B. Riley Brokers Lift Earnings Estimates for Burford Capital

Key Points

• B. Riley has raised its Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Burford Capital to $0.30, up from the previous estimate of $0.28, with a full-year earnings forecast of $1.28 per share.
• Burford Capital recently reported Q2 earnings of $0.39 per share, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.33, and achieved revenue of $191.29 million against a consensus estimate of $159.02 million.
• Insider trading revealed significant selling, with President Aviva O. Will and CEO Christopher P. Bogart selling shares, indicating a reduction in their holdings by 5.63% and 42.96%, respectively.

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley lifted their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Burford Capital in a report issued on Wednesday, August 13th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now forecasts that the company will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.28. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS.

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.39 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $191.29 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $159.02 million. Burford Capital had a return on equity of 7.48% and a net margin of 37.08%.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on BUR. Wedbush reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $18.00 price target on shares of Burford Capital in a research note on Thursday. Wall Street Zen cut Burford Capital from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, August 10th.

Burford Capital Trading Down 1.4%

Shares of BUR stock traded down $0.19 on Friday, hitting $13.39. The company had a trading volume of 2,975,084 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,261,194. The firm has a market cap of $2.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.40 and a beta of 0.65. The stock's 50-day moving average is $13.16 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 10.09 and a current ratio of 10.09. Burford Capital has a twelve month low of $10.70 and a twelve month high of $15.73.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Christopher P. Bogart sold 210,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.60, for a total transaction of $3,066,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 278,862 shares in the company, valued at $4,071,385.20. This represents a 42.96% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider David Perla sold 7,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.60, for a total value of $102,200.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 80,172 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,170,511.20. The trade was a 8.03% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 444,500 shares of company stock worth $6,489,700 in the last quarter. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Burford Capital

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BUR. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd boosted its holdings in Burford Capital by 6.9% in the second quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 7,732,120 shares of the company's stock worth $110,260,000 after acquiring an additional 496,616 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. boosted its holdings in Burford Capital by 34.3% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,078,537 shares of the company's stock worth $86,680,000 after acquiring an additional 1,551,357 shares in the last quarter. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its holdings in Burford Capital by 58.1% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 4,976,941 shares of the company's stock worth $71,594,000 after acquiring an additional 1,829,585 shares in the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC boosted its holdings in Burford Capital by 22.8% in the fourth quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 3,727,735 shares of the company's stock worth $47,529,000 after acquiring an additional 691,269 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Greenlea Lane Capital Management LLC boosted its holdings in Burford Capital by 325.4% in the second quarter. Greenlea Lane Capital Management LLC now owns 3,362,322 shares of the company's stock worth $45,724,000 after acquiring an additional 2,571,917 shares in the last quarter.

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.