Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) Receives $335.94 Average PT from Brokerages

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty brokerages that are covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and fifteen have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokers that have updated their coverage on the stock in the last year is $335.9375.

BURL has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and set a $330.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Wednesday, January 21st. Gordon Haskett cut Burlington Stores from a “strong-buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Wednesday, November 5th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and set a $350.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Tuesday, November 25th. Finally, Citigroup lowered their target price on Burlington Stores from $358.00 to $351.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 3rd.

Burlington Stores Stock Down 1.4%

BURL stock opened at $293.79 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $18.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 33.77, a PEG ratio of 1.83 and a beta of 1.74. Burlington Stores has a 1-year low of $212.92 and a 1-year high of $315.14. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $282.99 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $276.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.46.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last posted its quarterly earnings results 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 company had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. During the same period last year, the firm posted $1.55 EPS. The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.1% on a year-over-year basis. 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. Research analysts predict that Burlington Stores will post 7.93 EPS for the current year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 419 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $274.48, for a total value of $115,007.12. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief marketing officer owned 63,751 shares in the company, valued at $17,498,374.48. This represents a 0.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. 1.10% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Burlington Stores

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in BURL. Stone House Investment Management LLC bought a new stake in Burlington Stores during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. First Horizon Corp acquired a new position in shares of Burlington Stores during the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter worth $28,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter worth $30,000. Finally, Mather Group LLC. acquired a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the third quarter valued at $36,000.

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.