BUR vs UPBD vs VMET Stock Comparison

Burford Capital, Upbound and Versamet Royalties Prices as of Nov 5, 2026 Peers: Industry group
BUR Burford Capital Ltd
$3.96 +9.1% 1M -58.2% 1Y
Market cap
$798.19M
P/E
–
Revenue (TTM)
$2.01B
Div. yield
0.06%
Specialty Finance Financial Services
1 win
UPBD Upbound Group, Inc.
$24.88 +62.0% 1M +25.4% 1Y
Market cap
$1.44B
P/E
12.9x
Revenue (TTM)
$4.73B
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
6 wins
VMET Versamet Royalties Corp
$8.93 +3.0% 1M
Market cap
$847.00M
P/E
25.0x
Revenue (TTM)
$70.89M
Div. yield
–
Specialty Finance Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

11 decided of 12

Upbound leads on 6 of the 12 questions below (Upbound 6, Versamet Royalties 4, Burford Capital 1). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionBURUPBDVMETLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $798.19M $1.44B $847.00M UPBD
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only -0.5x 12.9x 25.0x UPBD
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 5.6x 35.7x UPBD
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months +325.3% +3.2% — BUR
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months -81.7% 2.4% 47.8% VMET
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital -37.0% 8.7% 16.9% VMET
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — 0.7x 0.7x VMET
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield 0.06% 0.00% 0.00% –
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -58.2% +25.4% — UPBD
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years -19.3%/yr -10.6%/yr — UPBD
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 83.3% 46.3% 64.0% UPBD
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers 18/100 65/100 69/100 VMET

Percentile Scorecard

BURUPBDVMET

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

AxisBURUPBDVMET
Valuation 29 #120 of 168 90 #17 of 168 20 #135 of 168
Growth 4 #157 of 163 82 #31 of 163 –
Profitability 18 #126 of 154 67 #51 of 154 91 #15 of 154
Financial Health 28 #117 of 161 58 #68 of 161 95 #9 of 161
Shareholder Returns 11 #121 of 136 25 #102 of 136 –
Overall 18 65 69
  • BUR ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • UPBD ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit
  • VMET ranked among 173 companies in Lending and Credit

Price Performance

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

Returns

PeriodBURUPBDVMETSPY
1 month +9.1%+62.0%+3.0% -5.9%
3 months -7.9%+27.5%-8.4% -4.6%
6 months -23.3%+32.6%-23.9% +0.2%
Year to date -55.6%+41.7%— +7.5%
1 year -58.2%+25.4%— +8.2%
3 years -70.1%-13.9%— +68.3%
3 years, per year -33.2%-4.9%— +19.0%
5 years -65.7%-42.8%— +56.5%
5 years, per year -19.3%-10.6%— +9.4%
10 years -32.4%+139.9%— +251.5%
10 years, per year -3.8%+9.1%— +13.4%

Risk

MeasureBURUPBDVMETSPY
Volatility, 1Y 83.3%46.3%64.0% 13.6%
Downside volatility, 1Y 106.0%39.6%59.5% 14.2%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 2.130.871.78 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.700.55— 0.60
Max drawdown, 5Y -81.8%-69.8%-40.7% -25.4%
From 52-week high -59.9%0.0%-34.0% -5.9%
52-week high $9.87$24.88$13.53 $779.14
52-week low $2.99$15.36$8.02 $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.

MultipleBURUPBDVMET
P/E now vs peer median -0.5xmedian 11.9x 13.0xmedian 11.9x 24.4xmedian 11.9x
P/S now vs peer median 0.4xmedian 2.7x 0.3xmedian 2.7x 11.8xmedian 2.7x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 12.1x 1.6xmedian 12.1x 15.5xmedian 12.1x
P/FCF now vs peer median -3.0xmedian 5.4x 3.3xmedian 5.4x 5,598xmedian 5.4x
P/B now vs peer median 0.6xmedian 0.7x 1.9xmedian 0.7x 2.1xmedian 0.7x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.34 0.10median 0.34 —median 0.34

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 monthsBURUPBDVMET
Revenue $2.01B $4.73B $70.89M
Gross profit – $2.35B $28.92M
Operating income -$1.42B $260.12M $72.41M
Net income -$1.64B $111.39M $33.88M
Free cash flow -$291.73M $433.56M –
EPS (diluted) $-7.30 $1.90 $0.35
Cash & equivalents $463.76M $125.10M $13.24M
Total debt $2.30B $1.35B $50.00M
Shares (diluted) 225.14M 58.77M 95.51M
Enterprise value -$1.63B $986.97M $822.50M

