Burford Capital (BUR) Projected to Post Quarterly Earnings on Wednesday

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR - Get Free Report) is expected to release its Q1 2025 earnings data before the market opens on Wednesday, May 7th. Analysts expect Burford Capital to post earnings of $0.30 per share and revenue of $157.00 million for the quarter.

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR - Get Free Report) last announced its 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 business had revenue of $65.69 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $219.38 million. Burford Capital had a return on equity of 8.07% and a net margin of 34.81%. On average, analysts expect Burford Capital to post $1 EPS for the current fiscal year and $2 EPS for the next fiscal year.

Burford Capital Stock Down 0.2 %

Shares of NYSE:BUR opened at $13.56 on Friday. Burford Capital has a 1-year low of $11.17 and a 1-year high of $16.37. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 15.75 and a quick ratio of 15.75. The stock has a market cap of $2.97 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.69 and a beta of 0.73. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $13.57 and a 200 day moving average price of $13.65.

Burford Capital Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be paid a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.8%. Burford Capital's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 18.46%.

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.

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