Contrasting CCUR (OTCMKTS:CCUR) & Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR)

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

Dividends

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

Earnings & Valuation

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

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

Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than CCUR.

Volatility & Risk

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

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for CCUR and Burford Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

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

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

Profitability

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

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

Summary

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

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.

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.