Q2 Earnings Forecast for Burford Capital Issued By B. Riley

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR - Free Report) - Investment analysts at B. Riley reduced their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Burford Capital in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, July 15th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now forecasts that the company will earn $0.27 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.36. 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 Q3 2025 earnings at $0.28 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.31 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.25 EPS.

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.14 EPS 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 analyst estimates of $157.00 million. Burford Capital had a net margin of 33.41% and a return on equity of 6.41%.

A number of other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the stock. Wedbush raised shares of Burford Capital to an "outperform" rating and set a $18.00 price objective on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, June 11th. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Burford Capital from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Friday.

Burford Capital Price Performance

NYSE BUR traded down $0.35 during trading hours on Wednesday, reaching $14.05. The company's stock had a trading volume of 1,917,311 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,054,338. The stock has a market cap of $3.07 billion, a PE ratio of 15.11 and a beta of 0.67. Burford Capital has a fifty-two week low of $10.70 and a fifty-two week high of $15.73. The company's 50-day moving average is $13.15 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.57. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a quick ratio of 13.27 and a current ratio of 13.27.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the stock. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 676 shares during the period. Russell Investments Group Ltd. raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 888 shares during the period. Xponance Inc. raised its holdings in Burford Capital by 9.7% in the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 14,381 shares of the company's stock valued at $183,000 after buying an additional 1,272 shares during the period. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. raised its holdings 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 buying an additional 1,331 shares during the period. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in Burford Capital by 0.4% in the fourth quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 482,061 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,146,000 after buying an additional 1,746 shares during the period.

Insider Activity

In other Burford Capital news, insider David Perla sold 7,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, July 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.60, for a total transaction of $102,200.00. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 80,172 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,170,511.20. This trade represents a 8.03% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CIO Jonathan Todd Molot sold 210,000 shares of the 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 transaction, the executive owned 3,406,625 shares in the company, valued at approximately $49,736,725. The trade was a 5.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 444,500 shares of company stock valued at $6,489,700 over the last quarter. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.