The stock of Burford Capital Limited (BUR) has gone down by -15.65% for the week, with a -18.62% drop in the past month and a -20.03% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.62%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 1.67% for BUR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is -14.14% for BUR’s stock, with a -18.05% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Burford Capital Limited (NYSE: BUR) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Burford Capital Limited (NYSE: BUR) is above average at 11.98x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.04.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BUR is 188.61M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.94% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of BUR on June 17, 2025 was 1.12M shares.
BUR) stock’s latest price update
Burford Capital Limited (NYSE: BUR) has experienced a decline in its stock price by -12.18 compared to its previous closing price of 12.64. However, the company has seen a fall of -15.65% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-06-17 that NEW YORK, June 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Burford Capital Limited (“Burford”), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today issues the following statement in connection with proposed tax provisions relating to litigation finance included within the US Senate’s draft of the budget reconciliation bill as released late yesterday. As has been widely reported, the US Congress is wrestling with a wide-ranging budget reconciliation process – “the One Big Beautiful Bill”.
Analysts’ Opinion of BUR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BUR stocks, with Wedbush repeating the rating for BUR by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for BUR in the upcoming period, according to Wedbush is $18 based on the research report published on June 11, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Deutsche Bank, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BUR reach a price target of $18. The rating they have provided for BUR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on September 06th, 2024.
BUR Trading at -16.59% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought BUR to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -29.43% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at BUR starting from Lenkner Travis, who purchase 25,283 shares at the price of $13.25 back on Mar 10 ’25. After this action, Lenkner Travis now owns 25,283 shares of Burford Capital Limited, valued at $335,000 using the latest closing price.
BOGART CHRISTOPHER P, the Chief Executive Officer of Burford Capital Limited, sale 90,000 shares at $14.61 during a trade that took place back on Jan 28 ’25, which means that BOGART CHRISTOPHER P is holding 452,185 shares at $1,314,900 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for BUR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.92 for the present operating margin
- 0.57 for the gross margin
The net margin for Burford Capital Limited stands at 0.31. The total capital return value is set at 0.05. Equity return is now at value 8.83, with 3.40 for asset returns.
Based on Burford Capital Limited (BUR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.42 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.08. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.74. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.71.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 390.6 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.02. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 10.58. The receivables turnover for the company is 1.77for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.06. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.44.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Burford Capital Limited (BUR) has experienced a bad performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
