FY2025 EPS Estimates for Burford Capital Lowered by Analyst

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) – Analysts at B. Riley reduced their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Burford Capital in a report released on Tuesday, November 11th. B. Riley analyst T. D’agostino now forecasts that the company will earn $0.78 per share for the year, down from their prior forecast of $1.16. B. Riley has a “Buy” rating and a $18.00 price target on the stock. 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 Q1 2026 earnings at $0.36 EPS.

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, November 5th. The company reported ($0.09) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.30 by ($0.39). The company had revenue of $174.85 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $136.03 million. Burford Capital had a net margin of 37.08% and a return on equity of 7.48%.

BUR has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Zacks Research cut Burford Capital from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, November 7th. Wall Street Zen lowered Burford Capital from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a research report on Saturday, November 8th. Weiss Ratings cut Burford Capital from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Friday, October 24th. Finally, Wedbush reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $18.00 price target on shares of Burford Capital in a report on Thursday, August 14th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, one has issued a Hold rating and one has issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $18.00.

Burford Capital Price Performance

BUR stock traded down $0.12 on Thursday, reaching $8.86. The company had a trading volume of 622,705 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,525,609. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a quick ratio of 10.09 and a current ratio of 10.09. Burford Capital has a 1 year low of $8.76 and a 1 year high of $15.73. The company’s fifty day moving average is $11.34 and its 200 day moving average is $12.65. The company has a market cap of $1.94 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.20 and a beta of 0.56.

Burford Capital Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Shareholders of record on Friday, October 31st will be given a $0.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. This represents a yield of 125.0%. Burford Capital’s payout ratio is presently 31.58%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Burford Capital

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Ridgewood Investments LLC bought a new stake in Burford Capital in the 1st quarter valued at $26,000. CWM LLC grew its stake in Burford Capital by 131.3% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,625 shares of the company’s stock worth $52,000 after purchasing an additional 2,058 shares during the period. Strs Ohio bought a new position in shares of Burford Capital during the 1st quarter worth about $55,000. KBC Group NV bought a new stake in shares of Burford Capital in the 2nd quarter worth $70,000. Finally, Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH bought a new stake in shares of Burford Capital in the third quarter valued at approximately $120,000.

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.