Stock Research: Burford Capital

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Burford Capital

AIM:BUR GG00BMGYLN96
15
  • Value
    27
  • Growth
    55
  • Safety
    Safety
    35
  • Combined
    19
  • Sentiment
    6
  • 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

ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 15 (better than 15% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Burford Capital are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with three out of four indicators below average for Burford Capital. The consolidated Growth Rank has a good rank of 55, 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. It ranks higher than 55% of competitors in the same industry. The other indicators are below average, namely the Value, Safety, and Sentiment Ranks.The Value Rank at 35 means that the share price of Burford Capital is on the high side compared with its peers regarding revenues, profits, and invested capital. The stock price is higher than for 65% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 27, which means that the company has a riskier financing structure than 73% comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. The consolidated Sentiment Rank also has a low rank of 6, indicating professional investors are more pessimistic about the stock than for 94% of alternative investment opportunities. ...read more

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 21-Aug-2025.

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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
35 33 50 60
Growth
55 37 89 61
Safety
Safety
27 41 49 50
Sentiment
6 28 43 51
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15 13 76 69
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Analyst Opinions
95 95 95 89
Opinions Change
2 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 42 50 55
Market Pulse
1 1 1 2
Sentiment
6 28 43 51
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Value
35 33 50 60
Growth
55 37 89 61
Safety Safety
27 41 49 50
Combined
19 13 85 72
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
71 58 53 83
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
36 34 19 33
Price vs. Book (P/B)
51 56 100 61
Dividend Yield
14 16 12 18
Value
35 33 50 60
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Metrics Current 2024 2023 2022
Revenue Growth
74 83 1 31
Profit Growth
73 4 98 31
Capital Growth
56 76 84 93
Stock Returns
19 31 97 51
Growth
55 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
27 41 49 50

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