Yahoo · Sep 30, 2026
Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in Burford Capital Stock?
Investors need to pay close attention to BUR stock based on the movements in the options market lately.
NYSE · BUR
Burford Capital Limited
Financial Services · Asset Management
$3.62
Up+$0.07 (+1.97%)
Updated Oct 7, 2026, 7:12 AM
SID Score
3.4/10
Composite research score
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- Market cap
- 2B
- P/E ratio
- 26.52
- Dividend yield
- 1.37%
- 52-week range
- $3.52 – $8.51
- Volume
- 1.93M
- Avg. volume
- 2.19M
Price performance · BUR
BUR price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 6, 2026
BUR closed at $3.62 after 21 trading sessions, down 18.28% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $3.62
- Period change
- -18.28%
- Period low
- $3.55
- Period high
- $4.48
Daily close
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| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2026 | $3.58 | $3.63 | $3.51 | $3.62 | 1.93M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $3.63 | $3.648 | $3.52 | $3.55 | 1.96M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $3.87 | $3.88 | $3.52 | $3.65 | 2.18M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $3.88 | $3.92 | $3.80 | $3.82 | 1.96M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $3.91 | $3.92 | $3.79 | $3.92 | 2.09M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $3.95 | $3.955 | $3.85 | $3.90 | 2.08M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $3.885 | $4.0993 | $3.77 | $3.93 | 3.86M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $3.66 | $3.71 | $3.62 | $3.64 | 2.41M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $3.78 | $3.82 | $3.57 | $3.63 | 2.88M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $4.10 | $4.10 | $3.80 | $3.81 | 2.23M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $4.03 | $4.175 | $4.00 | $4.10 | 2.04M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $4.03 | $4.04 | $3.925 | $3.94 | 1.49M |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $4.06 | $4.06 | $3.91 | $3.97 | 2.52M |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $3.95 | $4.095 | $3.87 | $3.99 | 2.42M |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $4.15 | $4.17 | $3.81 | $3.87 | 2.58M |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $4.38 | $4.39 | $4.15 | $4.18 | 1.36M |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $4.31 | $4.415 | $4.26 | $4.39 | 2.09M |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $4.47 | $4.48 | $4.265 | $4.35 | 1.82M |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $4.39 | $4.46 | $4.325 | $4.38 | 1.68M |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $4.42 | $4.49 | $4.32 | $4.48 | 2.05M |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $4.40 | $4.466 | $4.30 | $4.43 | 1.88M |
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Company profile
Burford Capital Ltd is a finance firm providing litigation finance, insurance, and risk transfer, law firm lending, corporate intelligence and judgment enforcement, and a wide range of investment activities. It operates in two segments: Principal Finance, which allocates capital to legal finance assets from its balance sheet, primarily as capital provision assets and in limited scope through interests in private funds managed by the company; Asset management and other services, which includes the provision of services to the legal industry, including litigation insurance; and other corporate. The geographical segments include the United States, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, China, and, Australia.
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- $18.00
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| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 11, 2026 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | — |
| Mar 30, 2026 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | — |
| Nov 5, 2025 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | — |
| May 8, 2025 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | — |
| Apr 4, 2025 | Berenberg Bank | Buy | — |
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Yahoo · Sep 28, 2026
Burford Capital shares gain on $5.7B Apple patent verdict
Investing.com -- Burford Capital Ltd. rose over 12% on Monday, marking its largest intraday gain since late March, following a federal jury verdict in a patent case involving Apple Inc.
Benzinga · Sep 28, 2026
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Yahoo · Sep 17, 2026
Burford Capital (BUR) Prices $300M of Secured Debt. Is the Refinancing Buying Enough Time?
Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) announced on September 14 that its indirect, wholly owned subsidiary, Burford Capital Global Finance LLC, priced $300 million of 8% senior secured notes due 2029. Closing is expected September 17, subject to customary conditions. Net proceeds and existing cash are intended to redeem the subsidiary’s 6.25% unsecured notes due in 2028. […]
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