Aquatic Capital Management LLC Makes New Investment in Burlington Stores, Inc. $BURL

Aquatic Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 15,964 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,063,000.

A number of other large investors also recently modified their holdings of BURL. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Mather Group LLC. bought a new position in Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its stake in 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. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp increased its stake in Burlington Stores by 38.2% during the 3rd quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 170 shares of the company’s stock valued at $45,000 after buying an additional 47 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $350.00 price target on shares of Burlington Stores and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Evercore reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $375.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. UBS Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Barclays increased their price target on Burlington Stores from $331.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $365.00 price target (up from $350.00) on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $355.44.

Burlington Stores Stock Performance

Shares of BURL opened at $302.86 on Tuesday. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a one year low of $212.92 and a one year high of $332.20. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The stock has a market cap of $19.06 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.81, a PEG ratio of 1.80 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a 50-day moving average of $304.17 and a two-hundred day moving average of $283.90.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $4.99 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.70 by $0.29. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 41.37% and a net margin of 5.28%.The company had revenue of $3.65 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.77 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $4.07 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. Burlington Stores has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.950-11.450 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.600-1.750 EPS. On average, equities research analysts expect that Burlington Stores, Inc. will post 7.93 earnings per share 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.