Wedbush Estimates Burford Capital's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:BUR)

Key Points

• Wedbush has downgraded its Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimate for Burford Capital from $0.45 to $0.17, maintaining an "Outperform" rating with a $18.00 price target.
• Burford Capital recently reported an EPS of $0.39 for Q2, exceeding analysts' expectations of $0.33, alongside revenues of $191.29 million.
• Insider selling has occurred, with key executives selling nearly 444,500 shares valued at approximately $6.49 million in recent months.

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR - Free Report) - Analysts at Wedbush lowered their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Burford Capital in a research note issued on Thursday, August 14th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.17 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.45. 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.17 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $0.87 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $0.24 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $0.26 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.23 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $0.97 EPS.

Separately, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Burford Capital from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Buy" and an average price target of $18.00.

Burford Capital Price Performance

Burford Capital stock traded up $0.3750 during mid-day trading on Monday, hitting $13.9750. 1,819,732 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,354,927. Burford Capital has a one year low of $10.70 and a one year high of $15.73. The stock has a market cap of $3.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.94 and a beta of 0.65. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 10.09 and a current ratio of 10.09. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $13.23 and a 200-day moving average price of $13.56.

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

Insider Buying and Selling at Burford Capital

In other Burford Capital news, CIO Jonathan Todd Molot sold 210,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 transaction, the executive directly owned 3,406,625 shares in the company, valued at $49,736,725. This trade represents a 5.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO Christopher P. Bogart sold 210,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.60, for a total value of $3,066,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 278,862 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,071,385.20. The trade was a 42.96% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 444,500 shares of company stock valued at $6,489,700 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 8.90% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Burford Capital

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company lifted its position in Burford Capital by 0.7% in the fourth quarter. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company now owns 91,025 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,166,000 after purchasing an additional 676 shares during the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. lifted its position in Burford Capital by 3.7% in the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 24,888 shares of the company's stock valued at $317,000 after purchasing an additional 888 shares during the last quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. lifted its position in Burford Capital by 6.8% in the fourth quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 20,962 shares of the company's stock valued at $267,000 after purchasing an additional 1,331 shares during the last quarter. Ridgewood Investments LLC bought a new stake in Burford Capital in the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Finally, CWM LLC grew its position in shares of Burford Capital by 131.3% in the 2nd quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,625 shares of the company's stock worth $52,000 after buying an additional 2,058 shares during the last quarter.

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.