B. Riley Has Bullish Outlook for Burford Capital Q4 Earnings

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) – B. Riley upped their Q4 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Burford Capital in a report 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 prior estimate of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Burford Capital’s current full-year earnings is $1.28 per share.

Burford Capital Stock Up 0.8 %

Shares of NYSE:BUR opened at $13.70 on Friday. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $14.06 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $13.62. The firm has a market cap of $3.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 11.81 and a beta of 0.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 15.75 and a current ratio of 15.75. Burford Capital has a 52-week low of $12.07 and a 52-week high of $16.77.

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) last announced its earnings results on Monday, March 3rd. The company reported ($0.06) EPS 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 business had revenue of $65.69 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $219.38 million.

Institutional Trading of Burford Capital

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. HighTower Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of Burford Capital by 15.7% during the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 314,037 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,154,000 after acquiring an additional 42,699 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp increased its position in shares of Burford Capital by 24.6% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 2,946,927 shares of the company’s stock valued at $39,076,000 after acquiring an additional 582,514 shares during the last quarter. Evergreen Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Burford Capital in the third quarter worth $1,434,000. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division increased its position in Burford Capital by 27.8% in the fourth quarter. Central Pacific Bank Trust Division now owns 25,350 shares of the company’s stock worth $323,000 after buying an additional 5,510 shares during the last quarter. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased its position in Burford Capital by 12.2% in the third quarter. JPMorgan Chase & Co. now owns 279,427 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,705,000 after buying an additional 30,355 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Transactions at Burford Capital

In other news, insider David Perla sold 3,000 shares of the 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 $43,830.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider now directly owns 82,489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,205,164.29. This represents a 3.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Christopher P. Bogart sold 90,000 shares of the 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 directly owns 452,185 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $6,606,422.85. This trade represents a 16.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 100,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,468,305 over the last ninety days. 0.19% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Burford Capital Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be paid a $0.0625 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 1.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 23rd. Burford Capital’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 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.