B. Riley Estimates Burford Capital’s Q3 Earnings (NYSE:BUR)

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) – Research analysts at B. Riley raised their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Burford Capital in a report issued on Wednesday, August 13th. B. Riley analyst R. Binner now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $0.30 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.28. 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 and FY2025 earnings at $1.16 EPS.

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

BUR has been the subject of several other reports. Wedbush restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $18.00 target price on shares of Burford Capital in a report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen cut Burford Capital from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, August 10th.

Burford Capital Stock Down 1.4%

Shares of NYSE:BUR opened at $13.39 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 10.09, a current ratio of 10.09 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.55. The business has a fifty day moving average of $13.16 and a two-hundred day moving average of $13.58. The stock has a market cap of $2.93 billion, a P/E ratio of 12.40 and a beta of 0.65. Burford Capital has a 52-week low of $10.70 and a 52-week high of $15.73.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CIO Jonathan Todd Molot sold 210,000 shares of Burford Capital stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.60, for a total transaction of $3,066,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive directly owned 3,406,625 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $49,736,725. The trade was a 5.81% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, President Aviva O. Will sold 17,500 shares of Burford Capital stock in a transaction on Wednesday, July 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $14.60, for a total value of $255,500.00. Following the transaction, the president directly owned 293,479 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,284,793.40. This represents a 5.63% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 444,500 shares of company stock valued at $6,489,700. Company insiders own 8.90% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Burford Capital

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd grew its position in Burford Capital by 6.9% during the second quarter. Orbis Allan Gray Ltd now owns 7,732,120 shares of the company’s stock valued at $110,260,000 after acquiring an additional 496,616 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. boosted its position in shares of Burford Capital by 34.3% in the second quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,078,537 shares of the company’s stock worth $86,680,000 after buying an additional 1,551,357 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can boosted its position in shares of Burford Capital by 58.1% in the second quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 4,976,941 shares of the company’s stock worth $71,594,000 after buying an additional 1,829,585 shares during the period. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC boosted its position in shares of Burford Capital by 22.8% in the fourth quarter. Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC now owns 3,727,735 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,529,000 after buying an additional 691,269 shares during the period. Finally, Greenlea Lane Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of Burford Capital by 325.4% in the second quarter. Greenlea Lane Capital Management LLC now owns 3,362,322 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,724,000 after buying an additional 2,571,917 shares during the period.

Burford Capital Company Profile

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.