BURBurford Capital Limited

$3.34-68% 1Y

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: nothing decisive, though in a downtrend (−39% vs 200-day).

1 to watch, 1 neutral, 1 without data
TrendDowntrendderived · Oct 23, 2026

In a downtrend, below its 50- and 200-day averages. Price is −39% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest7.1% of sharesFINRA · Sep 30, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 30, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover.

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How BUR is trading

Burford Capital Limited is −68% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +16%: 84 points behind the market.

−68%

1-year return · S&P 500 +16%

vs 200-day average
−39%

vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend

RSI (14)
43

RSI (14) · neutral

Below its 52-week high
70%

Below its 52-week high

Oct 21, 2024$2.99 – $15.32 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 23, 2026
Details›
Last close2026-10-23
$3.34
1 monthS&P 500 −0.94%
−8.0%
1 yearS&P 500 +16%
−68%
5 yearsS&P 500 +86%
−67%
vs 50-day average$3.90
−14%
52-week high
$11.14
52-week low
$2.99
Annualised volatility
59%
Calendar-year price return
YearReturn
2026 (year to date)−62%
2025−30%
2024−18%
2023+93%
2022−22%
2021+11%
Average return by calendar month, 2020–2026
MonthYearsPositiveAverage
Jan63 of 6+0.70%
Feb64 of 6−1.2%
Mar63 of 6−3.5%
Apr64 of 6+10%
May62 of 6−2.5%
Jun62 of 6−2.9%
Jul65 of 6+3.2%
Aug64 of 6+0.99%
Sep61 of 6−8.0%
Oct62 of 6−6.3%
Nov64 of 6+6.6%
Dec62 of 6−2.7%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Where the price stands

Its trend against the 50-day and 200-day averages, and the levels it keeps coming back to.

What it has returned

With dividends, year by year, month by month, and by calendar month on average.