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

Shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) have been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the twenty research firms that are presently covering the stock, 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 12 month price objective among brokerages that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $355.4375.

BURL has been the topic of several analyst reports. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft started coverage on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Thursday, January 8th. They issued a “hold” rating and a $318.00 target price on the stock. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $350.00 price target on shares of Burlington Stores and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, January 6th. Guggenheim started coverage on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their target price on Burlington Stores from $330.00 to $310.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th.

Burlington Stores Price Performance

Shares of Burlington Stores stock opened at $292.75 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $18.42 billion, a PE ratio of 30.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.85 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11. Burlington Stores has a 12 month low of $212.92 and a 12 month high of $332.20. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $304.21 and its 200-day moving average price is $283.67.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $4.99 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.70 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $3.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.77 billion. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 41.37% and a net margin of 5.28%.Burlington Stores’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company posted $4.07 EPS. 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. Sell-side analysts forecast that Burlington Stores will post 7.93 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Burlington Stores

Large investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. First Horizon Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the third quarter worth $25,000. Stone House Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in Burlington Stores during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Root Financial Partners LLC purchased a new stake in Burlington Stores during the 3rd quarter valued at $30,000. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 44.7% in the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 110 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter.

About Burlington Stores

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.