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$4.34 -0.13 (-2.91%) At close · Aug 26
Market Cap
$981.54M
Shares
219.58M

Price & Indicators

Indicators
Price
Panels
Event markers
20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$4.34 Open$4.44 Day$4.30–4.47 52W close$3.92–14.00 Avg vol 30d1.6M Short int14.7M · 6.7% float · 8.0d Short vol38% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataOct 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 10 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
Latest filing: 10-Q
filed Aug 6, 2026

AI Brief

TL;DR.

Bullish
    Bearish

      AI-generated from the earnings call and 8-K · may contain errors · not investment advice

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      Equibles Rating

      blended score · not investment advice
      Overall
      Sell
      SellHoldBuy
      Technical Neutral Momentum Weak Sentiment Bullish Fundamentals Poor Quant / Vol Very High
      Market backdrop VIX 15.2 · calm Equity put/call 0.64
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −34%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg +2%
      above
      RSI (14) 52
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 4%
      near low
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return +4%
      trailing
      6-month return −48%
      trailing
      YTD return −51%
      this year
      Relative strength −59%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $4 › 200d $7 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +56 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      6.70% of float · ▼ -3.0% MoM · 8.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      237 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 65
      elevated · 0–100
      Fundamentals
      Poor
      Revenue growth −24%
      Y/Y
      EPS growth −58%
      Y/Y
      Free cash flow $-29.3M
      Balance sheet $1.6B
      net debt
      Quant / Vol
      risk profile
      Very High
      Volatility 67%
      annualized · 1-yr
      Max drawdown −72%
      past year
      ATR 4.3%
      of price · 14-day

      Blended from price, momentum, positioning, fundamentals & volatility · daily-close · not investment advice. Market backdrop is context, not part of the score.

      Technicals

      trend & momentum for long-term holders Neutral
      2 · 3 · 2
      50 / 200-day cross
      No cross Neutral
      Price vs 200-day avg
      −34% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +2% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      52 Neutral
      MACD trend
      Positive Bullish
      52-week position
      4% Bearish
      Volume (OBV)
      Confirms Neutral
      Market signals — smart money & positioning
      Bullish · 3 of 6
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $4 › 200d $7 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +3% holders QoQ · +56 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      6.70% of float · ▼ -3.0% MoM · 8.0 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      237 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Price context
      position in its 52-week range
      Range low $4 Now $4 · 4% Range high $14
      vs 200-day avg -34% vs 50-day avg +2%

      Illustrative technical + ownership context — a signal mix, not investment advice.

      Key metrics

      the company's own KPIs, from written earnings releases and filings
      Metric Latest Period YoY
      Capital provision assets 2.32B as of June 30, 2026 —
      Cash and marketable securities $733M as of June 30, 2026 —
      Cash receipts from asset management 3.8M 2Q26 —
      Cumulative IRR 25% inception through June 30, 2026 —
      Cumulative ROIC 82% inception through June 30, 2026 —
      Debt payable 2.4B as of June 30, 2026 —
      Definitive undrawn commitments $1.16B as of June 30, 2026 —
      Due from settlement balance 122M as of June 30, 2026 —
      Group-wide new definitive commitments 175.13M Three months ended June 30, 2026 filing —
      Historical ROIC non-GAAP 82% from inception through June 30, 2026 —
      Principal Finance deployed cost $1.9B as of June 30, 2026 —
      Tangible book value per ordinary share non-GAAP $3.12 as of June 30, 2026 —
      WAL of outstanding debt 5.2 as of June 30, 2026 —
      Weighted average cost of debt 7.9% as of June 30, 2026 —
      Active deployed cost 237 As of March 31, 2026 —
      Active law firm portfolios 66 as of March 31, 2026 —
      Cumulative loss rate 10.3% 1Q26 —
      Current run-rate interest expense $190M As of March 31, 2026 —
      Deployed cost $1.75B as of March 31, 2026 —
      Deployed cost (ex YPF-related assets) $1.75B 1Q26 —
      Fair value $2.14B as of March 31, 2026 —
      Portfolio fair value $2.23B 1Q26 —
      Pre-trial settlement rates 82% 1Q26 —
      Private funds portfolio $889M 1Q26 —
      Revised fair value for the YPF-related assets $150M as of March 31, 2026 —
      Unrealized gains $391M as of March 31, 2026 —
      WAL of active deployed capital 3.4 as of March 31, 2026 —
      Weighted average life (WAL) of concluded assets 2.6 As of March 31, 2026 —
      Asset management income $36M FY25 —
      Assets under management $3.17B As of December 31, 2025 —
      Book value per ordinary share $11.18 Dec 31, 2025 —
      Capital provision income $331M FY25 —
      Cash receipts Burford-only $530M FY25 —
      Compensation and benefits as % of total revenues non-GAAP 32% Year ended December 31, 2025 —
      Consolidated net debt to consolidated tangible assets ratio 23% December 31, 2025 —
      Deployed costs $2.5B December 31, 2025 —
      Implied asset management cash receipts $350M As of December 31, 2025 —
      Implied ROIC 53% FY25 —
      Liquidity (Cash and marketable securities) $621M Dec 31, 2025 —
      Modeled realizations $5.2B FY25 —
      Modeled realizations (ex YPF-related assets) $5.2B As of December 31, 2025 —
      Modeled ROIC 110% As of December 31, 2025 —
      Net realized gains $158M FY25 —
      New case commitments added to existing portfolios $179M FY25 —
      New definitive commitments growth 39% FY25 —
      Newly originated matters $692M FY25 —
      Operating expenses as % of group-wide portfolio 2.3% FY25 —
      Operating expenses as % of total revenues 44% FY25 —
      Portfolio base growth 20% FY25 —
      Rolling return on tangible common equity (3 yrs) non-GAAP 13% December 31, 2025 —
      Tangible book value attributable to Burford Capital Limited non-GAAP $2.31B December 31, 2025 —
      GAAP → non-GAAP reconciliation
      GAAP Total Burford Capital Limited equity 2.45B
      -134.02M Less: Goodwill
      = Tangible book value attributable to Burford Capital Limited 2.31B
      Tangible book value attributable to Burford Capital Limited per ordinary share non-GAAP $10.57 December 31, 2025 —
      Total capital provision undrawn commitments $2.11B December 31, 2025 —
      Total commitments since inception $2.6B Since inception through December 31, 2025 —
      Total group-wide portfolio non-GAAP $7.48B Year ended December 31, 2025 —
      Total realizations since inception $3.77B Since inception through December 31, 2025 —
      Undrawn commitments $1.78B As of December 31, 2025 —

