)TodayMarket closed ·
Prev close $3.37

About BUR

Burford Capital Ltd. engages in the provision of legal finance products and services comprising core legal finance and alternative strategies, and in the asset management business. The Company’s businesses include litigation finance and risk management, asset recovery and a range of legal finance and advisory activities. The company provides capital, based on portfolio size, against the underlying value of litigation and legal assets. The company operates through two segments: Principal Finance and Asset Management and Other Services. The Principal Finance segment funds capital to legal finance assets from its balance sheet, primarily as capital provision assets, and in limited scope through interests in private funds managed the Company. These capital provision assets and private fund interests generate its capital provision income. The Asset Management and Other Services segment manages legal finance assets on behalf of third-party investors, and it provides other services to the legal industry. Its clients are a range of litigants including a number of law firms and businesses.

Employees
172
Headquarters
Saint Peter Port, New York
Listed
Oct 21, 2009
Sector
Financials
Industry
Financial Services
Website
burfordcapital.com

BUR key statistics

Market cap
552.60M
Price-earnings ratio
0.00
Dividend yield
3.72%
Average volume
2.61M
Volume
2.14M
Open price
$3.34
High today
$3.40
Low today
$3.24
52 Week high
$11.35
52 Week low
$2.86

Burford Capital (BUR) at a glance

Burford Capital (BUR) last traded at $3.36, with a market cap of 552.60M, a price-to-earnings ratio of 0.00 and a dividend yield of 3.72%.

Today the stock has traded between $3.24 and $3.40. The current price is 3.7% above the day's low and 1.2% below its high.

Volume so far is 2.14M shares, in line with the average of 2.61M shares a day.

Over the past year Burford Capital has ranged from $2.86 to $11.35, and now sits 6% of the way up that range.

Burford Capital met or beat analyst EPS estimates in 3 of the last 8 quarters. In Q2 FY26 it reported $0.01 per share against an estimate of $0.0412.

The average analyst price target is $12.21, 263.3% above the current price, from 3 recent ratings.

Analyst ratings

Latest rating from each analyst over the past 12 months

33%of 3 analyst ratings say Buy
  • Buy33.3%
  • Hold66.7%
  • Sell0.0%
Price target · 5 analystsAvg $12.21
Low
$5.02
Now
$3.36
High
$31.60

BUR earnings

Earnings per share, reported against the analyst estimate

Beat the estimate in 3 of the last 8 quarters, by 0.0% on average.

  1. Q1 FY24: reported -$0.14 per share against an estimate of $0.00
  2. Q2 FY24: reported $0.24 per share against an estimate of $0.00
  3. Q4 FY24: reported -$0.06 per share against an estimate of $0.00
  4. Q1 FY25: reported $0.14 per share against an estimate of $0.00
  5. Q2 FY25: reported $0.39 per share against an estimate of $0.00
  6. Q4 FY25: reported -$0.17 per share against an estimate of $0.3914
  7. Q1 FY26: reported -$7.46 per share against an estimate of $0.1442
  8. Q2 FY26: reported $0.01 per share against an estimate of $0.0412

BUR news

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    New Burford Quarterly Explores How Legal Leaders Are Rethinking Capital, Technology and Value Creation

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Statement Regarding Jury Verdict in Patent Matter

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Burford Capital Update on Successful Capital Raise

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    BURFORD CAPITAL ANNOUNCES PRICING OF PRIVATE OFFERING OF SENIOR SECURED NOTES

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    BURFORD CAPITAL ANNOUNCES PRIVATE OFFERING OF SENIOR SECURED NOTES

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Burford Reports 2Q26 and YTD26 Financial Results

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Burford Announces Date for Release of 2Q26 Financial Results and Results Call Registration and Participation Details

  • Press releasePRNewswire

    Burford Capital Statement Re Cameroon Mining Arbitration Matter

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