Analysts Offer Predictions for Burford Capital Q2 Earnings

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) – Analysts at Wedbush issued their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Burford Capital in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday, June 11th. Wedbush analyst J. Mccanless forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of $0.31 for the quarter. Wedbush has a “Outperform” 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. Wedbush also issued estimates for Burford Capital’s Q3 2025 earnings at $0.45 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $0.52 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $1.42 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $1.68 EPS.

Burford Capital Stock Performance

Burford Capital stock opened at $12.57 on Friday. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $13.39 and its 200 day moving average price is $13.60. The firm has a market capitalization of $2.75 billion, a PE ratio of 10.83 and a beta of 0.59. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 15.75 and a current ratio of 15.75. Burford Capital has a one year low of $11.17 and a one year high of $15.73.

Burford Capital (NYSE:BUR) last released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May 7th. The company reported $0.14 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.30 by ($0.16). The firm had revenue of $118.86 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $157.00 million. Burford Capital had a net margin of 34.81% and a return on equity of 8.07%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Burford Capital

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BUR. Contrarian Capital Management L.L.C. acquired a new position in shares of Burford Capital in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $32,586,000. Cooke & Bieler LP bought a new stake in shares of Burford Capital in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $24,761,000. Breach Inlet Capital Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Burford Capital in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $12,147,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Burford Capital by 553.8% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 963,122 shares of the company’s stock valued at $12,280,000 after acquiring an additional 815,812 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC increased its holdings in shares of 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 acquiring an additional 691,269 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.