Burlington Stores (BURL) Short Interest Ratio & Short Volume $280.09 -1.46 (-0.52%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$279.73 -0.36 (-0.13%) As of 04:22 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Short Interest Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock Burlington Stores Short Interest DataBurlington Stores (BURL) has a short interest of 2.39 million shares, representing 3.81% of the float (the number of shares available for trading by the public). This marks a -19.53% decrease in short interest from the previous month. The short interest ratio (days to cover) is 2.3, indicating that it would take 2.3 days of the average trading volume of 1.13 million shares to cover all short positions.Current Short Interest2,390,000 sharesPrevious Short Interest2,970,000 sharesChange Vs. Previous Month-19.53%Dollar Volume Sold Short$670.49 millionShort Interest Ratio2.3 Days to CoverLast Record DateAugust 15, 2025Outstanding Shares63,030,000 sharesFloat Size62,720,000 sharesShort Percent of Float3.81%Today's Trading Volume521,426 sharesAverage Trading Volume1,127,708 sharesToday's Volume Vs. Average46% Short Selling Burlington Stores? Sign up to receive the latest short interest report for Burlington Stores and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE newsletter. 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Skip Charts & View Short Interest HistoryShort Interest ChartDays to Cover ChartShort Percent of Float ChartBURL Short Interest Over TimeBURL Days to Cover Over TimeBURL Percentage of Float Shorted Over Time Burlington Stores Short Interest History Export to ExcelReport DateTotal Shares Sold ShortDollar Volume Sold ShortChange from Previous ReportPercentage of Float ShortedDays to CoverPrice on Report Date 8/15/20252,390,000 shares $670.49 million -19.5%3.8%2.3 $280.54 7/31/20252,970,000 shares $809.89 million -12.1%4.7%2.8 $272.69 7/15/20253,380,000 shares $852.44 million -1.5%5.4%3 $252.20 6/30/20253,430,000 shares $797.54 million +2.4%5.5%2.8 $232.52 6/15/20253,350,000 shares $765.27 million +12.4%5.3%2.7 $228.44 5/31/20252,980,000 shares $680.66 million -7.7%4.8%2.3 $228.41 5/15/20253,230,000 shares $855.14 million +20.5%5.2%2.3 $264.75 4/30/20252,680,000 shares $602.20 million -10.1%4.3%2 $224.70 4/15/20252,980,000 shares $703.65 million -0.3%4.8%2.3 $236.13 3/31/20252,990,000 shares $712.68 million +7.9%4.8%2.5 $238.36 Get the Latest News and Ratings for BURL and Related StocksEnter your email address below to receive the latest news and analysts' ratings for Burlington Stores and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 3/15/20252,770,000 shares $632.99 million +12.2%4.4%2.6 $228.52 2/28/20252,470,000 shares $616.06 million +5.1%3.9%2.5 $249.42 2/15/20252,350,000 shares $574.91 million +23.7%3.7%2.7 $244.64 1/31/20251,900,000 shares $539.44 million -9.5%3.0%2.2 $283.91 1/15/20252,100,000 shares $598.19 million -18.9%3.3%2.6 $284.85 12/31/20242,590,000 shares $738.31 million +12.6%4.1%3.1 $285.06 12/15/20242,300,000 shares $666.93 million +23.7%3.6%2.7 $289.97 11/30/20241,860,000 shares $524.30 million -7.5%2.9%2.1 $281.88 11/15/20242,010,000 shares $540.65 million No Change3.2%2.3 $268.98 10/31/20242,010,000 shares $498.02 million +5.8%3.2%2.4 $247.77 10/15/20241,900,000 shares $480.91 million +6.2%3.0%2.4 $253.11 9/30/20241,790,000 shares $471.54 million -14.4%2.8%2.2 $263.43 9/15/20242,090,000 shares $579.87 million +7.7%3.3%2.7 $277.45 8/31/20241,940,000 shares $520.39 million -11.0%3.1%2.4 $268.24 8/15/20242,180,000 shares $577.46 million +2.8%3.4%2.4 $264.89 7/31/20242,120,000 shares $551.94 million -11.3%3.3%2.3 $260.35 7/15/20242,390,000 shares $585.50 million -16.4%3.8%2.4 $244.98 6/30/20242,860,000 shares $686.40 million +8.3%4.5%2.8 $240.00 6/15/20242,640,000 shares $601.97 million +6.0%4.2%2.4 $228.02 5/31/20242,490,000 shares $597.65 million +0.8%3.9%2.3 $240.02 5/15/20242,470,000 shares $481.13 million +10.8%3.9%2.5 $194.79 4/30/20242,230,000 shares $401.27 million -10.1%3.5%2.4 $179.94 4/15/20242,480,000 shares $458.16 million -8.5%3.9%2.7 $184.74 3/31/20242,710,000 shares $629.23 million +1.5%4.2%3.1 $232.19 3/15/20242,670,000 shares $582.35 million -0.4%4.2%3.1 $218.11 2/29/20242,680,000 shares $549.53 million -8.8%4.2%2.9 $205.05 2/15/20242,940,000 shares $579.71 million -1.0%4.6%3 $197.18 1/31/20242,970,000 shares $567.72 million -7.8%4.6%2 $191.15 1/15/20243,220,000 shares $617.47 million +0.3%5.0%2 $191.76 12/31/20233,210,000 shares $624.28 million -17.7%5.0%1.9 $194.48 12/15/20233,900,000 shares $713.66 million +0.8%6.1%2.3 $182.99 11/30/20233,870,000 shares $655.81 million -6.5%6.0%2.3 $169.46 11/15/20234,140,000 shares $562.27 million +50.6%6.4%2.3 $135.82 10/31/20232,750,000 shares $332.83 million +30.3%4.3%1.8 $121.03 10/15/20232,110,000 shares $245.41 million -6.6%3.3%1.6 $116.31 9/30/20232,260,000 shares $305.78 million +9.7%3.5%1.8 $135.30 9/15/20232,060,000 shares $304.43 million -4.2%3.2%1.6 $147.78 8/31/20232,150,000 shares $348.88 million -7.3%3.3%1.7 $162.27 8/15/20232,320,000 shares $393.22 million +2.7%3.6%1.8 $169.49 7/31/20232,260,000 shares $401.40 million -9.6%3.5%1.8 $177.61 7/15/20232,500,000 shares $418.13 million +7.8%3.9%2 $167.25 6/30/20232,320,000 shares $365.14 million -4.1%3.6%1.9 $157.39 6/15/20232,420,000 shares $370.99 million -16.3%3.8%2.1 $153.30 5/31/20232,890,000 shares $434.74 million +7.0%4.5%2.6 $150.43 5/15/20232,700,000 shares $474.88 million -13.2%4.2%2.6 $175.88 4/30/20233,110,000 shares $599.64 million -7.4%4.8%3.2 $192.81 4/15/20233,360,000 shares $641.29 million +2.1%5.2%3.5 $190.86 3/31/20233,290,000 shares $664.91 million -1.2%5.1%3.5 $202.10 3/15/20233,330,000 shares $706.13 million +1.2%5.2%3.6 $212.05 2/28/20233,290,000 shares $704.88 million -2.7%5.1%3.4 $214.25 2/15/20233,380,000 shares $773.34 million -8.9%5.2%3.4 $228.80 1/31/20233,710,000 shares $852.67 million -11.9%5.7%3.2 $229.83 1/15/20234,210,000 shares $948.30 million -1.6%6.5%3.3 $225.25 12/30/20224,280,000 shares $867.81 million -7.6%6.6%3.2 $202.76 12/15/20224,630,000 shares $886.37 million -0.4%7.1%3.3 $191.44 11/30/20224,650,000 shares $909.91 million +0.2%7.2%3.3 $195.68 11/15/20224,640,000 shares $726.76 million -6.8%7.2%3.1 $156.63 10/31/20224,980,000 shares $711.94 million +16.9%7.6%3.8 $142.96 10/15/20224,260,000 shares $472.52 million +10.1%6.5%3.4 $110.92 9/30/20223,870,000 shares $433.01 million +7.2%5.9%3.2 $111.89 9/15/20223,610,000 shares $502.55 million -0.3%5.5%3.2 $139.21 8/31/20223,620,000 shares $507.49 million +0.3%5.6%3.3 $140.19 8/15/20223,610,000 shares $577.60 million -14.7%5.5%3.3 $160.00 7/31/20224,230,000 shares $596.98 million +7.1%6.4%3.7 $141.13 7/15/20223,950,000 shares $553.43 million -5.7%6.0%3.7 $140.11 6/30/20224,190,000 shares $570.80 million +24.0%N/A4 $136.23 6/15/20223,380,000 shares $544.92 million +22.0%N/A3.3 $161.22 5/31/20222,770,000 shares $466.19 million -10.9%4.2%2.7 $168.30 5/15/20223,110,000 shares $536.48 million +21.0%4.7%3 $172.50 4/30/20222,570,000 shares $523.15 million -2.7%3.9%2.9 $203.56 4/15/20222,640,000 shares $564.56 million +6.9%4.0%2.9 $213.85 3/31/20222,470,000 shares $449.96 million +4.7%3.7%2.6 $182.17 3/15/20222,360,000 shares $463.36 million -4.1%3.6%2.6 $196.34 2/28/20222,460,000 shares $555.69 million +10.3%3.7%2.9 $225.89 2/15/20222,230,000 shares $517.43 million -5.1%3.4%2.8 $232.03 1/31/20222,350,000 shares $556.79 million +7.3%3.5%2.8 $236.93 1/15/20222,190,000 shares $503.68 million -13.4%3.3%2.8 $229.99 12/31/20212,530,000 