Burford Capital warns of lower 2019 profit

3rd Feb 2020 11:50

(Sharecast News) - Burford Capital warned on Monday that 2019 profit would be lower than the previous year as it closed fewer cases.

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Burford Capital says US class action has been dismissed

7th Jan 2020 11:16

(Sharecast News) - Litigation and risk management company Burford Capital said on Tuesday that a US class action suit against it had been dismissed, as it announced some management changes.

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Wednesday broker round-up

20th Nov 2019 13:27

(Sharecast News) - Burford Capital: Berenberg downgrades to hold with a target price of 810p.

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Berenberg slashes target price on Burford Capital, downgrades to 'hold'

20th Nov 2019 10:06

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Berenberg absolutely slashed their price target on finance firm Burford Capital from 2,070p to 810p on Wednesday following a "tough six months" for the group.

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Tuesday broker round-up

1st Oct 2019 14:06

(Sharecast News) - Carnival: Barclays downgrades to equal weight with a target price of 3,800p.

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Burford Capital launches bid to identify alleged share price manipulators

30th Sep 2019 14:12

(Sharecast News) - Litigation and risk management firm Burford Capital said on Monday that it has launched a legal bid against the London Stock Exchange to find out the names of traders it believes manipulated its share price last month.

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Thursday broker round-up

26th Sep 2019 12:46

(Sharecast News) - BBA Developments: Berenberg downgrades to hold with a target price of 335p.

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Thursday broker round-up

29th Aug 2019 12:24

(Sharecast News) - Persimmon: Berenberg upgrades to buy with a target price of 2,490p.

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Jefferies reiterates 'buy' on Burford Capital, says business needs no new capital

22nd Aug 2019 12:01

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Jefferies reiterated their 'buy' recommendation and 2,400.0p target price for the shares of the litigation finance specialist, telling clients that the company remained the long-term leader in that "large, under-penetrated" market, further highlighting the "attractive, uncorrelated" returns on offer.

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Tuesday broker round-up

20th Aug 2019 12:26

(Sharecast News) - Royal Dutch Shell: Barclays downgrades to equal weight with a target price of 3,100p.

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Burford's battle with Muddy Waters continues after governance moves

16th Aug 2019 10:18

(Sharecast News) - Burford Capital's war of words with Muddy Waters Research continued as the company's short-seller critic dismissed governance changes as farcical and alleged misleading responses by Burford to investors' questions.

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Jefferies welcomes governance changes at Burford Capital, reiterates 'buy'

15th Aug 2019 17:08

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Jefferies gave the 'thumbs up' to Burford Capital's response to shareholder concerns about governance, reiterating their 'buy' recommendation and 2,400p target price for the shares.

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Director dealings: Burford Capital's deputy chairman ups stake

14th Aug 2019 16:13

(Sharecast News) - Burford Capital revealed on Wednesday that deputy chairman Hugh Wilson had purchased 29,410 in the embattled funding giant.

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Jefferies reiterates 'buy' on Burford Capital, says value of Petersen recoveries underestimated

28th May 2019 10:23

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Jefferies reiterated their 'buy' recommendation for shares of Burford Capital, pointing out to clients that the company's share of the legal recoveries from the Petersen investment might reach $2.5bn, which would equate to 55% of the company's market capitalisation.

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Canaccord takes an axe to its target price for Burford Capital

1st May 2019 13:39

(Sharecast News) - Analysts at Canaccord Genuity slashed their target price on shares of stockmarket darling Burford Capital, flagging 20 areas of risk/concern to clients which they believed might be going unappreciated.

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