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BUR · Burford Capital Ltd

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$4.27 -0.11 (-2.40%) At close · Aug 17
Market Cap
$925.55M
Shares
219.58M

Price & Indicators

20d MA 50d MA 200d MA Earnings Filing Insider Congress Investor day
Close$4.37 Open$4.46 Day$4.35–4.52 52W close$3.92–14.00 Avg vol 30d1.9M Short int15.2M · 6.9% float · 8.5d Short vol46% Last earningsAug 6, 2026 DataOct 2020–Aug 2026 Filing10-Q · Aug 6

Up next

Next earnings call
Nov 4, 2026 Est · unconfirmed · in 11 wks
FQ3-26 quarter ends
~Sep 30, 2026 Est
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 14.3 · calm Equity put/call 0.52
      Technical
      price trend
      Neutral
      50 / 200-day cross No cross
      Price vs 200-day avg −36%
      below
      Price vs 50-day avg +3%
      above
      RSI (14) 54
      neutral
      MACD trend Positive
      52-week position 4%
      near low
      Volume (OBV) Confirms
      volume backs price
      Momentum
      relative strength
      Weak
      1-month return +11%
      trailing
      6-month return −53%
      trailing
      YTD return −51%
      this year
      Relative strength −66%
      vs S&P · 6-mo
      Sentiment
      smart money
      Bullish
      Trend (MA cross) No cross
      50d $4 › 200d $7 — 200d above 50d
      Institutional flow Accumulating
      +1% holders QoQ · +56 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      6.90% of float · ▼ -3.6% MoM · 8.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      232 holders — near 3-yr high, broad support
      Squeeze score 66
      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 4.7%
      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
      −36% Bearish
      Price vs 50-day avg
      +3% Bullish
      RSI (14)
      54 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
      +1% holders QoQ · +56 funds added
      Insider flow Flat
      No net insider activity over 90 days
      Short interest Falling
      6.90% of float · ▼ -3.6% MoM · 8.5 days cover
      Volume signal Normal
      Volume near normal
      Institution breadth Multi-yr high
      232 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 -36% vs 50-day avg +3%

      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
      Asset management income 16M YTD26
      Capital provision assets 2.32B as of June 30, 2026
      Cash and marketable securities $733M as of June 30, 2026
      Cash receipts $157M 2Q26
      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
      Deployments $87M 2Q26
      Due from settlement balance 122M as of June 30, 2026
      Historical ROIC non-GAAP 82% from inception through June 30, 2026
      New definitive commitments $149M 2Q26
      Principal Finance deployed cost $1.9B as of June 30, 2026
      Realizations 94M 2Q26
      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

      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
      Open screener →
      Company Mkt cap YTD Rev growth Y/Y P/E Short % shares
      BUR
      Burford Capital Ltd
      this stock
      $925.55M -51.0% -24.3% 6.9%
      BLK
      BlackRock, Inc.
      $377.72B +9.7% +16.2% 27.9 0.7%
      BX
      Blackstone Inc.
      $105.70B -6.6% +9.2% 31.6 3.5%
      KKR
      KKR & Co. Inc.
      $102.34B -10.6% -11.0% 1.6%
      BN
      BROOKFIELD Corp /ON/
      $96.74B -4.4% 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
      232
      % held
      69.8%
      Net QoQ
      +8.6M sh
      Top holder
      AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC
      Held Float
      View
      Held by Funds
      Fund positions
      36
      View
      Short & Settlement
      Short Interest Falling
      Shares short
      15.2M
      Days to cover
      8.5d
      Change
      -571.0K sh
      View
      Short Volume
      Short vol %
      46%
      As of
      Aug 17, 2026
      Short Total
      View
      Fails to Deliver
      FTD shares
      2.1K
      Value
      $9.1K
      As of
      Jul 29, 2026
      View
      Off-Exchange
      Off-exchange %
      36.7%
      Week of
      Jul 13, 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 -1.1% +11.5% -52.5% +6.1% -51.0%
      SPY +0.4% +4.5% +13.8% +3.9% +13.9%
      vs SPY -1.5% +7.0% -66.3% +2.2% -64.9%

      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) 228 filings 221 filers Visit website Investor relations