B. Riley Forecasts Burford Capital's Q4 Earnings (NYSE:BUR)

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR - Free Report) - B. Riley increased their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Burford Capital in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, March 4th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now anticipates 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 (NYSE:BUR - Get Free Report) last posted 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). The business had revenue of $65.69 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $219.38 million. Burford Capital had a return on equity of 8.07% and a net margin of 34.81%.

Burford Capital Stock Performance

Shares of BUR stock traded down $0.21 on Friday, hitting $13.50. 1,021,665 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 966,701. The company has a current ratio of 15.75, a quick ratio of 15.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.96 billion, a PE ratio of 11.64 and a beta of 0.44. Burford Capital has a one year low of $12.07 and a one year high of $16.77. The firm's 50 day moving average is $14.07 and its two-hundred day moving average is $13.62.

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Burford Capital Cuts Dividend

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

Insider Transactions at Burford Capital

In related news, insider David Perla sold 3,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.61, for a total transaction of $43,830.00. Following the sale, the insider now owns 82,489 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,205,164.29. This represents a 3.51 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, President Aviva O. Will sold 7,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.61, for a total value of $109,575.00. Following the sale, the president now directly owns 310,979 shares in the company, valued at $4,543,403.19. This trade represents a 2.35 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 100,500 shares of company stock worth $1,468,305. 0.19% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Trading of Burford Capital

A number of institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BUR. Creative Planning lifted its holdings in Burford Capital by 92.1% during the 3rd quarter. Creative Planning now owns 22,255 shares of the company's stock worth $295,000 after purchasing an additional 10,667 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd raised its holdings in shares of Burford Capital by 27.6% in the 3rd quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 8,527 shares of the company's stock valued at $113,000 after acquiring an additional 1,842 shares in the last quarter. Evergreen Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Burford Capital in the 3rd quarter valued at about $1,434,000. Intech Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Burford Capital in the 3rd quarter valued at about $265,000. Finally, Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Burford Capital by 0.5% in the 3rd quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 480,315 shares of the company's stock valued at $6,369,000 after acquiring an additional 2,277 shares in the last quarter.

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.