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

Shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) have been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat.com reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among analysts that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $335.9375.

Several brokerages recently commented on BURL. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Burlington Stores from $330.00 to $315.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, October 27th. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $350.00 price target on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $331.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $336.00 to $331.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st.

Burlington Stores Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:BURL opened at $302.37 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a current ratio of 1.21. Burlington Stores has a 52 week low of $212.92 and a 52 week high of $318.49. The firm has a market cap of $19.03 billion, a PE ratio of 34.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.74. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $292.94 and its 200-day moving average is $279.89.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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. The business had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 41.02% and a net margin of 5.01%.Burlington Stores’s quarterly revenue was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.55 earnings per share. 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. Sell-side analysts predict that Burlington Stores will post 7.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Burlington Stores

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BURL. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in Burlington Stores by 303,059.4% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,912,936 shares of the company’s stock worth $552,552,000 after buying an additional 1,912,305 shares during the last quarter. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 4th quarter worth about $224,971,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. lifted its position in Burlington Stores by 103.5% in the 4th quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,285,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $371,269,000 after acquiring an additional 653,718 shares in the last quarter. Junto Capital Management LP lifted its position in Burlington Stores by 168.4% in the 3rd quarter. Junto Capital Management LP now owns 503,080 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,034,000 after acquiring an additional 315,664 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its stake in Burlington Stores by 3.5% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,782,201 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,726,070,000 after purchasing an additional 232,358 shares during the last quarter.

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.