Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) Given Consensus Rating of “Moderate Buy” by Analysts

Shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty analysts that are presently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and fifteen have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $353.5625.

BURL has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Weiss Ratings upgraded shares of Burlington Stores from a “buy (b-)” rating to a “buy (b)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 7th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $435.00 price target on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Friday, May 29th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Burlington Stores from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, July 12th. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $365.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. Finally, Truist Financial raised their target price on Burlington Stores from $305.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th.

Insider Transactions at Burlington Stores

In other news, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 20,920 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $341.53, for a total value of $7,144,807.60. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief marketing officer owned 81,017 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,669,736.01. This represents a 20.52% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Stephen Ferroni sold 2,343 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $337.22, for a total value of $790,106.46. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 1,391 shares in the company, valued at $469,073.02. This trade represents a 62.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 28,714 shares of company stock valued at $9,661,022. 1.30% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Trading of Burlington Stores

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BURL. Signaturefd LLC grew its holdings in Burlington Stores by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 787 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares during the period. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its stake in 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 period. Fifth Third Bancorp raised its stake in Burlington Stores by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 585 shares of the company’s stock valued at $169,000 after buying an additional 35 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC lifted its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 1.1% in the second quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 3,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $775,000 after buying an additional 36 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. lifted its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 14.4% in the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 302 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,000 after buying an additional 38 shares during the last quarter.

Burlington Stores Stock Performance

BURL stock opened at $352.31 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 1.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.21, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.46. Burlington Stores has a 1 year low of $240.49 and a 1 year high of $361.21. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $321.95 and its two-hundred day moving average is $315.64.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.21. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 5.24% and a return on equity of 39.93%. The business had revenue of $2.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.80 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $1.60 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, research analysts predict that Burlington Stores will post 11.71 EPS for the current year.

About Burlington Stores

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.