shares $737.52 million +4.6%3.8%3.5 $291.51 12/15/20212,420,000 shares $674.99 million +5.2%3.6%3.5 $278.92 11/30/20212,300,000 shares $674.20 million +5.5%3.5%3.4 $293.13 11/15/20212,180,000 shares $590.04 million -8.8%3.3%3 $270.66 10/29/20212,390,000 shares $660.33 million +13.3%3.6%3.6 $276.29 10/15/20212,110,000 shares $567.44 million +12.8%3.2%3.4 $268.93 9/30/20211,870,000 shares $530.28 million +5.1%2.8%3.2 $283.57 9/15/20211,780,000 shares $511.91 million -23.9%2.7%3.2 $287.59 8/31/20212,340,000 shares $700.81 million +14.2%3.5%4.4 $299.49 8/13/20212,050,000 shares $702.84 million +10.2%3.1%4.6 $342.85 7/30/20211,860,000 shares $622.73 million -5.1%2.8%4.3 $334.80 7/15/20211,960,000 shares $645.98 million No Change3.0%4.4 $329.58 6/30/20211,960,000 shares $631.10 million +3.2%3.0%4.2 $321.99 6/15/20211,900,000 shares $581.84 million -3.6%2.9%4 $306.23 5/28/20211,970,000 shares $637.04 million -13.6%3.0%3.7 $323.37 5/14/20212,280,000 shares $721.98 million +0.4%3.4%4 $316.66 4/30/20212,270,000 shares $730.28 million +16.4%3.4%4.1 $321.71 4/15/20211,950,000 shares $635.25 million -1.5%N/A3.4 $325.77 3/31/20211,980,000 shares $603.33 million +1.0%N/A3.4 $304.71 3/15/20211,960,000 shares $610.56 million +7.1%3.0%3.4 $311.51 2/26/20211,830,000 shares $478.76 million -6.2%2.8%3.4 $261.62 2/12/20211,950,000 shares $517.43 million -6.7%3.0%3.5 $265.35 1/29/20212,090,000 shares $522.69 million -14.0%3.2%3.3 $250.09 1/15/20212,430,000 shares $614.94 million -11.3%3.7%3.8 $253.06 12/31/20202,740,000 shares $713.06 million +5.4%4.2%4.3 $260.24 12/15/20202,600,000 shares $599.33 million -6.1%4.0%3.9 $230.51 11/30/20202,770,000 shares $613.78 million -21.1%4.2%3.7 $221.58 11/15/20203,510,000 shares $791.19 million No Change5.3%4.1 $225.41 10/30/20203,510,000 shares $688.66 million -12.5%5.3%4 $196.20 10/15/20204,010,000 shares $844.23 million +5.5%6.1%4.5 $210.53 9/30/20203,800,000 shares $783.14 million -1.0%5.8%4 $206.09 9/15/20203,840,000 shares $814.85 million +6.7%5.9%3.8 $212.20 BURL Short Interest - Frequently Asked Questions What is Burlington Stores' current short interest? Short interest is the volume of Burlington Stores shares that have been sold short but have not yet been closed out or covered. As of August 15th, investors have sold 2,390,000 shares of BURL short. 3.81% of Burlington Stores' shares are currently sold short. Learn More on Burlington Stores' current short interest. What is a good short interest ratio for Burlington Stores? The short interest ratio, also known as the "days to cover ratio", is calculated by dividing the number of shares of a stock sold short divided by its average trading volume. A short interest ratio ranging between 1 and 4 generally indicates strong positive sentiment about a stock and a lack of short sellers. A short interest ratio of 10 or greater indicates strong pessimism about a stock. BURL shares currently have a short interest ratio of 2.0. Learn More on Burlington Stores's short interest ratio. Which institutional investors are shorting Burlington Stores? As of the most recent reporting period, the following institutional investors, funds, and major shareholders have reported short positions of Burlington Stores: Group One Trading LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, Jane Street Group LLC, Qube Research & Technologies Ltd, Walleye Capital LLC, Walleye Trading LLC, Quaker Wealth Management LLC, and Twin Tree Management LP. These positions are disclosed in Form 13F filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What is a good short interest percentage for Burlington Stores? Companies that have a short interest as a percentage of float below 10% indicates positive investor sentiment and few short sellers. Stocks with a short interest percentage above 10% is considered high, suggesting some investors are pessimistic about the stock. Companies with a short interest percentage of 20% or more indicates widespread negative sentiment. 