Q4 EPS Forecast for Burlington Stores Increased by Analyst

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) – Analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q4 2026 EPS estimates for Burlington Stores in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, December 9th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the company will post earnings per share of $4.59 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $4.46. The consensus estimate for Burlington Stores’ current full-year earnings is $7.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Burlington Stores’ Q1 2027 earnings at $1.92 EPS and Q1 2028 earnings at $2.33 EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently commented on BURL. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $330.00 target price on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Tuesday, November 25th. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $330.00 to $315.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, October 27th. Cowen reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Bank of America upped their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $350.00 to $363.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 29th. Finally, Gordon Haskett downgraded shares of Burlington Stores from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Fifteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $336.21.

Burlington Stores Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:BURL opened at $265.86 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $16.73 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.79. 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 business has a 50-day moving average of $269.98 and a two-hundred day moving average of $264.28. Burlington Stores has a fifty-two week low of $212.92 and a fifty-two week high of $309.00.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last issued its earnings results on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.59 by $0.09. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 41.02% and a net margin of 5.01%.The business had revenue of $2.71 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.74 billion. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $1.55 earnings per share. Burlington Stores’s revenue was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. 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.

Institutional Trading of Burlington Stores

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BURL. First Horizon Corp acquired a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the third quarter worth $25,000. WPG Advisers LLC bought a new stake in Burlington Stores in the 1st quarter valued at about $26,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Burlington Stores during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new position in shares of Burlington Stores during the third quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Mather Group LLC. bought a new position in Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter valued at about $36,000.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Burlington Stores news, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 419 shares of Burlington Stores stock in a transaction on Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $274.48, for a total value of $115,007.12. Following the sale, the chief marketing officer directly owned 63,751 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,498,374.48. The trade was a 0.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Insiders own 1.10% of the company’s stock.

About Burlington Stores

Burlington Stores, Inc operates as a retailer of branded merchandise in the United States. The company provides fashion-focused merchandise, including women's ready-to-wear apparel, menswear, youth apparel, footwear, accessories, toys, gifts, and coats, as well as baby, home, and beauty products.