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Burford Capital Limited (BUR)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Saint Peter Port, Guernsey | NYSE
4.96 USD +0.29 (6.210%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 4.96

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:02 p.m. EDT

BUR is currently experiencing significant price volatility, with recent dips and a dividend yield that is relatively stable. While the short-term forecast suggests a slight downward trend, the long-term fundamentals and consistent dividend payouts make it a moderate buy for long-term investors. However, the high risk and recent negative news may make it a less attractive option for short-term traders.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.287585
MSTL0.289273
AutoETS0.295242
AutoARIMA0.295244

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 28%
H-stat 193.44
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.019
Excess Kurtosis -0.89
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-21
Last Dividend Date 2025-05-22
Debt to Equity Ratio 68.452
Revenue per Share 1.747
Market Cap 1,085,731,328
Trailing P/E 17.71
Forward P/E 4.95
Beta 1.24
Profit Margins 16.34%
Website https://www.burfordcapital.com

As of April 11, 2026, 4:02 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows a mix of call and put positions, with significant OI in out-of-the-money (OTM) calls, particularly around strikes like 5.0 and 10.0. The high IV in some expirations suggests increased volatility expectations, but the overall OTM positioning may indicate a bearish sentiment. However, the presence of ATM anchor strikes and some OTM puts suggests a cautious outlook, with potential for both upward and downward movements.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.48% 0.48% 0.79%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2025-05-23 0.063 0.483129
2024-11-01 0.063 0.468911
2024-05-23 0.063 0.457882
2023-11-09 0.063 0.490311
2023-05-25 0.063 0.476918
2022-11-03 0.063 0.816496
2022-05-26 0.063 0.771123
2021-11-11 0.063 0.583328
2021-05-27 0.125 1.102150
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.13
dividendYield 2.68
exDividendDate 2026-05-22
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.125
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.026766594
lastDividendValue 0.063
lastDividendDate 2025-05-23
dividendDate 2026-06-12

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.65686995
Address1 Oak House
Address2 Hirzel Street
All Time High 17.7
All Time Low 3.59
Ask 4.97
Ask Size 2,500
Audit Risk 10
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,484,520
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,481,845
Average Volume 3,481,845
Average Volume10Days 3,484,520
Beta 1.235
Bid 4.98
Bid Size 3,400
Board Risk 3
Book Value 11.183
City Saint Peter Port
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 8
Country Guernsey
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 4.96
Current Ratio 2.207
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 5.0
Day Low 4.77
Debt To Equity 68.452
Display Name Burford Capital
Dividend Date 1,781,222,400
Dividend Rate 0.13
Dividend Yield 2.68
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,772,114,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,772,114,400
Earnings Timestamp 1,772,112,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,070,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,070,600
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 8.325
Enterprise Value 3,187,015,936
Eps Current Year -1.58089
Eps Forward 1.00171
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.28
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,408,000
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 7.4568
Fifty Day Average Change -2.4968
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.33483532
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -65.687
Fifty Two Week High 15.1
Fifty Two Week High Change -10.14
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.6715232
Fifty Two Week Low 3.59
Fifty Two Week Low Change 1.3700001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.38161564
Fifty Two Week Range 3.59 - 15.1
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,603,114,200,000
Float Shares 186,802,697
Forward Eps 1.00171
Forward P E 4.951533
Free Cashflow 90,446,000
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 172
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.96174
Gross Profits 368,179,008
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.091350004
Held Percent Institutions 0.79327005
Implied Shares Outstanding 218,897,440
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,747,958,400
Last Dividend Value 0.063
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Long Business Summary Burford Capital Limited provides legal finance products and services worldwide. The company operates in two segments, Principal Finance, and Asset Management and Other Services. The Principal Finance segment provides capital against the underlying value of high-value single or multiple litigation and arbitration matters at any stage of the process from before filing to after a final judgment has been entered; and to a law firm that has agreed to take a case on a contingent fee or alternative fee basis, as well as directly to the client. This segment also offers legal risk management and adverse legal cost insurance services. The Asset Management and Other Services segment manages legal finance assets on behalf of third-party investors, as well as provides other services to the legal industry. The company was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.
Long Name Burford Capital Limited
Market us_market
Market Cap 1,085,731,328
Market State POST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_69075501
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 62,572,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 1,022,251,044
Number Of Analyst Opinions 6
Open 4.82
Operating Cashflow -29,014,000
Operating Margins -0.68571
Overall Risk 6
Payout Ratio 0.4464
Phone 44 1481 723 450
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 4.96
Post Market Time 1,776,458,941
Previous Close 4.67
Price Eps Current Year -3.137473
Price Hint 4
Price To Book 0.44353038
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 2.8361108
Profit Margins 0.16344999
Quick Ratio 2.176
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.29
Regular Market Change Percent 6.20985
Regular Market Day High 5.0
Regular Market Day Low 4.77
Regular Market Day Range 4.77 - 5.0
Regular Market Open 4.82
Regular Market Previous Close 4.67
Regular Market Price 4.96
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,032
Regular Market Volume 3,397,396
Return On Assets 0.01966
Return On Equity 0.02261
Revenue Growth -0.753
Revenue Per Share 1.747
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 4
Shares Outstanding 218,897,440
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0515
Shares Short 11,264,629
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 9,398,758
Short Name Burford Capital Limited
Short Percent Of Float 0.056500003
Short Ratio 2.06
Source Interval 15
Symbol BUR
Target High Price 22.5
Target Low Price 4.75
Target Mean Price 8.93506
Target Median Price 6.625
Total Cash 655,923,008
Total Cash Per Share 2.996
Total Debt 2,140,979,968
Total Revenue 382,824,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.125
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.026766594
Trailing Eps 0.28
Trailing P E 17.714285
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 10.32615
Two Hundred Day Average Change -5.36615
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.5196661
Type Disp Equity
Volume 3,397,396
Website https://www.burfordcapital.com
Zip GY1 2NP