3.81% of Burlington Stores' floating shares are currently sold short. Is Burlington Stores' short interest increasing or decreasing? Burlington Stores saw a decline in short interest during the month of August. As of August 15th, there was short interest totaling 2,390,000 shares, a decline of 19.5% from the previous total of 2,970,000 shares. Changes in short volume can be used to identify positive and negative investor sentiment. Investors that short sell a stock are betting that its price will decline in the future. An increase in short sale volume suggests bearish (negative) sentiment among investors. A decrease on short sale volume suggests bullish (positive) sentiment. What is Burlington Stores' float size? Burlington Stores currently has issued a total of 63,030,000 shares. Some of Burlington Stores' outstanding shares are available for trading, while others are subject to various restrictions. The public float, also referred to as floating shares or "the float", are shares that publicly owned, unrestricted and available to trade on the open market. Burlington Stores currently has a public float of 62,720,000 shares. How does Burlington Stores' short interest compare to its competitors? 3.81% of Burlington Stores' shares are currently sold short. Here is how the short interest of companies compare to Burlington Stores: Ross Stores, Inc. (1.68%), The TJX Companies, Inc. (1.14%), Coupang, Inc. (0.96%), JD.com, Inc. (1.91%), CDW Corporation (2.94%), Chewy (3.82%), Sprouts Farmers Market, Inc. (7.42%), BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (6.34%), Wayfair Inc. (16.03%), Albertsons Companies, Inc. (5.01%), Which stocks are the most shorted right now? As of the most recent reporting period, the following stocks had the largest short interest positions: Lucid Group, Inc. ($8.00 billion), Spotify Technology ($5.48 billion), AppLovin Corporation ($5.11 billion), Reddit Inc. ($5.02 billion), Coinbase Global, Inc. ($3.99 billion), Charter Communications, Inc. ($3.89 billion), Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. ($3.18 billion), Seagate Technology Holdings PLC ($2.59 billion), ResMed Inc. ($2.55 billion), and Rocket Lab Corporation ($2.52 billion). View all of the most shorted stocks. What does it mean to sell short Burlington Stores stock? Short selling BURL is an investing strategy that aims to generate trading profit from Burlington Stores as its price is falling. BURL shares are trading down $1.46 today. To short a stock, an investor borrows shares, sells them and buys the shares back on the public market later to return it to the lender. Short sellers are betting that a stock will decline in price. If the stock does drop after selling, the short seller buys it back at a lower price and returns it to the lender. The difference between the sell price and the buy price is the trader's profit. How does a short squeeze work against Burlington Stores? A short squeeze for Burlington Stores occurs when it has a large amount of short interest and its stock increases in price. This forces short sellers to cover their short interest positions by buying actual shares of BURL, which in turn drives the price of the stock up even further. How often is Burlington Stores' short interest reported? Short interest is typically published by a stock exchange once per month. However, NASDAQ publishes a report for U.S. stocks, including BURL, twice per month. The most recent reporting period available is August, 15 2025. 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