Q2 Earnings Forecast for Burford Capital Issued By Wedbush

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR - Free Report) - 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 per share of $0.31 for the quarter. Wedbush has a "Outperform" rating and a $18.00 price objective 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 (NYSE:BUR - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.30 by ($0.16). The business had revenue of $118.86 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $157.00 million. Burford Capital had a return on equity of 8.07% and a net margin of 34.81%.

Burford Capital Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of BUR traded up $0.05 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $12.63. 1,083,147 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,001,506. Burford Capital has a 1 year low of $11.17 and a 1 year high of $15.73. The firm's fifty day moving average is $13.41 and its 200-day moving average is $13.59. 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 capitalization of $2.76 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.89 and a beta of 0.59.

Institutional Trading of Burford Capital

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Ridgewood Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Burford Capital in the 1st quarter worth about $26,000. Strs Ohio acquired a new stake in Burford Capital in the 1st quarter worth about $55,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Burford Capital by 820.4% in the 4th quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 6,314 shares of the company's stock worth $81,000 after buying an additional 5,628 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Burford Capital by 109.3% during the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 9,000 shares of the company's stock worth $114,000 after buying an additional 4,700 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HM Payson & Co. purchased a new stake in shares of Burford Capital during the fourth quarter worth $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.