The stock of Burford Capital Limited (BUR) has gone up by 2.15% for the week, with a -5.60% drop in the past month and a -6.00% drop in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.13%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.72% for BUR. The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 2.04% for BUR’s stock, with a simple moving average of -6.79% for the last 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Burford Capital Limited (NYSE: BUR) Right Now?
Burford Capital Limited (NYSE: BUR) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 7.50x compared to its average ratio. BUR has 36-month beta value of 1.29. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 2 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for BUR is 187.87M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.76% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of BUR on August 29, 2024 was 1.37M shares.
BUR) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Burford Capital Limited (NYSE: BUR) has jumped by 0.08 compared to previous close of 13.31. Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 2.15% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2024-08-23 that NEW YORK, Aug. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Burford Capital Limited (“Burford” or the “Company”), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, is pleased to announce that all of the resolutions proposed at its extraordinary general meeting (the “EGM”) held on August 20, 2024 were approved by shareholders. The votes received are detailed below: Total votes for Total votes against Total votes withheld Ordinary resolutions 1.
Analysts’ Opinion of BUR
B. Riley Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see BUR reach a price target of $15. The rating they have provided for BUR stocks is “Buy” according to the report published on May 13th, 2022.
Wedbush gave a rating of “Outperform” to BUR, setting the target price at $15 in the report published on June 04th of the previous year.
BUR Trading at 0.46% 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 -24.75% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.72%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.13%, as shares sank -2.14% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +0.45% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BUR rose by +1.92%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -2.35% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $13.04. In addition, Burford Capital Limited saw -14.62% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.
Stock Fundamentals for BUR
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.72 for the present operating margin
- 0.85 for the gross margin
The net margin for Burford Capital Limited stands at 0.49. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 18.68, with 7.02 for asset returns.
Based on Burford Capital Limited (BUR), the company’s capital structure generated 0.44 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at -0.06. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.78. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 6.83.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 725.05 million with net debt to EBITDA at 2.57. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.35. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.05for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.13.
Conclusion
To put it simply, Burford Capital Limited (BUR) has had a bad 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’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.
