Q1 Earnings Estimate for Burford Capital Issued By B. Riley

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) – Research analysts at B. Riley decreased their Q1 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Burford Capital in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 4th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.37 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.38. The consensus estimate for Burford Capital’s current full-year earnings is $1.28 per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for Burford Capital’s FY2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS.

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, March 3rd. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.56 by ($0.62). The firm had revenue of $65.69 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $219.38 million. Burford Capital had a return on equity of 8.07% and a net margin of 34.81%.

Burford Capital Trading Up 0.3 %

Shares of BUR opened at $13.61 on Thursday. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is $14.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $13.62. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.98 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.73 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a current ratio of 15.75, a quick ratio of 15.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. Burford Capital has a 1-year low of $12.07 and a 1-year high of $16.77.

Burford Capital Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. Burford Capital’s payout ratio is currently 18.46%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Burford Capital news, insider David Perla sold 3,000 shares of Burford Capital stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.61, for a total value of $43,830.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 82,489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,205,164.29. The trade was a 3.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Christopher P. Bogart sold 90,000 shares of Burford Capital stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.61, for a total transaction of $1,314,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 452,185 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,606,422.85. This trade represents a 16.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 100,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,468,305 over the last quarter. Corporate insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Sunbelt Securities Inc. bought a new position in Burford Capital during the third quarter valued at approximately $57,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC lifted its position in Burford Capital by 820.4% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 6,314 shares of the company’s stock valued at $81,000 after purchasing an additional 5,628 shares during the period. Covestor Ltd lifted its position in Burford Capital by 27.6% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 8,527 shares of the company’s stock valued at $113,000 after purchasing an additional 1,842 shares during the period. HM Payson & Co. bought a new position in Burford Capital during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $119,000. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP bought a new position in Burford Capital in the fourth quarter worth approximately $132,000.

Burford Capital Company Profile

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.