Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) Receives $357.47 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) has earned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company. The average 1 year price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $353.5625.

Several equities analysts have commented on BURL shares. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $400.00 to $375.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $375.00 price target on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Bank of America raised their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $367.00 to $375.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Burlington Stores from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, Citigroup raised their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $351.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Burlington Stores news, COO Travis Marquette sold 3,759 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.75, for a total value of $1,232,012.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 26,350 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,636,212.50. This trade represents a 12.48% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. 1.30% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Burlington Stores

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BURL. Stone House Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 4th quarter valued at $25,000. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 44.7% in the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 4th quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000.

Burlington Stores Stock Performance

NYSE:BURL opened at $323.88 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $20.35 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.29, a PEG ratio of 1.79 and a beta of 1.48. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $320.30 and a 200 day moving average price of $301.40. Burlington Stores has a fifty-two week low of $218.52 and a fifty-two week high of $351.85.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $2.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.80 billion. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 5.24% and a return on equity of 39.93%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.60 EPS. 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. Equities research analysts forecast that Burlington Stores will post 11.46 EPS for the current year.

Key Headlines Impacting Burlington Stores

Here are the key news stories impacting Burlington Stores this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Bank of America raised its price target on Burlington Stores to $375 and reiterated a buy rating, signaling confidence in further upside. Benzinga
• Positive Sentiment: Wells Fargo kept an overweight rating and lifted its target to $375, following stronger-than-expected quarterly performance and improved guidance. Tickerreport.com
• Positive Sentiment: Burlington reported first-quarter EPS of $2.01 versus $1.77 expected and revenue of $2.86 billion versus $2.80 billion expected, extending its streak of double-digit EPS growth to 14 quarters. GlobeNewswire release
• Positive Sentiment: The company raised fiscal 2026 EPS guidance to $11.45-$11.80, above consensus, and outlined plans for 115 net new stores, reinforcing the growth outlook. MSN article
• Neutral Sentiment: JPMorgan lowered its price target to $351 but maintained an overweight rating, which is still supportive despite the smaller target. Benzinga
• Neutral Sentiment: Some traders bought large volumes of put options, suggesting hedging or caution even as fundamentals improved. American Banking News
• Negative Sentiment: JPMorgan and Wells Fargo both trimmed their price targets from prior levels, indicating analysts see a bit less upside than before despite keeping bullish ratings. Benzinga
• Negative Sentiment: Reports noted the stock sold off after earnings even though Burlington beat estimates, suggesting investors may have been focused on valuation or taking profits after the run-up. Benzinga earnings article

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.