Signaturefd LLC Grows Holdings in Burlington Stores, Inc. $BURL

Signaturefd LLC raised its position in Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) by 22.2% in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 754 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 137 shares during the period. Signaturefd LLC’s holdings in Burlington Stores were worth $175,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the company. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP grew its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 3.2% in the first quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 689,831 shares of the company’s stock valued at $164,393,000 after purchasing an additional 21,548 shares during the period. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC grew its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 14.2% in the first quarter. Flagship Harbor Advisors LLC now owns 895 shares of the company’s stock valued at $213,000 after purchasing an additional 111 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the first quarter valued at about $286,000. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC grew its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 72.5% in the first quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 5,628 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,341,000 after purchasing an additional 2,365 shares during the period. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 11.5% in the first quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 67,759 shares of the company’s stock valued at $16,148,000 after purchasing an additional 6,965 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have recently issued reports on the stock. Barclays lifted their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $299.00 to $336.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Saturday, September 27th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $280.00 to $338.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Jefferies Financial Group lifted their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $300.00 to $350.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $390.00 to $430.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and one has assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $344.29.

Insider Activity

In other news, CAO Stephen Ferroni sold 1,123 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 2,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $671,906.25. The trade was a 31.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Burlington Stores Stock Performance

NYSE:BURL opened at $258.68 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 0.55. The firm has a market capitalization of $16.30 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.54, a PEG ratio of 1.91 and a beta of 1.74. The company’s 50-day moving average is $275.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $253.52. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a 1-year low of $212.92 and a 1-year high of $309.00.

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

Burlington Stores 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.