Burlington Stores (BURL) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

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. It operates stores under the Burlington Stores, and Cohoes Fashions brand names in Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. Burlington Stores, Inc. was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Burlington, New Jersey.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $274.63 to $279.22
• 50-Day Range: $242.80 to $278.99
• 52-Week Range: $115.66 to $282.49
• Volume: 526,640 shs
• Average Volume: 901,574 shs
• Market Capitalization: $17.54 billion
• P/E Ratio: 46.04
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $294.94
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Burlington Stores Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Burlington Stores scored higher than 88% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 51st out of 208 stocks in the retail/wholesale sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Burlington Stores has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.94, and is based on 15 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Burlington Stores has been the subject of 12 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 20.99%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Burlington Stores are expected to grow by 20.99% in the coming year, from $7.86 to $9.51 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Burlington Stores is 46.04, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 139.23.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Burlington Stores is 46.04, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Retail/Wholesale sector average P/E ratio of about 23.45.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Burlington Stores has a PEG Ratio of 1.37. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Burlington Stores has a P/B Ratio of 16.35. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 5.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.06% of the float of Burlington Stores has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Burlington Stores has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Burlington Stores has recently decreased by 11.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Burlington Stores does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Burlington Stores does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 2.2 / 5
• Environmental Score: -2.16

Percentage of Shares Shorted

3.06% of the float of Burlington Stores has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Burlington Stores has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.4, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Burlington Stores has recently decreased by 11.01%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.66

News Sentiment

Burlington Stores has a news sentiment score of 0.66. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.55 average news sentiment score of Retail/Wholesale companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for Burlington Stores this week, compared to 14 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

15 people have searched for BURL on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 275% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Burlington Stores to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 0.8 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Burlington Stores insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $126,153.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.91% of the stock of Burlington Stores is held by insiders.

BURL Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have BURL shares performed this year?

Burlington Stores' stock was trading at $194.48 on January 1st, 2024. Since then, BURL shares have increased by 41.3% and is now trading at $274.86.
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How were Burlington Stores' earnings last quarter?

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 29th. The company reported $1.20 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.95 by $0.25. The company's revenue was up 13.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Does Burlington Stores have any subsidiaries?

The following companies are subsidiaries of Burlington Stores: BCF Cards, BCF Florence Urban Renewal, BCF Florence Urban Renewal L.L.C., Burlington Coat Factory Direct Corporation, Burlington Coat Factory Holdings, Burlington Coat Factory Holdings LLC, Burlington Coat Factory Investments Holdings, and more.

Who are Burlington Stores' major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of Burlington Stores include 1832 Asset Management L.P. (1.29%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.21%), Anomaly Capital Management LP (1.14%) and Clearbridge Investments LLC (1.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Jennifer Vecchio, William P Mcnamara and Jeffrey Laub.
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How do I buy shares of Burlington Stores?

Shares of BURL stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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What other stocks do shareholders of Burlington Stores own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Burlington Stores investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Alibaba Group (BABA), Home Depot (HD), Salesforce (CRM), Walt Disney (DIS), UnitedHealth Group (UNH) and Boeing (BA).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/29/2024
• Today: 9/20/2024
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/19/2024
• Fiscal Year End: 1/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Retail/Wholesale
• Industry: Department stores
• Sub-Industry: Retail
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BURL
• CUSIP: N/A
• CIK: 1579298
• Web: www.burlingtoncoatfactory.com
• Phone: (609) 387-7800
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 71,049
• Year Founded: 1972

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $294.94
• High Stock Price Target: $345.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $238.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +7.3%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.94
• Research Coverage: 16 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $5.97
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 46.04
• Forward P/E Ratio: 34.97
• P/E Growth: 1.37
• Net Income: $339.65 million
• Net Margins: 4.18%
• Pretax Margin: 5.76%
• Return on Equity: 47.43%
• Return on Assets: 6.10%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.15
• Current Ratio: 1.04
• Quick Ratio: 0.48

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $10.24 billion
• Price / Sales: 1.71
• Cash Flow: $11.32 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 24.29
• Book Value: $16.81 per share
• Price / Book: 16.35

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 63,826,000
• Free Float: 63,245,000
• Market Cap: $17.54 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.64