Burlington Stores, Inc. $BURL Stock Holdings Lowered by Alua Capital Management LP

Alua Capital Management LP reduced its stake in shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) by 15.2% during the 1st quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The firm owned 185,800 shares of the company’s stock after selling 33,400 shares during the quarter. Burlington Stores comprises approximately 5.3% of Alua Capital Management LP’s holdings, making the stock its 7th biggest position. Alua Capital Management LP’s holdings in Burlington Stores were worth $60,456,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the stock. Stone House Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in Burlington Stores in the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Harbour Investments Inc. lifted its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 44.7% in the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 110 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in Burlington Stores during the fourth quarter worth $34,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its holdings in Burlington Stores by 180.0% during the fourth 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.

Burlington Stores Stock Up 3.0%

BURL stock opened at $349.62 on Friday. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a 52 week low of $240.49 and a 52 week high of $361.21. The company has a quick ratio of 0.49, a current ratio of 1.16 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03. The firm has a 50-day simple moving average of $326.69 and a 200-day simple moving average of $317.08. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.00 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.93, a P/E/G ratio of 1.89 and a beta of 1.46.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last issued its quarterly 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 firm had revenue of $2.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.80 billion. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 39.93% and a net margin of 5.24%.The business’s revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $1.60 earnings per share. 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. Equities analysts forecast that Burlington Stores, Inc. will post 11.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several analysts recently commented on BURL shares. Barclays raised their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $365.00 to $411.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Truist Financial increased their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $305.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Bank of America increased their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $367.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $365.00 target price on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Finally, Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and issued a $365.00 price target on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. Fourteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $353.56.

Insider Activity

In related news, CAO Stephen Ferroni sold 2,343 shares of Burlington Stores stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, June 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $337.22, for a total transaction of $790,106.46. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 1,391 shares in the company, valued at approximately $469,073.02. This trade represents a 62.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. Also, insider Matthew Pasch sold 3,773 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $317.21, for a total value of $1,196,833.33. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 6,523 shares in the company, valued at $2,069,160.83. This trade represents a 36.65% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 28,714 shares of company stock worth $9,661,022 over the last three months. Insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

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.