B. Riley Estimates Burford Capital’s Q4 Earnings (NYSE:BUR)

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) – Stock analysts at B. Riley upped their Q4 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 post earnings of $0.48 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Burford Capital’s current full-year earnings is $1.28 per share.

Burford Capital Price Performance

Shares of BUR opened at $13.50 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $2.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.64 and a beta of 0.44. Burford Capital has a fifty-two week low of $12.07 and a fifty-two week high of $16.77. 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 business’s 50-day moving average is $14.07 and its 200-day moving average is $13.62.

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) last issued its 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). The business had revenue of $65.69 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $219.38 million. Burford Capital had a net margin of 34.81% and a return on equity of 8.07%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Burford Capital

Several large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company grew its stake in shares of Burford Capital by 0.7% in the 4th 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 in the last quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. boosted its position in Burford Capital by 3.7% during the fourth quarter. Russell Investments Group Ltd. now owns 24,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $317,000 after purchasing an additional 888 shares during the period. Rhumbline Advisers boosted its position in Burford Capital by 0.4% during the fourth quarter. Rhumbline Advisers now owns 296,650 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,782,000 after purchasing an additional 1,249 shares during the period. Xponance Inc. boosted its position in Burford Capital by 9.7% during the fourth quarter. Xponance Inc. now owns 14,381 shares of the company’s stock worth $183,000 after purchasing an additional 1,272 shares during the period. Finally, Summit Investment Advisors Inc. boosted its position in Burford Capital by 6.8% during the fourth quarter. Summit Investment Advisors Inc. now owns 20,962 shares of the company’s stock worth $267,000 after purchasing an additional 1,331 shares during the period.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Christopher P. Bogart sold 90,000 shares of the business’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 value of $1,314,900.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 452,185 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,606,422.85. The trade was a 16.60 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, President Aviva O. Will sold 7,500 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.61, for a total value of $109,575.00. Following the completion of the sale, the president now directly owns 310,979 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $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 firm also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders 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 18.46%.

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.