Q3 Earnings Estimate for Burford Capital Issued By B. Riley

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) – Equities research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for Burford Capital in a report issued on Thursday, October 16th. B. Riley analyst T. D’agostino anticipates that the company will earn $0.30 per share for the quarter. B. Riley has a “Strong-Buy” rating 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 Q4 2025 earnings at $0.32 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.75 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.25 EPS.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Burford Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, August 10th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b-)” rating on shares of Burford Capital in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Wedbush reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $18.00 price target on shares of Burford Capital in a research report on Thursday, August 14th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating and two have given a Buy rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Buy” and a consensus price target of $18.00.

Burford Capital Stock Performance

BUR opened at $10.69 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $2.34 billion, a P/E ratio of 9.89 and a beta of 0.58. Burford Capital has a 1-year low of $10.57 and a 1-year high of $15.73. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $12.60 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $13.02. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55, a current ratio of 10.09 and a quick ratio of 10.09.

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, August 7th. The company reported $0.39 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.33 by $0.06. The business had revenue of $191.29 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $159.02 million. Burford Capital had a net margin of 37.08% and a return on equity of 7.48%.

Burford Capital Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a semi-annual dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, December 4th. Investors of record on Friday, October 31st will be given a dividend of $0.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, October 31st. This represents a dividend yield of 103.0%. Burford Capital’s dividend payout ratio is currently 11.11%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Burford Capital

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of BUR. Greenlea Lane Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Burford Capital by 325.4% during the second quarter. Greenlea Lane Capital Management LLC now owns 3,362,322 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,724,000 after acquiring an additional 2,571,917 shares during the last quarter. Contrarian Capital Management L.L.C. bought a new position in shares of Burford Capital during the first quarter worth $32,586,000. Aberdeen Group plc bought a new position in shares of Burford Capital during the second quarter worth $29,208,000. Cooke & Bieler LP bought a new position in shares of Burford Capital during the first quarter worth $24,761,000. Finally, Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in shares of Burford Capital by 58.1% during the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 4,976,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,594,000 after acquiring an additional 1,829,585 shares during the last quarter.

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.