Financial Review: Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) versus CCUR (OTCMKTS:CCUR)

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) and CCUR (OTCMKTS:CCUR) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Dividends

Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. CCUR pays an annual dividend of $0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Burford Capital pays out 6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Burford Capital and CCUR”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Burford Capital	$563.24 million	5.34	$610.52 million	$1.77	7.76
CCUR	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than CCUR.

Risk and Volatility

Burford Capital has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CCUR has a beta of 415, indicating that its stock price is 41,400% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current recommendations for Burford Capital and CCUR, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Burford Capital	0	0	3	0	3.00
CCUR	0	0	0	0	N/A

Burford Capital currently has a consensus target price of $19.50, indicating a potential upside of 42.02%. Given Burford Capital’s higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than CCUR.

Profitability

This table compares Burford Capital and CCUR’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Burford Capital	45.81%	12.58%	6.75%
CCUR	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Burford Capital beats CCUR on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Burford Capital

Burford Capital Limited provides legal finance products and services worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Capital Provision, and Asset Management and Other Provision. The Capital Provision segment provides capital to the legal industry or in connection with legal matters directly and through investment in private funds; legal risk management services; lower risk legal finance business focusing on pre-settlement litigation matters with lower risk and lower expected returns; post-settlement finance; and complex strategies in which it acts as a principal and acquires assets that are mispriced. The Asset Management and Other Services segment provides services to the legal industry, including litigation insurance. Burford Capital Limited was incorporated in 2009 and is based in Saint Peter Port, Guernsey.

About CCUR

CCUR Holdings, Inc., through its subsidiaries, engages in the merchant cash advance (MCA) and real estate businesses. The company provides advances on future merchant receivables, as well as sources syndication capital and merchant leads for MCA funders; and reporting and other administrative services. It also offers commercial mortgages loans to local, regional, and national builders, developers, and commercial landowners; and acquires, owns, and manages a portfolio of real estate properties for development. The company was formerly known as Concurrent Computer Corporation and changed its name to CCUR Holdings, Inc. in January 2018. CCUR Holdings, Inc. was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Duluth, Georgia.