Q1 EPS Estimates for BURL Increased by Telsey Advisory Group

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Telsey Advisory Group lifted their Q1 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Burlington Stores in a report issued on Wednesday, November 27th. Telsey Advisory Group analyst D. Telsey now expects that the company will earn $1.70 per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of $1.65. Telsey Advisory Group currently has a "Outperform" rating and a $310.00 price objective on the stock. The consensus estimate for Burlington Stores' current full-year earnings is $7.94 per share. Telsey Advisory Group also issued estimates for Burlington Stores' Q2 2026 earnings at $1.49 EPS.

Several other brokerages have also recently issued reports on BURL. Barclays cut their price objective on Burlington Stores from $327.00 to $317.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. Citigroup upped their price target on Burlington Stores from $313.00 to $344.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Burlington Stores from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Gordon Haskett raised shares of Burlington Stores from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating and set a $300.00 target price on the stock in a report on Monday, August 19th. Finally, Loop Capital raised their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $270.00 to $345.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $307.69.

Burlington Stores Stock Up 0.5 %

Shares of Burlington Stores stock traded up $1.42 during trading on Thursday, reaching $288.36. The company had a trading volume of 1,221,776 shares, compared to its average volume of 901,677. The company has a market cap of $18.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 43.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.64. Burlington Stores has a fifty-two week low of $168.49 and a fifty-two week high of $298.89. The firm's fifty day moving average is $262.41 and its 200-day moving average is $249.71. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15, a quick ratio of 0.48 and a current ratio of 1.04.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.55 billion. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 4.18% and a return on equity of 47.43%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.98 earnings per share.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Paul Sullivan sold 1,705 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $277.05, for a total value of $472,370.25. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 7,393 shares in the company, valued at $2,048,230.65. This represents a 18.74 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Corporate insiders own 0.91% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of Burlington Stores

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB bought a new position in Burlington Stores during the third quarter valued at about $57,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC boosted its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 30.7% during the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 2,656 shares of the company's stock valued at $760,000 after purchasing an additional 624 shares in the last quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank grew its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 29.8% in the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 8,062 shares of the company's stock worth $2,124,000 after purchasing an additional 1,851 shares during the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $239,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its stake in Burlington Stores by 1.7% during the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,074,960 shares of the company's stock valued at $282,582,000 after purchasing an additional 18,160 shares during the last quarter.

Burlington Stores Company Profile

Burlington Stores, Inc operates as a retailer of branded merchandise in the United States. The company provides fashion-focused merchandise, including women's ready-to-wear apparel, menswear, youth apparel, footwear, accessories, toys, gifts, and coats, as well as baby, home, and beauty products.