Burford Capital Limited (NYSE: BUR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 15.30x compared to its average ratio. BUR has 36-month beta value of 1.00. Analysts have mixed views 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 188.37M, and currently, short sellers hold a 2.48% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BUR on July 08, 2025 was 1.72M shares.
BUR stock’s latest price update
Burford Capital Limited (NYSE: BUR) has experienced a rise in its stock price by 0.57% compared to its previous closing price of $14.1. However, the company has seen a fall of -0.56% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-07-07 that NEW YORK, July 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Burford Capital Limited (“Burford” or “Burford Capital”), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces the planned private offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2033 (the “Notes”) by its indirect, wholly owned subsidiary, Burford Capital Global Finance LLC, subject to market and other conditions. The Notes will be guaranteed on a senior unsecured basis by Burford Capital as well as Burford Capital Finance LLC and Burford Capital PLC, both indirect, wholly owned subsidiaries of Burford Capital (such guarantees, together with the Notes, the “Securities”).
BUR’s Market Performance
BUR’s stock has fallen by -0.56% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 7.83% and a quarterly rise of 18.96%. The volatility ratio for the week is 9.34% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 4.53% for Burford Capital Limited The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 13.11% for BUR’s stock, with a 5.00% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
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.
B. Riley Securities gave a rating of “Buy” to BUR, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on May 13th of the previous year.
BUR Trading at 8.04% 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 -9.85% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 4.53%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 9.34%, as shares surge +6.08% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.39% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BUR fell by -0.84%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +5.21% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $12.53. In addition, Burford Capital Limited saw 9.67% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
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:
- 1.33% for the present operating margin
- 0.7% for the gross margin
The net margin for Burford Capital Limited stands at 0.1%. The total capital return value is set at 0.02%. 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 -0.04. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.74. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.57.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 390.6 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.14. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 38.74. The receivables turnover for the company is 0.57for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.02. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 3.44.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Burford Capital Limited (BUR) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
