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Burford Capital Limited (BUR) is a leading asset management business based in the UK. Burford Capital is listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) and employs 129 staff. All prices are listed in pence sterling.
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- Open your account. You'll need your ID, bank details and national insurance number.
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- Search the platform for stock code: BUR in this case.
- Research Burford Capital shares. The platform should provide the latest information available.
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- Can I buy shares in Burford Capital?
- Burford Capital shares summary
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- Is Burford Capital stock a buy or sell?
- Are Burford Capital shares over-valued?
- Burford Capital's financials
- How volatile are Burford Capital shares?
- Does Burford Capital pay a dividend?
- Other common questions
Burford Capital share price
Use our graph to track the performance of BUR stocks over time.Burford Capital shares at a glance
Information last updated 2021-01-23.
| 52-week range | 250.4275p - 800.7875p |
|---|---|
| 50-day moving average | 696.2941p |
| 200-day moving average | 643.6907p |
| Wall St. target price | 27.05p |
| PE ratio | 10.0614 |
| Dividend yield | 0.06p (2.9%) |
| Earnings per share (TTM) | 65.1p |
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Is Burford Capital under- or over-valued?
Valuing Burford Capital stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Burford Capital's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.
Burford Capital's P/E ratio
Burford Capital's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 10x. In other words, Burford Capital shares trade at around 10x recent earnings.
That's relatively low compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the FTSE 250 at the end of September 2019 (19.71). The low P/E ratio could mean that investors are pessimistic about the outlook for the shares or simply that they're under-valued.
Burford Capital's EBITDA
Burford Capital's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is £239.8 million.
The EBITDA is a measure of a Burford Capital's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.
Burford Capital financials
| Revenue TTM | £331.2 million |
|---|---|
| Operating margin TTM | 69.22% |
| Gross profit TTM | £272.6 million |
| Return on assets TTM | 5.55% |
| Return on equity TTM | 8.7% |
| Profit margin | 43.2% |
| Book value | 7.856p |
| Market capitalisation | £1.4 billion |
TTM: trailing 12 months
Burford Capital share dividends
Dividend payout ratio: 6.4% of net profits
Recently Burford Capital has paid out, on average, around 6.4% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 2.9% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Burford Capital shareholders could enjoy a 2.9% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Burford Capital's case, that would currently equate to about 0.06p per share.
While Burford Capital's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Burford Capital is investing more in its future growth.
The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their shares by 14 November 2019 (the "ex-dividend date").
Burford Capital share price volatility
Over the last 12 months, Burford Capital's shares have ranged in value from as little as 250.4275p up to 800.7875p. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta".
Beta is a measure of a share's volatility in relation to the market. The market (LSE average) beta is 1, while Burford Capital's is 1.1772. This would suggest that Burford Capital's shares are a little bit more volatile than the average for this exchange and represent, relatively-speaking, a slightly higher risk (but potentially also market-beating returns).
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Burford Capital overview
Burford Capital Limited, together with its subsidiaries, provides investment capital, asset management, financing, and risk solutions for the legal sector in Guernsey and internationally. The company offers law firm and business solutions, including litigation finance, portfolio financing, risk management, insurance, asset recovery, international arbitration, insolvency and bankruptcy, competition and antitrust, intellectual property, and post-settlement and monetization solutions, as well as legal finance, equity, and advisory services. The company was founded in 2009 and is based in St Peter Port, Guernsey.
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