Jefferies Financial Group Inc. Sells 4,339 Shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. $BURL

Jefferies Financial Group Inc. cut its holdings in Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) by 41.7% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 6,061 shares of the company’s stock after selling 4,339 shares during the quarter. Jefferies Financial Group Inc.’s holdings in Burlington Stores were worth $1,543,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of BURL. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Root Financial Partners LLC bought a new position in Burlington Stores during the third quarter worth $30,000. Mather Group LLC. bought a new position in Burlington Stores during the third quarter worth $36,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. grew its holdings in Burlington Stores by 235.4% in the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 161 shares of the company’s stock worth $37,000 after purchasing an additional 113 shares during the period. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in Burlington Stores by 38.2% in the third quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 170 shares of the company’s stock worth $45,000 after purchasing an additional 47 shares during the period.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $331.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Wednesday, November 26th. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $350.00 target price on Burlington Stores and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Burlington Stores from $330.00 to $310.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, November 26th. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Finally, Barclays increased their price target on Burlington Stores from $331.00 to $335.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Monday, March 2nd. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $355.44.

Burlington Stores Stock Performance

BURL opened at $303.97 on Thursday. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a 1-year low of $212.92 and a 1-year high of $332.20. The company has a market cap of $19.13 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.93, a PEG ratio of 1.86 and a beta of 1.73. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $304.13 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $283.61. The company has a current ratio of 1.23, a quick ratio of 0.65 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11.

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