Q1 EPS Forecast for Burlington Stores Decreased by Analyst

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL - Free Report) - Investment analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Burlington Stores in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now forecasts that the company will post earnings of $1.39 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast of $1.61. The consensus estimate for Burlington Stores' current full-year earnings is $7.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Burlington Stores' Q2 2026 earnings at $1.34 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.72 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.73 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.17 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.70 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.69 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.14 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $5.47 EPS, FY2027 earnings at $11.00 EPS and FY2028 earnings at $13.00 EPS.

Other analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Evercore ISI boosted their target price on Burlington Stores from $315.00 to $340.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. UBS Group increased their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $360.00 to $405.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Telsey Advisory Group reiterated an "outperform" rating and issued a $340.00 price target on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Thursday, March 6th. Robert W. Baird raised their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $330.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Barclays boosted their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $317.00 to $329.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. One analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have given a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $323.20.

Remove Ads

Burlington Stores Trading Up 0.5 %

BURL stock traded up $1.28 during trading on Monday, reaching $245.75. 683,591 shares of the stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 935,758. The business's 50 day moving average price is $255.77 and its 200-day moving average price is $266.69. The firm has a market capitalization of $15.53 billion, a PE ratio of 33.66, a P/E/G ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.73. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a current ratio of 1.17 and a quick ratio of 0.54. Burlington Stores has a 52-week low of $174.64 and a 52-week high of $298.89.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $4.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $3.75 by $0.32. The firm had revenue of $3.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $3.25 billion. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 4.49% and a return on equity of 47.52%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Burlington Stores

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in BURL. IFP Advisors Inc raised its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 81.6% in the 4th quarter. IFP Advisors Inc now owns 89 shares of the company's stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 40 shares during the last quarter. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC bought a new position in shares of Burlington Stores in the third quarter valued at approximately $26,000. Fortitude Family Office LLC boosted its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 148.6% during the fourth quarter. Fortitude Family Office LLC now owns 92 shares of the company's stock valued at $26,000 after buying an additional 55 shares during the last quarter. Stonebridge Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Burlington Stores in the 4th quarter valued at $31,000. Finally, Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new position in Burlington Stores during the third quarter worth about $33,000.

Insider Transactions at Burlington Stores

In related news, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 4,939 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 20th. The stock was sold at an average price of $239.94, for a total transaction of $1,185,063.66. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief marketing officer now directly owns 70,006 shares of the company's stock, valued at $16,797,239.64. This trade represents a 6.59 % decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 5,926 shares of company stock worth $1,461,774. Company insiders own 0.91% of the company's stock.

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.