Q3 Earnings Forecast for Burford Capital Issued By B. Riley

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) - Investment analysts at B. Riley increased their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Burford Capital in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, August 13th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now expects that the company will post earnings per share of $0.30 for the quarter, up from their previous 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.

Other equities analysts also recently issued research reports about the stock. Wedbush reissued an "outperform" rating and issued a $18.00 target price on shares of Burford Capital in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Burford Capital from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $18.00.

Burford Capital Price Performance

Shares of BUR stock traded up $0.0940 on Friday, hitting $13.9340. 1,252,729 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,373,099. The firm has a market cap of $3.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.90 and a beta of 0.65. Burford Capital has a 52 week low of $10.70 and a 52 week high of $15.73. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.18 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $13.56. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 10.09 and a quick ratio of 10.09.

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.33 by $0.06. The firm had revenue of $191.29 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $159.02 million. Burford Capital had a net margin of 37.08% and a return on equity of 7.48%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Burford Capital

In related news, CIO Jonathan Todd Molot sold 210,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.60, for a total transaction of $3,066,000.00. Following the sale, the executive owned 3,406,625 shares of the company's stock, valued at $49,736,725. This represents a 5.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Also, President Aviva O. Will sold 17,500 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.60, for a total transaction of $255,500.00. Following the sale, the president directly owned 293,479 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,284,793.40. The trade was a 5.63% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 444,500 shares of company stock worth $6,489,700 in the last ninety days. Company insiders own 8.90% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

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