Q2 Earnings Forecast for Burford Capital Issued By Wedbush

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Wedbush issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Burford Capital in a report issued on Wednesday, June 11th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.31 per share for the quarter. Wedbush currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $18.00 target price on the stock. The consensus estimate for Burford Capital's current full-year earnings is $1.28 per share. Wedbush also issued estimates for Burford Capital's Q3 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS.

Burford Capital Stock Performance

Shares of Burford Capital stock traded down $0.30 on Friday, hitting $12.57. The stock had a trading volume of 1,778,831 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,001,173. The company's 50 day moving average price is $13.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $13.60. The company has a current ratio of 15.75, a quick ratio of 15.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The stock has a market cap of $2.75 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.83 and a beta of 0.59. Burford Capital has a 52-week low of $11.17 and a 52-week high of $15.73.

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.30 by ($0.16). Burford Capital had a net margin of 34.81% and a return on equity of 8.07%. The firm had revenue of $118.86 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $157.00 million.

Institutional Trading of Burford Capital

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Ridgewood Investments LLC purchased a new stake in Burford Capital during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in Burford Capital during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $55,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Burford Capital by 820.4% during the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 6,314 shares of the company's stock valued at $81,000 after acquiring an additional 5,628 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its stake in Burford Capital by 109.3% during the 4th quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 9,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $114,000 after acquiring an additional 4,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HM Payson & Co. purchased a new stake in Burford Capital during the 4th quarter valued at approximately $119,000.

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.