Burford Capital Limited (NYSE: BUR)’s stock price has soared by 0.10 in relation to previous closing price of 15.47. Nevertheless, the company has seen a gain of 1.74% in its stock price over the last five trading days. prnewswire.com reported 2025-02-04 that NEW YORK, Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Burford Capital Limited (“Burford” or the “Company”), the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today announces it will host an Investor Day on Thursday, April 3, 2025, in New York City, which will also be webcast live and available for replay. The presentation is scheduled to begin at 9.00am EDT.
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 13.34x compared to its average ratio, The 36-month beta value for BUR is at 1.27. Analysts have varying views on the stock, with 5 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 0 rating it as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for BUR is 188.69M, and currently, shorts hold a 1.29% of that float. The average trading volume for BUR on February 21, 2025 was 787.82K shares.
BUR’s Market Performance
The stock of Burford Capital Limited (BUR) has seen a 1.74% increase in the past week, with a 11.64% rise in the past month, and a 15.65% gain in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.35%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.26% for BUR. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 5.23% for BUR’s stock, with a 13.73% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of BUR
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for BUR stocks, with Deutsche Bank repeating the rating for BUR by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for BUR in the upcoming period, according to Deutsche Bank is $18 based on the research report published on September 06, 2024 of the previous year 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 12.51% 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 -7.66% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.26%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.35%, as shares surge +9.95% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +16.32% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, BUR rose by +1.64%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -2.34% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $14.71. In addition, Burford Capital Limited saw 21.45% 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 BOGART CHRISTOPHER P, who sale 90,000 shares at the price of $14.61 back on Jan 28 ’25. After this action, BOGART CHRISTOPHER P now owns 452,185 shares of Burford Capital Limited, valued at $1,314,900 using the latest closing price.
Molot Jonathan Todd, the Chief Investment 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 Molot Jonathan Todd is holding 3,577,194 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:
- 0.88 for the present operating margin
- 0.81 for the gross margin
The net margin for Burford Capital Limited stands at 0.6. The total capital return value is set at 0.1. Equity return is now at value 11.19, with 4.40 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 4.91.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 826.45 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 7.26. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.69for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.11.
Conclusion
In conclusion, Burford Capital Limited (BUR) has had a better performance lately. Opinion on the stock among analysts is bullish, with some giving it a “buy” rating and others 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.
