Could this be the case of a blown-up long-term opportunity? Burford Capital Limited (BUR)

Burford Capital Limited [BUR] stock prices are up 1.48% to $14.43 at the moment. In order to assess the stock’s recent performance, you can check whether its short-term value is rising or falling. The BUR shares have gain 0.84% over the last week, with a monthly amount glided 9.82%, and seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Burford Capital Limited [NYSE: BUR] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on September 06, 2024, when Deutsche Bank initiated its Buy rating and assigned the stock a price target of $18. On May 13, 2022, B. Riley Securities initiated with a Buy rating and assigned a price target of $15 on the stock. Wedbush started tracking the stock assigning a Outperform rating and suggested a price target of $15 on June 04, 2021.

The stock price of Burford Capital Limited [BUR] has been fluctuating between $12.07 and $16.77 over the past year. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $18 within the next 12 months. Burford Capital Limited [NYSE: BUR] shares were valued at $14.43 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 24.74% based on the average BUR price forecast.

Analyzing the BUR fundamentals

The Burford Capital Limited [NYSE:BUR] reported sales of 722.67M for trailing twelve months, representing a drop of -34.37%. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.81% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.88%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.78%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.6%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.06, Equity is 0.18 and Total Capital is 0.1. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.78.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 14.28 points at the first support level, and at 14.13 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 14.51, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 14.60.

Ratios To Look Out For

Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.37, the price to book ratio is 1.30 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 12.43.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved BOGART CHRISTOPHER P, Chief Executive Officer, that happened on Jan 28 ’25 when 90000.0 shares were sold. Chief Investment Officer, Molot Jonathan Todd completed a deal on Jan 28 ’25 to sell 90000.0 shares. Meanwhile, President Will Aviva O. sold 7500.0 shares on Jan 28 ’25.

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