What is B. Riley’s Forecast for Burford Capital Q1 Earnings?

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) – Stock analysts at B. Riley decreased their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Burford Capital in a research note issued on Tuesday, March 4th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now forecasts that the company will earn $0.37 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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 Stock Up 0.8 %

BUR stock opened at $13.70 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. The stock has a market capitalization of $3.00 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.81 and a beta of 0.44. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $14.06 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $13.62. Burford Capital has a fifty-two week low of $12.07 and a fifty-two week high of $16.77.

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

Institutional Trading of Burford Capital

Large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 purchasing an additional 691,269 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its holdings in Burford Capital by 24.6% in the third 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 in the last quarter. Sycale Advisors NY LLC increased its holdings in Burford Capital by 5.3% in the fourth quarter. Sycale Advisors NY LLC now owns 2,157,950 shares of the company’s stock worth $27,514,000 after purchasing an additional 107,983 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its holdings in Burford Capital by 4.6% in the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,429,089 shares of the company’s stock worth $18,243,000 after purchasing an additional 63,346 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Emeth Value Capital LLC bought a new stake in Burford Capital in the fourth quarter worth approximately $17,980,000.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CEO Christopher P. Bogart sold 90,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.61, for a total value of $1,314,900.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 452,185 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,606,422.85. This trade represents a 16.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, President Aviva O. Will sold 7,500 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.61, for a total value of $109,575.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president now owns 310,979 shares in the company, valued at $4,543,403.19. The trade was a 2.35 % decrease in their position. 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 90 days. Company insiders own 0.19% of the company’s stock.

Burford Capital Cuts Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Shareholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. This represents a yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. Burford Capital’s payout ratio is 18.46%.

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.