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

Shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) have been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and fifteen have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $335.9375.

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on BURL. Guggenheim started coverage on Burlington Stores in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. They issued a “neutral” rating for the company. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $350.00 target price on shares of Burlington Stores and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 6th. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $350.00 price target on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, TD Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Wednesday, November 26th.

Insider Activity

In other news, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 419 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred 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 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 transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. 1.10% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Burlington Stores

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of BURL. Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 4.4% in the 4th quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 787 shares of the company’s stock worth $227,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC raised its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 1.1% in the second quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 3,330 shares of the company’s stock valued at $775,000 after acquiring an additional 36 shares in the last quarter. Archer Investment Corp lifted its stake in Burlington Stores by 6.1% in the third quarter. Archer Investment Corp now owns 640 shares of the company’s stock worth $163,000 after acquiring an additional 37 shares during the period. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB grew its holdings in Burlington Stores by 17.8% during the 4th quarter. MassMutual Private Wealth & Trust FSB now owns 251 shares of the company’s stock worth $73,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its holdings in Burlington Stores by 14.4% during the 1st quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 302 shares of the company’s stock worth $72,000 after acquiring an additional 38 shares in the last quarter.

Burlington Stores Trading Up 2.3%

BURL opened at $310.76 on Thursday. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $281.92 and a 200 day moving average of $275.74. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. Burlington Stores has a 12 month low of $212.92 and a 12 month high of $315.14. The firm has a market cap of $19.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.72, a P/E/G ratio of 1.87 and a beta of 1.74.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.59 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.74 billion. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 41.02% and a net margin of 5.01%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.55 EPS. 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. As a group, research analysts forecast that Burlington Stores will post 7.93 EPS for the current year.

Burlington Stores Company Profile

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.