BUR vs ATLC vs UPBD Stock Comparison

Burford Capital, Atlanticus Holdings and Upbound Prices as of Oct 29, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BUR Burford Capital Ltd
$3.48 -11.0% 1M -65.4% 1Y
Market cap
$761.70M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$1.93B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
1 win
ATLC Atlanticus Holdings Corp
$98.15 +12.2% 1M +74.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.42B
P/E
9.7x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.65B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
7 wins
UPBD Upbound Group, Inc.
$19.98 +27.9% 1M -13.5% 1Y
Market cap
$1.18B
P/E
13.1x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.74B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
3 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Atlanticus Holdings leads on 7 of the 12 questions below (Atlanticus Holdings 7, Upbound 3, Burford Capital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBURATLCUPBDLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $761.70M $1.42B $1.18B ATLC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 9.7x 13.1x ATLC
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 10.2x 4.6x UPBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +196.5% +83.7% +5.9% BUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -87.2% 5.5% 1.9% ATLC
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -38.4% 20.9% 7.8% ATLC
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 2.9x 0.8x UPBD
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -65.4% +74.4% -13.5% ATLC
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.8%/yr +4.8%/yr -17.8%/yr ATLC
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 82.4% 52.2% 48.0% UPBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 22/100 67/100 62/100 ATLC

Percentile Scorecard

BURATLCUPBD

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisBURATLCUPBD
Valuation 35 #111 of 169 88 #22 of 169 93 #13 of 169
Growth 8 #146 of 159 92 #14 of 159 74 #42 of 159
Profitability 19 #118 of 146 95 #8 of 146 63 #55 of 146
Financial Health 24 #117 of 153 27 #112 of 153 51 #76 of 153
Shareholder Returns 25 #102 of 135 36 #87 of 135 28 #97 of 135
Overall 22 67 62
  • BUR ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • ATLC ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UPBD ranked among 174 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodBURATLCUPBDSPY
1 month -11.0%+12.2%+27.9% +0.7%
3 months -17.1%-7.4%-0.7% +3.7%
6 months -29.3%+23.6%+1.1% +7.1%
Year to date -61.0%+46.6%+13.8% +12.8%
1 year -65.4%+74.4%-13.5% +11.9%
3 years -71.8%+238.8%-23.2% +85.2%
3 years, per year -34.5%+50.2%-8.4% +22.8%
5 years -66.9%+26.7%-62.5% +67.6%
5 years, per year -19.8%+4.8%-17.8% +10.9%
10 years -28.1%+2,712.3%+99.8% +262.0%
10 years, per year -3.2%+39.6%+7.2% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureBURATLCUPBDSPY
Volatility, 1Y 82.4%52.2%48.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 105.8%57.1%46.5% 12.6%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.311.531.23 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.791.43-0.28 0.94
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-74.9%-72.2% -25.4%
From 52-week high -65.4%-12.2%-13.5% -1.2%
52-week high $10.06$111.79$23.11 $779.14
52-week low $2.99$47.96$15.36 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleBURATLCUPBD
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 11.7x 10.1xmedian 11.7x 12.9xmedian 11.7x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.7x 0.6xmedian 2.7x 0.2xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.1x 3.7xmedian 13.1x 1.5xmedian 13.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -4.1xmedian 6.5x 1.6xmedian 6.5x 3.3xmedian 6.5x
P/B now vs peer median 0.5xmedian 0.7x 2.1xmedian 0.7x 1.6xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.33 0.52median 0.33 0.04median 0.33

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsBURATLCUPBD
Revenue $1.93B $2.65B $4.74B
Gross profit – $2.46B $2.33B
Operating income -$1.49B $1.93B $241.70M
Net income -$1.69B $153.50M $90.34M
Free cash flow -$184.86M $936.46M $355.95M
EPS (diluted) $-7.49 $7.68 $1.54
Cash & equivalents $696.90M $555.22M $105.30M
Total debt $2.40B $25.15B $1.42B
Shares (diluted) 225.09M 19.17M 58.71M
Enterprise value -$1.88B -$733.35M $748.20M

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricBURATLCUPBD
P/E -0.5x 10.1x 12.9x
P/FCF -4.1x 1.6x 3.3x
P/Operating cash flow -4.1x 1.6x 2.7x
P/S 0.4x 0.6x 0.2x
P/B 0.5x 2.1x 1.6x
P/Tangible book 0.5x 2.2x 2.8x
EV/EBITDA – 3.7x 1.5x
EV/EBIT -1.7x 3.7x 10.3x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 2.7x 0.5x
EV/FCF -13.4x 7.7x 7.0x
EV/Operating cash flow -13.4x 7.7x 5.8x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.52 0.04

