Q1 Earnings Estimate for Burford Capital Issued By B. Riley

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) – Stock analysts at B. Riley cut their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for Burford Capital in a report released on Tuesday, March 4th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now anticipates that the company will earn $0.37 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $0.38. 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 FY2026 earnings at $1.90 EPS.

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, March 3rd. The company reported ($0.06) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.56 by ($0.62). Burford Capital had a net margin of 34.81% and a return on equity of 8.07%. The company had revenue of $65.69 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $219.38 million.

Burford Capital Trading Up 0.3 %

BUR opened at $13.61 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 15.75 and a quick ratio of 15.75. Burford Capital has a fifty-two week low of $12.07 and a fifty-two week high of $16.77. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.98 billion, a PE ratio of 11.73 and a beta of 0.44. The company’s 50-day moving average is $14.04 and its 200 day moving average is $13.62.

Burford Capital Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Investors of record on Friday, May 23rd will be issued a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 23rd. This represents a dividend yield of 1.8%. Burford Capital’s dividend payout ratio is presently 18.46%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CEO Christopher P. Bogart sold 90,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.61, for a total transaction of $1,314,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 452,185 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,606,422.85. This represents a 16.60 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider David Perla sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.61, for a total transaction of $43,830.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now directly owns 82,489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,205,164.29. This trade represents a 3.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 100,500 shares of company stock worth $1,468,305 in the last quarter. Insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Emeth Value Capital LLC bought a new position in Burford Capital in the 4th quarter valued at $17,980,000. Breach Inlet Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Burford Capital in the 4th quarter valued at $12,147,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC raised its position in shares of Burford Capital by 553.8% during the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 963,122 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,280,000 after buying an additional 815,812 shares in the last quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC raised its position in Burford Capital by 22.8% in the 4th quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 3,727,735 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,529,000 after purchasing an additional 691,269 shares during the period. Finally, State Street Corp raised its position in Burford Capital by 24.6% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,946,927 shares of the company’s stock worth $39,076,000 after purchasing an additional 582,514 shares during the period.

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.