Q2 Earnings Forecast for Burford Capital Issued By B. Riley

Burford Capital Limited (NYSE:BUR) – Research analysts at B. Riley issued their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Burford Capital in a report issued on Tuesday, November 11th. B. Riley analyst T. D’agostino anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $0.38 for the quarter. B. Riley currently has a “Buy” rating and a $18.00 target price 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $0.40 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.43 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $1.57 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $0.47 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $0.50 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $0.54 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $2.10 EPS.

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

Burford Capital Price Performance

Shares of BUR opened at $9.08 on Wednesday. The company has a market cap of $1.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 8.41 and a beta of 0.56. Burford Capital has a fifty-two week low of $8.76 and a fifty-two week high of $15.73. 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 firm’s 50 day moving average price is $11.43 and its 200 day moving average price is $12.68.

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Burford Capital

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Ridgewood Investments LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Burford Capital in the first quarter valued at about $26,000. CWM LLC lifted its stake in shares of Burford Capital by 131.3% during the second quarter. CWM LLC now owns 3,625 shares of the company’s stock valued at $52,000 after buying an additional 2,058 shares during the period. Strs Ohio acquired a new stake in Burford Capital during the first quarter worth approximately $55,000. KBC Group NV purchased a new stake in Burford Capital in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $70,000. Finally, Ieq Capital LLC acquired a new position in Burford Capital in the 1st quarter valued at $132,000.

Burford Capital Announces Dividend

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

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.