Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) Receives $355.44 Average Target Price from Brokerages

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) has been given an average rating of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty analysts that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12 month price target among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $355.4375.

Several research analysts have issued reports on BURL shares. Citigroup boosted their target price on Burlington Stores from $351.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $350.00 price target on Burlington Stores and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and set a $365.00 price objective (up from $350.00) on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Morgan Stanley dropped their price objective on Burlington Stores from $330.00 to $310.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group set a $331.00 price objective on Burlington Stores in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th.

Burlington Stores Price Performance

Burlington Stores stock opened at $296.45 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $304.18 and a 200-day moving average price of $283.84. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.66 billion, a PE ratio of 31.14, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. Burlington Stores has a 12-month low of $212.92 and a 12-month high of $332.20.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $4.99 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.70 by $0.29. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 5.28% and a return on equity of 41.37%. The firm had revenue of $3.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.77 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $4.07 EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. Burlington Stores has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.950-11.450 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.600-1.750 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts forecast that Burlington Stores will post 7.93 EPS for the current year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Signaturefd LLC boosted its position in Burlington Stores by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 787 shares of the company’s stock valued at $227,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the period. Harbour Investments Inc. grew its stake in Burlington Stores by 44.7% in the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 110 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after acquiring an additional 34 shares in the last quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp increased its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 6.4% during the fourth quarter. Fifth Third Bancorp now owns 585 shares of the company’s stock worth $169,000 after acquiring an additional 35 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC increased its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 1.1% during the second quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 3,330 shares of the company’s stock worth $775,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares during the period. Finally, Archer Investment Corp raised its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 6.1% during the third quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 640 shares of the company’s stock valued at $163,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares in the last quarter.

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.