Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) Receives $355.44 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) has received a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty ratings firms that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $355.4375.

Several analysts have issued reports on BURL shares. Telsey Advisory Group restated an “outperform” rating and set a $365.00 price target (up from $350.00) on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Guggenheim began coverage on Burlington Stores in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. They issued a “neutral” rating on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $370.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Thursday, March 5th. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $330.00 to $310.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, TD Cowen reissued a “buy” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Wednesday, November 26th.

Burlington Stores Stock Performance

NYSE:BURL opened at $311.95 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $19.63 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.77, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.73. The business has a 50 day moving average of $303.99 and a 200 day moving average of $284.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 0.65. Burlington Stores has a 1-year low of $212.92 and a 1-year high of $332.20.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $4.99 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.70 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $3.65 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.77 billion. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 5.28% and a return on equity of 41.37%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $4.07 EPS. 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. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Burlington Stores will post 7.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Burlington Stores

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BURL. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its stake in Burlington Stores by 303,059.4% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 1,912,936 shares of the company’s stock worth $552,552,000 after acquiring an additional 1,912,305 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the 4th quarter valued at about $224,971,000. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. increased its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 103.5% during the fourth quarter. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. now owns 1,285,336 shares of the company’s stock valued at $371,269,000 after buying an additional 653,718 shares during the period. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 15.8% during the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,828,877 shares of the company’s stock valued at $817,122,000 after buying an additional 386,615 shares during the period. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP raised its stake in Burlington Stores by 121.0% in the fourth quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 595,961 shares of the company’s stock worth $172,143,000 after buying an additional 326,328 shares in the last quarter.

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.