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
MetricBURUPBDVMET
P/E -0.5x 13.0x 24.4x
P/FCF -3.0x 3.3x 5,598x
P/Operating cash flow -3.0x 2.9x –
P/S 0.4x 0.3x 11.8x
P/B 0.6x 1.9x 2.1x
P/Tangible book 0.6x 3.3x 2.1x
EV/EBITDA – 1.6x 15.5x
EV/EBIT -1.9x 10.3x 12.0x
EV/Revenue 1.3x 0.6x 12.3x
EV/FCF -9.3x 6.2x –
EV/Operating cash flow -9.3x 5.4x –
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.10 –

Growth

14 metrics
MetricBURUPBDVMET
Revenue growth (1Y) 325.3% 3.2% –
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – 6.0% –
Gross profit growth (1Y) – 7.1% –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – 5.4% –
Operating income growth (1Y) -578.0% 6.1% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 20.3% –
Net income growth (1Y) -1,307% 31.8% –
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 133.7% –
EPS growth (1Y) -1,938% 32.1% –
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 131.2% –
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) -1,005% 146.8% –
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 21.8% –
Free cash flow growth (1Y) -1,026% 208.3% –
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 23.9% –

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricBURUPBDVMET
Gross margin – 49.7% 40.8%
EBITDA margin – 35.7% 79.4%
Operating margin -70.7% 5.5% 102.1%
Pretax margin -81.1% 3.3% 56.3%
Net margin -81.7% 2.4% 47.8%
FCF margin -14.5% 9.2% –
Operating cash flow margin -14.5% 10.6% –
Return on equity -110.1% 15.0% 8.9%
Return on assets -38.7% 3.6% 5.5%
Return on invested capital -37.0% 8.7% 16.9%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover 0.5x 1.5x 0.1x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) 0.2x 4.5x –
Stock comp / revenue 0.2% 1.0% 3.7%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricBURUPBDVMET
Debt / assets 54.7% 44.1% 6.3%
Debt / equity 1.5x 1.8x 0.1x
Net debt / EBITDA – 0.7x 0.7x
Debt / FCF -7.9x 3.1x –
Liabilities / assets 64.1% 75.4% 49.9%
Equity / assets 35.9% 24.6% 50.1%
Interest coverage -7.4x 2.5x 4.5x
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricBURUPBDVMET
Dividend yield 1.5% 6.3% –
Net buyback yield 0.4% 0.0% –
Shareholder yield 1.9% 6.2% –
Payout ratio (earnings) -3.1% – –
Payout ratio (FCF) -17.2% – –
Dividend growth (1Y) -77.5% – –
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.

ConsensusBURUPBDVMET
Forward P/E – 5.6xFY2026 35.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year $-7.29FY2026 $4.43FY2026 $0.25FY2026
EPS growth, next FY -2,703.6%FY2026 +7.3%FY2026 +19.0%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +7.0% +32.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year -$1.34BFY2026 $4.98BFY2026 $92.75MFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY -424.6%FY2026 +6.1%FY2026 +166.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – -5.6% +44.2%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersBURUPBDVMET
Held by institutions 69.4% 99.3% –
Institutions holding 233 256 –
Change in shares held, QoQ +7.2% +3.3% –
Institutions buying 150 146 –
Institutions selling 47 69 –
Buyers to sellers 3.19 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.

BURUPBDVMET
BUR 1.00 0.25 0.13
UPBD 0.25 1.00 0.11
VMET 0.13 0.11 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, BUR, UPBD and VMET?

Upbound (UPBD) is the largest by market capitalisation: Burford Capital (BUR) $798.19M, Upbound (UPBD) $1.44B, Versamet Royalties (VMET) $847.00M.

Which stock is cheaper, BUR, UPBD and VMET?

Upbound (UPBD) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Burford Capital (BUR) -0.5x, Upbound (UPBD) 12.9x, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 25.0x). On next year's consensus earnings, Upbound (UPBD) is cheapest (Upbound (UPBD) 5.6x, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 35.7x). 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) +325.3%, Upbound (UPBD) +3.2%.

Which company is more profitable?

Versamet Royalties (VMET) has the highest net margin (Burford Capital (BUR) -81.7%, Upbound (UPBD) 2.4%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 47.8%). On return on invested capital, Versamet Royalties (VMET) leads (Burford Capital (BUR) -37.0%, Upbound (UPBD) 8.7%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 16.9%).

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Upbound (UPBD) returned the most: Burford Capital (BUR) -58.2%, Upbound (UPBD) +25.4%. Over five years, Upbound (UPBD) compounded fastest (Burford Capital (BUR) -19.3%/yr, Upbound (UPBD) -10.6%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Only one of these companies pays a dividend: Burford Capital (BUR) 0.06%, Upbound (UPBD) 0.00%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 0.00%. Upbound (UPBD) and Versamet Royalties (VMET) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Upbound (UPBD) has been the steadiest (Burford Capital (BUR) 83.3%, Upbound (UPBD) 46.3%, Versamet Royalties (VMET) 64.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

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

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Upbound (UPBD) leads on 6. 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.