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

Shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the seventeen analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fourteen have issued a buy rating on the company. The average 12-month price target among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $344.1429.

BURL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Evercore ISI upped their price objective on Burlington Stores from $310.00 to $370.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $330.00 to $315.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Monday, October 27th. The Goldman Sachs Group lowered their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $317.00 to $316.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, July 22nd. Gordon Haskett downgraded shares of Burlington Stores from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Wednesday, October 8th.

Insider Buying and Selling at Burlington Stores

In related news, CAO Stephen Ferroni sold 1,123 shares of Burlington Stores stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 9th. The stock was 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. The trade was a 31.98% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 419 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $274.48, for a total value of $115,007.12. Following the sale, the chief marketing officer directly owned 63,751 shares in the company, valued at $17,498,374.48. This trade represents a 0.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last three months, insiders have sold 1,626 shares of company stock valued at $452,804. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Burlington Stores

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter worth about $25,000. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new position in Burlington Stores in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the 3rd quarter valued at $36,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 235.4% during the 2nd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the period.

Burlington Stores Trading Up 4.5%

Burlington Stores stock opened at $281.27 on Friday. Burlington Stores has a 12-month low of $212.92 and a 12-month high of $309.00. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $17.73 billion, a PE ratio of 33.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 1.74. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $270.93 and a 200-day simple moving average of $259.50.

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