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBURATLCUPBD
Revenue growth (1Y) 196.5% 83.7% 5.9%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 34.1% 5.8%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 86.9% 8.9%
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 34.8% 5.0%
Operating income growth (1Y) -414.8% 90.3% -7.9%
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 34.8% 23.5%
Net income growth (1Y) -639.6% 26.3% -11.5%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 12.9% 303.4%
EPS growth (1Y) -793.8% 36.1% -11.6%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 19.6% 295.6%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -155.6% 87.7% 94.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 32.3% 9.6%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -155.8% 90.0% 123.2%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 33.1% 9.5%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBURATLCUPBD
Gross margin – 92.6% 49.1%
EBITDA margin – 74.2% 35.5%
Operating margin -77.3% 72.7% 5.1%
Pretax margin -87.5% 7.7% 2.7%
Net margin -87.2% 5.5% 1.9%
FCF margin -9.6% 35.3% 7.5%
Operating cash flow margin -9.5% 35.3% 9.0%
Return on equity -113.6% 22.8% 12.5%
Return on assets -39.7% 2.1% 2.9%
Return on invested capital -38.4% 20.9% 7.8%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.5x 0.4x 1.5x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.1x 6.1x 4.7x
Stock comp / revenue 0.0% 0.3% 1.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBURATLCUPBD
Debt / assets 56.3% 83.7% 45.9%
Debt / equity 1.6x 8.9x 1.9x
Net debt / EBITDA – 2.9x 0.8x
Debt / FCF -13.0x 6.7x 4.0x
Liabilities / assets 65.6% 90.6% 76.4%
Equity / assets 34.4% 9.4% 23.6%
Interest coverage -8.2x 4.3x 2.2x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBURATLCUPBD
Dividend yield 3.4% – 7.8%
Net buyback yield 0.5% 0.9% -0.1%
Shareholder yield 3.9% 0.9% 7.8%
Payout ratio (earnings) – – –
Payout ratio (FCF) – – –
Dividend growth (1Y) – – –
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – – –

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusBURATLCUPBD
Forward P/E – 10.2xFY2026 4.6xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-7.29FY2026 $9.61FY2026 $4.36FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2,703.6%FY2026 +61.2%FY2026 +5.6%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +45.4% +8.9%
Revenue, next fiscal year -$1.34BFY2026 $3.18BFY2026 $5.00BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -424.6%FY2026 +61.3%FY2026 +6.3%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +13.4% -4.8%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBURATLCUPBD
Held by institutions 69.4% 26.0% 99.3%
Institutions holding 233 146 256
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.2% +7.9% +3.3%
Institutions buying 150 93 146
Institutions selling 47 36 69
Buyers to sellers 3.19 2.58 2.12

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

BURATLCUPBD
BUR 1.00 0.18 0.23
ATLC 0.18 1.00 0.41
UPBD 0.23 0.41 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BUR, ATLC and UPBD?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Burford Capital (BUR) $761.70M, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) $1.42B, Upbound (UPBD) $1.18B.

Which stock is cheaper, BUR, ATLC and UPBD?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Burford Capital (BUR) -0.5x, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 9.7x, Upbound (UPBD) 13.1x). On next year's consensus earnings, Upbound (UPBD) is cheapest (Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 10.2x, Upbound (UPBD) 4.6x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which company is growing faster?

Burford Capital (BUR) grew revenue fastest over the trailing twelve months: Burford Capital (BUR) +196.5%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +83.7%, Upbound (UPBD) +5.9%.

Which company is more profitable?

Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) has the highest net margin (Burford Capital (BUR) -87.2%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 5.5%, Upbound (UPBD) 1.9%). On return on invested capital, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) leads (Burford Capital (BUR) -38.4%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 20.9%, Upbound (UPBD) 7.8%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) returned the most: Burford Capital (BUR) -65.4%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +74.4%, Upbound (UPBD) -13.5%. Over five years, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) compounded fastest (Burford Capital (BUR) -19.8%/yr, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) +4.8%/yr, Upbound (UPBD) -17.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Upbound (UPBD) has been the steadiest (Burford Capital (BUR) 82.4%, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) 52.2%, Upbound (UPBD) 48.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, BUR, ATLC and UPBD?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Atlanticus Holdings (ATLC) leads on 7. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.