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

Shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) have been given an average rating of “Buy” by the fourteen research firms that are currently covering the company, Marketbeat reports. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating. The average 1-year price objective among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $344.2857.

A number of research firms have commented on BURL. Morgan Stanley boosted their price objective on Burlington Stores from $309.00 to $328.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Burlington Stores from $299.00 to $336.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. UBS Group boosted their price objective on Burlington Stores from $390.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Jefferies Financial Group boosted their price objective on Burlington Stores from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Loop Capital reduced their price objective on Burlington Stores from $315.00 to $305.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 30th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Burlington Stores

In other news, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 420 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $236.64, for a total transaction of $99,388.80. Following the transaction, the chief marketing officer owned 65,429 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $15,483,118.56. This represents a 0.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CAO Stephen Ferroni sold 1,123 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $281.25, for a total value of $315,843.75. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 2,389 shares in the company, valued at $671,906.25. This trade represents a 31.98% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Burlington Stores

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 3.4% during the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,603,257 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,573,754,000 after buying an additional 219,124 shares during the last quarter. SRS Investment Management LLC lifted its stake in Burlington Stores by 15.9% in the second quarter. SRS Investment Management LLC now owns 1,472,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,478,000 after buying an additional 201,716 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Burlington Stores by 2.3% in the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,176,469 shares of the company’s stock valued at $272,894,000 after buying an additional 26,866 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its stake in Burlington Stores by 0.6% in the first quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 961,560 shares of the company’s stock valued at $229,169,000 after buying an additional 5,912 shares during the period. Finally, American Century Companies Inc. lifted its stake in Burlington Stores by 4.2% in the second quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 767,436 shares of the company’s stock valued at $178,536,000 after buying an additional 30,750 shares during the period.

Burlington Stores Stock Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:BURL opened at $259.82 on Friday. Burlington Stores has a 52 week low of $212.92 and a 52 week high of $309.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40, a quick ratio of 0.55 and a current ratio of 1.23. The company’s fifty day moving average is $277.56 and its 200-day moving average is $252.26. The company has a market capitalization of $16.38 billion, a PE ratio of 30.68, a P/E/G ratio of 1.93 and a beta of 1.72.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, August 28th. The company reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.32. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 4.96% and a return on equity of 42.74%. The company had revenue of $2.70 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.64 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.24 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Burlington Stores has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.5-1.600 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 9.190-9.590 EPS. Equities research analysts predict that Burlington Stores will post 7.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Burlington Stores Company Profile

Burlington Stores, Inc operates as a retailer of branded merchandise in the United States. The company provides fashion-focused merchandise, including women's ready-to-wear apparel, menswear, youth apparel, footwear, accessories, toys, gifts, and coats, as well as baby, home, and beauty products.