Lisanti Capital Growth LLC Makes New Investment in Burlington Stores, Inc. $BURL

Lisanti Capital Growth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The institutional investor bought 4,940 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,565,000.

A number of other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the stock. West Family Investments Inc. bought a new position in Burlington Stores during the 2nd quarter valued at $412,000. NewEdge Wealth LLC bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 2nd quarter worth about $687,000. Danske Bank A S bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 2nd quarter worth about $9,666,000. Wealthfront Advisers LLC bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 2nd quarter worth about $4,369,000. Finally, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan Board acquired a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 2nd quarter valued at about $33,883,000.

Insider Transactions at Burlington Stores

In other Burlington Stores news, CAO Stephen Ferroni sold 2,343 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 11th. The shares were sold at an average price of $337.22, for a total transaction of $790,106.46. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 1,391 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $469,073.02. The trade was a 62.75% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Matthew Pasch sold 3,773 shares of the stock in a transaction dated 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 completion of the sale, the insider directly owned 6,523 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,069,160.83. This represents a 36.65% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 30,392 shares of company stock valued at $10,280,271 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Burlington Stores Stock Up 0.1%

Burlington Stores stock opened at $337.41 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $21.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 34.68, a PEG ratio of 1.81 and a beta of 1.44. 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 company’s 50-day moving average price is $342.42 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $324.49. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a 52 week low of $240.49 and a 52 week high of $378.33.

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, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.21. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 39.93% and a net margin of 5.24%.The firm had revenue of $2.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.80 billion. During the same period last year, the company posted $1.60 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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. On average, analysts expect that Burlington Stores, Inc. will post 11.74 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of research analysts have commented on BURL shares. Bank of America increased their target price on Burlington Stores from $367.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and set a $400.00 price target on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Monday. Truist Financial upped their price target on Burlington Stores from $305.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Thursday, May 28th. UBS Group raised their price objective on Burlington Stores from $435.00 to $440.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group lifted their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $365.00 to $410.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 14th. Thirteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $371.50.

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.