Q2 Earnings Forecast for Burford Capital Issued By B. Riley

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of Burford Capital in a report issued on Tuesday, July 15th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now expects that the company will post earnings of $0.27 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate 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.

Separately, Wedbush upgraded shares of Burford Capital to an "outperform" rating and set a $18.00 price target on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, June 11th.

Burford Capital Trading Up 1.9%

Burford Capital stock traded up $0.27 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $14.17. 1,509,554 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 1,055,205. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $13.13 and its 200 day moving average price is $13.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $3.10 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 15.24 and a beta of 0.67. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56, a current ratio of 13.27 and a quick ratio of 13.27. Burford Capital has a 52-week low of $10.70 and a 52-week high of $15.73.

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.14 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.30 by ($0.16). The firm had revenue of $118.86 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $157.00 million. Burford Capital had a net margin of 33.41% and a return on equity of 6.41%.

Insider Activity at Burford Capital

In other news, CEO Christopher P. Bogart 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 value of $3,066,000.00. Following the transaction, 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 this link. Also, insider David Perla sold 7,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.60, for a total transaction of $102,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 80,172 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,170,511.20. The trade was a 8.03% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 444,500 shares of company stock worth $6,489,700 over the last quarter. 8.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BUR. Ridgewood Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Burford Capital during the first quarter valued at $26,000. Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in shares of Burford Capital during the first quarter worth about $55,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC boosted its position in Burford Capital by 820.4% in the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 6,314 shares of the company's stock valued at $81,000 after buying an additional 5,628 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. boosted its position in Burford Capital by 109.3% in the fourth quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 9,000 shares of the company's stock valued at $114,000 after buying an additional 4,700 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP purchased a new stake in Burford Capital in the 4th quarter worth approximately $132,000.

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.