Analysts Set Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) Target Price at $335.94

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) has received a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the twenty research firms that are covering the firm, MarketBeat reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and fifteen have assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average twelve-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $335.9375.

BURL has been the subject of a number of research reports. Sanford C. Bernstein set a $350.00 price target on Burlington Stores and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 6th. UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Monday, November 17th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Burlington Stores from $330.00 to $315.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, October 27th. Evercore reduced their price objective on Burlington Stores from $370.00 to $335.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday, November 26th. Finally, Guggenheim began coverage on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. They set a “neutral” rating for the company.

Burlington Stores Stock Down 0.7%

BURL stock opened at $310.82 on Monday. The company has a current ratio of 1.21, a quick ratio of 0.46 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.32. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $295.46 and a 200-day simple moving average of $280.59. The company has a market capitalization of $19.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.73, a PEG ratio of 1.70 and a beta of 1.74. Burlington Stores has a twelve month low of $212.92 and a twelve month high of $332.20.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 25th. The company reported $1.68 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.59 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $2.71 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.74 billion. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 5.01% and a return on equity of 41.02%. The firm’s revenue was up 7.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.55 EPS. 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. On average, equities research analysts predict that Burlington Stores will post 7.93 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. First Horizon Corp bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Stone House Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Burlington Stores during the 4th quarter valued at about $25,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Root Financial Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $30,000. Finally, Harbour Investments Inc. raised its holdings in Burlington Stores by 44.7% during the fourth quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 110 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares in the last quarter.

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.