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

Shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) have been assigned an average rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty research firms that are presently covering the company, MarketBeat.com reports. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and fifteen have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $335.9375.

Several research firms recently weighed in on BURL. UBS Group restated a “buy” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Monday, November 17th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $350.00 target price on Burlington Stores and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Barclays reduced their target price on Burlington Stores from $336.00 to $331.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Guggenheim began coverage on Burlington Stores in a report on Tuesday, December 9th. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock. Finally, Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Burlington Stores from $330.00 to $310.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th.

Institutional Trading of Burlington Stores

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BURL. Kestra Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Burlington Stores in the fourth quarter worth about $151,000. FORA Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the 4th quarter worth approximately $1,985,000. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust raised its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 39.0% in the 4th quarter. Parkside Financial Bank & Trust now owns 164 shares of the company’s stock worth $47,000 after purchasing an additional 46 shares during the period. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board lifted its stake in Burlington Stores by 114.7% in the fourth quarter. Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board now owns 249,480 shares of the company’s stock valued at $72,062,000 after purchasing an additional 133,303 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UMB Bank n.a. lifted its stake in Burlington Stores by 15.8% in the fourth quarter. UMB Bank n.a. now owns 754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $218,000 after purchasing an additional 103 shares during the last quarter.

Burlington Stores Trading Up 2.9%

Shares of Burlington Stores stock opened at $302.37 on Monday. The company has a market capitalization of $19.03 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.75, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.64 and a beta of 1.74. The stock has a fifty day simple moving average of $292.94 and a 200 day simple moving average of $279.89. Burlington Stores has a 12-month low of $212.92 and a 12-month high of $318.49. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported $1.68 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.09. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 5.01% and a return on equity of 41.02%. The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.55 EPS. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. On average, sell-side analysts anticipate that Burlington Stores will post 7.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal 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.