Burford Capital

Burford Capital's Q3 2024 results show strong realized gains and cash receipts, with capital provision income tripling year-over-year on a Burford-only basis. Net realized gains reached record annual levels, despite only nine months of data, while cumulative IRR slightly decreased to 26% due to COVID-19 delays. Asset management income remains weak, but management promises future improvement; new commitments and deployments are trending lower, though Q4 is expected to be stronger.» Mehr auf seekingalpha.com

Nearly two in three GCs expect legal fees and expenses to exceed $4 million per energy transition case NEW YORK , Nov. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Burford Capital, the leading global finance and asset management firm focused on law, today releases new research entitled "Energy transition disputes: GCs and senior lawyers on the business impacts of legal challenges to come," which demonstrates how businesses are preparing for a likely rise in legal disputes related to the global energy transition. This transition―or the shift to renewable sources of energy―is likely to cause an increase in expensive commercial disputes.» Mehr auf prnewswire.com

The mean of analysts' price targets for Burford Capital (BUR) points to a 42.6% upside in the stock. While this highly sought-after metric has not proven reasonably effective, strong agreement among analysts in raising earnings estimates does indicate an upside in the stock.» Mehr auf zacks.com