Blueshift Asset Management LLC Makes New $736,000 Investment in Burlington Stores, Inc. $BURL

Blueshift Asset Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund bought 3,162 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $736,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also recently made changes to their positions in BURL. Cetera Investment Advisers boosted its position in Burlington Stores by 2.4% in the 1st quarter. Cetera Investment Advisers now owns 13,276 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,164,000 after buying an additional 309 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC raised its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 9.7% during the first quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 21,471 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,962,000 after acquiring an additional 1,904 shares in the last quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp raised its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 12.3% during the first quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 5,078 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,210,000 after acquiring an additional 558 shares in the last quarter. New Age Alpha Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the first quarter valued at approximately $3,045,000. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Burlington Stores by 3.4% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,603,257 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,573,754,000 after purchasing an additional 219,124 shares in the last quarter.

Burlington Stores Price Performance

BURL opened at $245.67 on Wednesday. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.46 billion, a PE ratio of 28.24, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.46. The business’s 50-day moving average is $269.19 and its two-hundred day moving average is $263.70. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a 1 year low of $212.92 and a 1 year high of $309.00.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported $1.68 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.09. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 5.01% and a return on equity of 41.02%. The business had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.74 billion. During the same period last year, the business earned $1.55 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. Burlington Stores has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 4.500-4.70 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 9.690-9.890 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Burlington Stores, Inc. will post 7.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Burlington Stores

In other news, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 419 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $274.48, for a total transaction of $115,007.12. Following the transaction, the chief marketing officer directly owned 63,751 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $17,498,374.48. This represents a 0.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Stephen Ferroni sold 1,123 shares of the 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 sale, the chief accounting officer owned 2,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $671,906.25. This represents a 31.98% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 1,626 shares of company stock worth $452,804 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BURL has been the subject of several research reports. Barclays lowered their target price on Burlington Stores from $336.00 to $331.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $370.00 to $335.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $331.00 target price on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Citigroup reduced their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $358.00 to $351.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Monday, November 3rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Burlington Stores presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $336.21.

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.