B. Riley Has Negative Outlook of Burford Capital Q1 Earnings

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR - Free Report) - Analysts at B. Riley lowered their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for Burford Capital in a note issued to investors on Monday, April 7th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.35 for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $0.37. 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 Q2 2025 earnings at $0.38 EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at $0.40 EPS and FY2025 earnings at $1.55 EPS.

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Monday, March 3rd. The company reported ($0.06) EPS 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%.

Burford Capital Price Performance

NYSE BUR traded up $0.51 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, hitting $13.19. The stock had a trading volume of 595,226 shares, compared to its average volume of 990,570. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $13.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $13.61. The company has a market cap of $2.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.37 and a beta of 0.73. Burford Capital has a 52-week low of $11.17 and a 52-week high of $16.37. The company has a quick ratio of 15.75, a current ratio of 15.75 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54.

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Hedge Funds Weigh In On Burford Capital

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its holdings 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 valued at $47,529,000 after purchasing an additional 691,269 shares in the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its position in shares of Burford Capital by 24.6% during the 3rd 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 in the last quarter. Sycale Advisors NY LLC grew its position in shares of Burford Capital by 5.3% during the 4th quarter. Sycale Advisors NY LLC now owns 2,157,950 shares of the company's stock valued at $27,514,000 after buying an additional 107,983 shares during the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of Burford Capital by 4.6% during the fourth quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 1,429,089 shares of the company's stock valued at $18,243,000 after acquiring an additional 63,346 shares during the period. Finally, Emeth Value Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Burford Capital in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $17,980,000.

Insider Transactions at Burford Capital

In other Burford Capital news, President Aviva O. Will sold 7,500 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.61, for a total transaction of $109,575.00. Following the sale, the president now directly owns 310,979 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,543,403.19. This trade represents a 2.35 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CEO Christopher P. Bogart sold 90,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, January 28th. The shares were sold at an average price of $14.61, for a total value of $1,314,900.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now owns 452,185 shares of the company's stock, valued at $6,606,422.85. The trade was a 16.60 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 100,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,468,305 in the last 90 days. 0.19% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

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. 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.