Hudson Bay Capital Management LP Buys New Stake in Burlington Stores, Inc. $BURL

Hudson Bay Capital Management LP purchased a new position in shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) during the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm purchased 16,276 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $4,142,000.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of BURL. First Horizon Corp purchased a new position in shares of Burlington Stores during the third quarter worth about $25,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter valued at about $30,000. Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew 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 worth $37,000 after buying an additional 113 shares during the last quarter.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BURL has been the subject of a number of research reports. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $365.00 price objective (up from $350.00) on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Citigroup raised their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $351.00 to $380.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Tuesday, March 3rd. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Finally, Guggenheim initiated coverage on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $355.44.

Burlington Stores Trading Down 0.4%

NYSE:BURL opened at $310.86 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $19.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.65, a PEG ratio of 1.89 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. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $304.11 and its 200-day simple moving average is $284.44. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a 12-month low of $212.92 and a 12-month high of $332.20.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $4.99 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.70 by $0.29. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 41.37% and a net margin of 5.28%.The business had revenue of $3.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.77 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $4.07 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. 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. Equities analysts anticipate that Burlington Stores, Inc. 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.