Matthew Pasch Sells 3,773 Shares of Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) Stock

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) insider Matthew Pasch sold 3,773 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $317.21, for a total transaction of $1,196,833.33. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 6,523 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,069,160.83. This trade represents a 36.65% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink.

Burlington Stores Price Performance

Shares of BURL opened at $327.75 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $20.63 billion, a PE ratio of 33.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.75 and a beta of 1.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 1.16. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $218.52 and a fifty-two week high of $351.85. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $320.93 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $303.80.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $2.01 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.21. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 5.24% and a return on equity of 39.93%. The firm had revenue of $2.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.80 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.60 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter 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. Analysts anticipate that Burlington Stores, Inc. will post 11.7 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Burlington Stores

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Pine Valley Investments Ltd Liability Co purchased a new stake in Burlington Stores in the first quarter worth approximately $214,000. DV Trading LLC purchased a new stake in Burlington Stores in the first quarter worth approximately $247,000. NewEdge Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in Burlington Stores by 63.7% in the first quarter. NewEdge Advisors LLC now owns 1,648 shares of the company’s stock worth $536,000 after purchasing an additional 641 shares during the last quarter. Caerus Investment Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Burlington Stores in the first quarter worth approximately $338,000. Finally, Essential Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Burlington Stores by 142.3% in the first quarter. Essential Partners LLC now owns 751 shares of the company’s stock worth $244,000 after purchasing an additional 441 shares during the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several research firms have recently weighed in on BURL. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their price target on Burlington Stores from $374.00 to $351.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Burlington Stores from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 30th. Truist Financial boosted their price target on Burlington Stores from $305.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Thursday, May 28th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Burlington Stores from a “hold (c+)” rating to a “buy (b-)” rating in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, Barclays boosted their price target on Burlington Stores from $365.00 to $411.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Fifteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $353.56.

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.