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After finishing at $13.64 in the prior trading day, Burford Capital Limited (NYSE: BUR) closed at $13.66, up 0.15%. In other words, the price has increased by $0.15 from its previous closing price. On the day, 0.8 million shares were traded. BUR stock price reached its highest trading level at $13.72 during the session, while it also had its lowest trading level at $13.325.
Ratios:
Our goal is to gain a better understanding of BUR by taking a closer look at its different ratios. It provided that stocks Price–to–Cash (P/C) ratio for the trailing twelve months (TTM) is standing at 5.25 whereas its Price-to-Free Cash Flow (P/FCF) for the term is 9.38. In the meantime, Its Debt-to-Equity ratio is 0.73 whereas as Long-Term Debt/Eq ratio is at 0.68.
Upgrades & Downgrades
In addition, analysts’ ratings and any changes thereto give investors an idea of the stock’s future direction. In the most recent recommendation for this company, Deutsche Bank on September 06, 2024, initiated with a Buy rating and assigned the stock a target price of $18.
On May 13, 2022, B. Riley Securities started tracking the stock assigning a Buy rating and target price of $15.B. Riley Securities initiated its Buy rating on May 13, 2022, with a $15 target price.
Insider Transactions:
The insider trade also gives investors a glimpse into the future direction of stock prices, which can be beneficial to investors. A recent insider transaction in this stock occurred on Mar 10 ’25 when Lenkner Travis bought 25,283 shares for $13.25 per share. The transaction valued at 335,000 led to the insider holds 25,283 shares of the business.
BOGART CHRISTOPHER P sold 90,000 shares of BUR for $1,314,900 on Jan 28 ’25. The Chief Executive Officer now owns 452,185 shares after completing the transaction at $14.61 per share. On Jan 28 ’25, another insider, Molot Jonathan Todd, who serves as the Chief Investment Officer of the company, sold 90,000 shares for $14.61 each. As a result, the insider received 1,314,900 and left with 3,577,194 shares of the company.
Valuation Measures:
Investors should consider key stock statistics when deciding whether to invest or divest. In the wake of the recent closing price, BUR now has a Market Capitalization of 2986936576 and an Enterprise Value of 4922198016. As of this moment, Burford’s Price-to-Earnings (P/E) ratio for their current fiscal year is 14.74, and their Forward P/E ratio for the next fiscal year is 7.58. The expected Price-to-Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) calculation for the next 5 years is 0.29. For the stock, the TTM Price-to-Sale (P/S) ratio is 4.87 while its Price-to-Book (P/B) ratio in mrq is 1.23. Its current Enterprise Value per Revenue stands at 7.853.
Stock Price History:
The Beta on a monthly basis for BUR is 1.06, which has changed by -0.0235883 over the last 52 weeks, in comparison to a change of 0.11936104 over the same period for the S&P500. Over the past 52 weeks, BUR has reached a high of $15.73, while it has fallen to a 52-week low of $11.17. The 50-Day Moving Average of the stock is 0.81%, while the 200-Day Moving Average is calculated to be 0.75%.
Shares Statistics:
The stock has traded on average 1.09M shares per day over the past 3-months and 1021140 shares per day over the last 10 days, according to various share statistics. A total of 218.32M shares are outstanding, with a floating share count of 188.72M. Insiders hold about 13.86% of the company’s shares, while institutions hold 60.01% stake in the company. Shares short for BUR as of 1745971200 were 4152675 with a Short Ratio of 3.83, compared to 1743379200 on 3727752. Therefore, it implies a Short% of Shares Outstanding of 4152675 and a Short% of Float of 2.08.
Dividends & Splits
In the trailing 12 months, BUR’s forward annual dividend rate was 0.125, compared to 0.12 this year. Against a Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of 0.0091642225
