Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) CMO Sells $7,144,807.60 in Stock

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 20,920 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $341.53, for a total transaction of $7,144,807.60. Following the completion of the sale, the chief marketing officer owned 81,017 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $27,669,736.01. The trade was a 20.52% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink.

Burlington Stores Stock Performance

NYSE BURL opened at $336.30 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.16, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. The business’s 50 day moving average is $321.70 and its two-hundred day moving average is $306.72. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a 12-month low of $218.52 and a 12-month high of $351.85. The stock has a market capitalization of $21.17 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.56, a PEG ratio of 1.78 and a beta of 1.46.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $2.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.21. The business had revenue of $2.86 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.80 billion. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 39.93% and a net margin of 5.24%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.60 EPS. Burlington Stores has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.050-2.200 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.450-11.800 EPS. Research analysts expect that Burlington Stores, Inc. will post 11.71 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Burlington Stores

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Stone House Investment Management LLC acquired a new stake in Burlington Stores in the fourth quarter valued at $25,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Burlington Stores during the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Harbour Investments Inc. raised its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 44.7% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 110 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the last quarter. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new position in shares of Burlington Stores during the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 180.0% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 126 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 81 shares in the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have commented on BURL shares. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their target price on Burlington Stores from $400.00 to $375.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Friday, May 29th. Barclays upped their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $365.00 to $411.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $365.00 price target on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $435.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $345.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Burlington Stores has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $353.56.

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.