      Figures exactly as the company stated them in writing · click a metric with a to chart its history · period links open the stating document · "filing" marks figures stated in the 10-K/10-Q · YoY needs an exactly comparable prior-year period

      Versus peers

      Asset Management — same industry group
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      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      BUR
      Burford Capital Ltd
      this stock
      		$981.54M -51.3% -24.3% — 6.7%
      BLK
      BlackRock, Inc.
      		 $382.35B +9.6% +16.2% 28.2 0.6%
      BX
      Blackstone Inc.
      		 $107.65B -7.1% +9.2% 32.2 2.9%
      KKR
      KKR & Co. Inc.
      		 $96.57B -15.6% -11.0% — 1.4%
      BN
      BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
      		 $94.03B -9.2% — — 0.9%

      Peers by industry group · P/E from as-reported trailing EPS · short % is of shares outstanding

      At a glance

      key data from every section
      Ownership
      Institutional Holders Accumulating
      Holders
      237
      % held
      70.2%
      Net QoQ
      +9.6M sh
      Top holder
      AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC
      Held Float
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      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      35
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      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      14.7M
      Days to cover
      8.0d
      Change
      -447.3K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      38%
      As of
      Aug 26, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2.1K
      Value
      $9.1K
      As of
      Jul 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      38.6%
      Week of
      Jul 20, 2026
      Off-exch Lit
      View
      Financials
      Financials
      Revenue (FY)
      $413.4M
      Net income (FY)
      $62.6M
      EPS diluted
      $0.28
      View
      Buybacks
      Authorized
      shares 21.9M
      Remaining
      shares 21.9M
      Spent Remaining
      View
      Filings
      SEC Filings
      Latest
      8-K
      Filed
      Aug 6, 2026
      This year
      11
      View
      Proposed Sales
      Value
      $255.4K
      Shares
      17.5K
      Filed
      Jul 9, 2025
      View
      Earnings & Events
      Earnings Calls
      Last call
      Aug 6, 2026
      View
      Investor Relations
      Latest news
      Holding(s) in Company
      Published
      Aug 17, 2026
      View

      Performance

      5D 20D 120D MTD YTD
      BUR +0.0% +4.1% -47.5% +5.3% -51.4%
      SPY -0.2% +3.4% +11.8% +2.5% +12.3%
      vs SPY +0.2% +0.7% -59.3% +2.8% -63.7%

      Capital returns

      Latest dividend
      $0.063 / share · ex May 22, 2026
      Cut 49.6%
      Paid (TTM)
      $0.063 / share · 1 payout
      Dividend yield (TTM, derived)
      — · history filling in
      Buyback program · as of Jun 30, 2026
      Authorized
      shares 21.89M
      Spent (derived)
      shares 0
      Remaining
      shares 21.89M
      Spent Remaining

      Dividends per share over the trailing 365 days by ex-date · buyback figures as last reported in SEC filings ("spent" derived as authorized − remaining; when several programs run concurrently, authorized is their combined total per the newest filing) · components shown separately — trailing-year buyback spend isn't tracked, so no combined shareholder yield is derived.

      Key facts CIK 1714174 CUSIP G17977110 13F (30d) 210 filings 203 filers Visit website Investor relations

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