Schroder Investment Management Group Purchases 20,256 Shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. $BURL

Schroder Investment Management Group increased its position in shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) by 9.8% in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 225,960 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 20,256 shares during the period. Schroder Investment Management Group owned approximately 0.36% of Burlington Stores worth $58,250,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other hedge funds also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG raised its position in Burlington Stores by 3.3% in the 3rd quarter. B. Metzler seel. Sohn & Co. AG now owns 18,064 shares of the company’s stock worth $4,597,000 after purchasing an additional 577 shares during the period. Natixis Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 2.0% during the third quarter. Natixis Advisors LLC now owns 44,146 shares of the company’s stock valued at $11,235,000 after buying an additional 849 shares during the period. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC grew its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 4.0% during the third quarter. Orion Porfolio Solutions LLC now owns 9,821 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,500,000 after buying an additional 379 shares during the last quarter. Viawealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 3.0% during the third quarter. Viawealth LLC now owns 3,381 shares of the company’s stock valued at $860,000 after buying an additional 100 shares during the last quarter. Finally, APG Asset Management N.V. raised its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 29.8% in the third quarter. APG Asset Management N.V. now owns 45,446 shares of the company’s stock worth $11,566,000 after buying an additional 10,446 shares during the period.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages recently issued reports on BURL. Guggenheim initiated coverage on Burlington Stores in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. They set a “neutral” rating for the company. Robert W. Baird upped their price objective on Burlington Stores from $345.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $365.00 target price (up from $350.00) on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Monday, March 2nd. Barclays lifted their target price on Burlington Stores from $331.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Monday, March 2nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $370.00 target price on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Burlington Stores currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $355.44.

Burlington Stores Stock Performance

Burlington Stores stock opened at $306.09 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a current ratio of 1.23. The company has a market capitalization of $19.26 billion, a PE ratio of 32.15, a P/E/G ratio of 1.84 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $303.83 and a 200-day moving average price of $283.47. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $212.92 and a fifty-two week 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 (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $4.70 by $0.29. The company had revenue of $3.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.77 billion. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 41.37% and a net margin of 5.28%.Burlington Stores’s revenue was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.07 earnings per share. 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. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Burlington Stores, Inc. will post 7.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Burlington Stores 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.