Zacks Research Issues Negative Estimate for BURL Earnings

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Burlington Stores in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 10th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now expects that the company will earn $3.70 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $3.75. The consensus estimate for Burlington Stores' current full-year earnings is $7.93 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Burlington Stores' Q1 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.44 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $4.30 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $9.15 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.98 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $2.23 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $11.12 EPS.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported $1.55 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $1.54 by $0.01. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 4.49% and a return on equity of 47.52%. The firm had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.55 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $0.98 earnings per share. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Burlington Stores from $315.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an "outperform" rating in a report on Wednesday, November 27th. StockNews.com downgraded shares of Burlington Stores from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Wednesday, October 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Friday, August 23rd. Barclays lowered their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $327.00 to $317.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Finally, Morgan Stanley lifted their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $285.00 to $305.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $308.00.

Burlington Stores Stock Down 1.9 %

BURL traded down $5.59 during trading on Thursday, hitting $289.90. 753,376 shares of the company's stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 898,573. The stock has a market capitalization of $18.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 40.17, a PEG ratio of 1.54 and a beta of 1.64. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $266.52 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $256.50. Burlington Stores has a 12-month low of $174.64 and a 12-month high of $298.89. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Burlington Stores news, Director Paul Sullivan sold 1,705 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $277.05, for a total value of $472,370.25. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 7,393 shares in the company, valued at $2,048,230.65. This represents a 18.74 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 494 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $293.89, for a total value of $145,181.66. Following the completion of the sale, the chief marketing officer now owns 59,931 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $17,613,121.59. The trade was a 0.82 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold a total of 2,283 shares of company stock worth $638,628 over the last quarter. 0.91% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Burlington Stores

A number of hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 1.7% in the third quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,074,960 shares of the company's stock worth $282,582,000 after acquiring an additional 18,160 shares during the period. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 9.1% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 772,010 shares of the company's stock worth $185,282,000 after acquiring an additional 64,410 shares during the period. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA boosted its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 1,048.8% in the third quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 730,524 shares of the company's stock worth $192,478,000 after acquiring an additional 666,934 shares during the period. Anomaly Capital Management LP boosted its stake in Burlington Stores by 34.6% during the second quarter. Anomaly Capital Management LP now owns 730,175 shares of the company's stock valued at $175,242,000 after buying an additional 187,760 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Clearbridge Investments LLC boosted its stake in Burlington Stores by 2.2% during the second quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC now owns 663,527 shares of the company's stock valued at $159,246,000 after buying an additional 14,080 shares during the last quarter.

About Burlington Stores

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.