Stock Research: Burford Capital

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Burford Capital

AIM:BUR GG00BMGYLN96
39
  • Value
    29
  • Growth
    57
  • Safety
    Safety
    37
  • Combined
    25
  • Sentiment
    61
  • 360° View
    360° View
    39
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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

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 39 (better than 39% 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 of the metrics below and half above average for Burford Capital. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 57, which means that the company experiences above-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, and invested capital growth as well as stock returns. This means that growth is higher than for 57% of competitors in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a good rank of 61, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 61% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Value Rank has a less desirable rank of 37, which means that the share price of Burford Capital is on the higher side compared with typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means the stock price is higher than for 63% of alternative stocks in the same industry. Finally, the consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 29, which means that the company has a financing structure that is riskier than those of 71% 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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Last update: 2-Oct-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
37 33 50 60
Growth
57 37 89 61
Safety
Safety
29 41 49 50
Sentiment
61 28 43 51
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39 13 76 69
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
95 95 95 89
Opinions Change
50 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 42 50 55
Market Pulse
1 1 1 2
Sentiment
61 28 43 51
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
37 33 50 60
Growth
57 37 89 61
Safety Safety
29 41 49 50
Combined
25 13 85 72
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
57 58 53 83
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
41 34 19 33
Price vs. Book (P/B)
65 56 100 61
Dividend Yield
14 16 12 18
Value
37 33 50 60
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
71 83 1 31
Profit Growth
76 4 98 31
Capital Growth
56 76 84 93
Stock Returns
7 31 97 51
Growth
57 37 89 61
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Leverage
33 38 34 51
Refinancing
61 59 53 53
Liquidity
20 41 56 37
Safety Safety
29 41 49 50

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