Barclays Raises Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) Price Target to $335.00

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) had its target price hoisted by research analysts at Barclays from $331.00 to $335.00 in a note issued to investors on Monday,Benzinga reports. The firm presently has an “overweight” rating on the stock. Barclays‘s price target would suggest a potential upside of 11.72% from the stock’s current price.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the stock. Gordon Haskett cut shares of Burlington Stores from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Telsey Advisory Group reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $350.00 target price on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Monday. Citigroup lowered their target price on Burlington Stores from $358.00 to $351.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $330.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $338.69.

Burlington Stores Trading Down 1.4%

NYSE BURL opened at $299.87 on Monday. The business’s fifty day moving average is $301.96 and its 200-day moving average is $282.44. 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 stock has a market capitalization of $18.87 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.47, a PEG ratio of 1.72 and a beta of 1.73. Burlington Stores has a one year low of $212.92 and a one year high of $332.20.

Institutional Trading of Burlington Stores

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA increased its stake in Burlington Stores by 6.7% in the 3rd quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 945,554 shares of the company’s stock worth $240,643,000 after acquiring an additional 59,587 shares during the last quarter. Oak Thistle LLC purchased a new position in shares of Burlington Stores during the third quarter worth about $1,932,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 3.5% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,782,201 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,726,070,000 after purchasing an additional 232,358 shares in the last quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. increased its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 8.3% in the second quarter. Nomura Asset Management Co. Ltd. now owns 19,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,603,000 after purchasing an additional 1,510 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC purchased a new stake in Burlington Stores in the third quarter valued at approximately $1,033,000.

Burlington Stores News Roundup

Here are the key news stories impacting Burlington Stores this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts lifted their outlooks and price targets, signaling continued confidence from the sell-side. Barclays raised its price target to $335 and kept an overweight view, implying meaningful upside vs. the current level. Barclays price target raise
• Positive Sentiment: Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $350 price target, another bullish signal that supports upside expectations. Telsey reaffirmation
• Positive Sentiment: Multiple new-store announcements and reopenings point to continued square-foot growth and market penetration (El Paso openings at Yarbrough Plaza / East El Paso; reopening at Shops at Boardman Park). These are steady revenue catalysts as Burlington fills vacant big-box locations. El Paso Yarbrough Plaza KVIA El Paso MSN El Paso Boardman Park reopen
• Positive Sentiment: New local openings continue elsewhere — Tupelo is getting a Burlington in Big Oaks Shopping Center, adding another revenue site in a non-mall format. Tupelo store
• Positive Sentiment: At Regency Plaza Burlington is executing a “2.0” strategy with a $2.4 million project and reconfigurations that include splitting a big-box into multiple tenants (AutoZone moving in). That demonstrates active asset optimization and lower-risk growth through new footprints and co-tenancy. Hoodline Regency Plaza JAX Daily Record project
• Neutral Sentiment: Zacks published a Q4 (fiscal Jan 2026) preview that digs into unit trends, margins and other KPIs — useful detail for investors ahead of earnings but not a directional catalyst by itself. Review if you want to judge whether store-level trends justify current multiples. Zacks Q4 preview
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the positive analyst notes and multiple store openings, the stock is trading lower today — this could reflect short-term profit-taking, broader market moves, or investor caution ahead of quarterly results and margin disclosures.

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.