Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Brokerages

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) has received an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the nineteen analysts that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Six analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and thirteen have issued a buy rating on the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $364.3750.

BURL has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Truist Financial lifted their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $305.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $435.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Friday, May 29th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $374.00 to $351.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 29th. Citigroup lowered shares of Burlington Stores from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $380.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, Morgan Stanley reissued an “overweight” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Thursday, August 6th.

Burlington Stores Stock Performance

Shares of BURL stock opened at $347.79 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $21.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.74, a P/E/G ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.44. The business’s 50 day moving average is $341.53 and its two-hundred day moving average is $323.29. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. Burlington Stores has a 12-month low of $240.49 and a 12-month high of $378.33.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $2.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.80 billion. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 39.93% and a net margin of 5.24%.Burlington Stores’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.60 earnings per share. Burlington Stores has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.050-2.200 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.450-11.800 EPS. Analysts expect that Burlington Stores will post 11.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Burlington Stores news, CAO Stephen Ferroni sold 2,343 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $337.22, for a total transaction of $790,106.46. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 1,391 shares in the company, valued at approximately $469,073.02. The trade was a 62.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 1,678 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $369.04, for a total value of $619,249.12. Following the sale, the chief marketing officer owned 77,661 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $28,660,015.44. This trade represents a 2.11% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. In the last three months, insiders have sold 30,392 shares of company stock worth $10,280,271. Insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 44.7% in the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the fourth quarter valued at about $34,000. Larson Financial Group LLC lifted its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 180.0% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 126 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 235.4% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 161 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after buying an additional 113 shares in the last quarter.

Burlington Stores Company Profile

Burlington Stores, Inc is an American off-price retailer that sells apparel and home goods at discounted prices. The company’s merchandise assortment includes clothing for women, men and children, plus baby products, footwear, accessories, beauty items, toys and home décor. Burlington’s merchandising strategy focuses on offering branded and private-label goods at lower prices than traditional department stores by sourcing excess inventory, closeouts and opportunistic buys from manufacturers and other retailers.

The business traces its roots to the Burlington Coat Factory name established in the early 1970s and has since evolved into a broader off-price retailer that carries a wide range of seasonal and everyday merchandise.