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Burford Capital

LSE:BUR GG00B4L84979
15
  • Value
    96
  • Growth
    1
  • Safety
    Safety
    1
  • Combined
    13
  • Sentiment
    55
  • 360° View
    360° View
    15
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Company Description

Burford Capital Limited is a global finance and asset management company focused on law. It operates in litigation finance and risk management, asset recovery, and a range of legal finance and advisory activities, primarily providing capital against the value of litigation and legal assets. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $3045 million, profits of $0 million, revenue of $546 million, and 160 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 31 (better than 31% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Burford Capital are below the industry average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Burford Capital. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 96, which means that the share price of Burford Capital is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 96% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 83, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 83% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 1, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 1, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 99 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Strongest Rank Growth
Weakest Rank Market Pulse
Country USA
Industry Specialized Finance
Size Medium
Website burfordcapital.com
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
96 33 50 60
Growth
1 37 89 61
Safety
Safety
1 41 49 50
Sentiment
55 28 43 51
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15 13 76 69
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
75 95 95 89
Opinions Change
19 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 42 50 55
Market Pulse
73 1 1 2
Sentiment
55 28 43 51
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
96 33 50 60
Growth
1 37 89 61
Safety Safety
1 41 49 50
Combined
13 13 85 72
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
34 34 19 33
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
97 58 53 83
Price vs. Book (P/B)
81 56 100 61
Dividend Yield
83 16 12 18
Value
96 33 50 60
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
1 83 1 31
Profit Growth
1 4 98 31
Capital Growth
1 76 84 93
Stock Returns
4 31 97 51
Growth
1 37 89 61
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
16 38 34 51
Refinancing
25 59 53 53
Liquidity
6 41 56 37
Safety Safety
1 41 49 50

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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