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

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) – Equities researchers at B. Riley boosted their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Burford Capital in a report released on Tuesday, March 4th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now anticipates that the company will earn $0.48 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $0.47. The consensus estimate for Burford Capital’s current full-year earnings is $1.28 per share.

Burford Capital Stock Down 1.5 %

BUR opened at $13.50 on Friday. Burford Capital has a 1-year low of $12.07 and a 1-year high of $16.77. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $2.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 11.64 and a beta of 0.44. The business has a 50 day moving average of $14.07 and a 200-day moving average of $13.62.

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) 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). 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.

Burford Capital Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 23rd will be given 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%.

Insider Activity

In related news, CEO Christopher P. Bogart sold 90,000 shares of the company’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 completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer now directly owns 452,185 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,606,422.85. This represents a 16.60 % 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, insider David Perla sold 3,000 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 $43,830.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider now owns 82,489 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,205,164.29. The trade was a 3.51 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 100,500 shares of company stock valued at $1,468,305. 0.19% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Sunbelt Securities Inc. acquired a new position in shares of Burford Capital in the third quarter valued at $57,000. Sterling Capital Management LLC raised its stake in Burford Capital by 820.4% during the fourth quarter. Sterling Capital Management LLC now owns 6,314 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,000 after acquiring an additional 5,628 shares in the last quarter. Covestor Ltd raised its stake in Burford Capital by 27.6% during the third quarter. Covestor Ltd now owns 8,527 shares of the company’s stock worth $113,000 after acquiring an additional 1,842 shares in the last quarter. HM Payson & Co. acquired a new position in Burford Capital during the fourth quarter worth $119,000. Finally, Quantinno Capital Management LP acquired a new position in Burford Capital during the fourth quarter worth $132,000.

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.