Zacks Research Expects Lower Earnings for Burlington Stores

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) – Analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for Burlington Stores in a research report issued on Tuesday, December 10th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now forecasts that the company will earn $3.70 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

Several other brokerages have also recently weighed in on BURL. Gordon Haskett upgraded Burlington Stores from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $300.00 price target on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 19th. StockNews.com cut shares of Burlington Stores from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 23rd. Robert W. Baird increased their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $315.00 to $330.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, November 27th. Bank of America boosted their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $275.00 to $315.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group upped their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $278.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, August 30th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $308.00.

Burlington Stores Price Performance

Shares of NYSE BURL opened at $289.99 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $267.64 and a 200-day moving average of $257.36. The stock has a market cap of $18.41 billion, a PE ratio of 39.72, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.58 and a beta of 1.64. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a current ratio of 1.17. Burlington Stores has a fifty-two week low of $174.64 and a fifty-two week high of $298.89.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last announced 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 company had revenue of $2.53 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.55 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $0.98 EPS. Burlington Stores’s revenue was up 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 494 shares of Burlington Stores 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 transaction, the chief marketing officer now owns 59,931 shares in the company, valued at approximately $17,613,121.59. The trade was a 0.82 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, 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 sale, the director now owns 7,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,048,230.65. This represents a 18.74 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders sold 2,283 shares of company stock worth $638,628 in the last quarter. 0.91% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Crewe Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in Burlington Stores in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $25,000. RPg Family Wealth Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Burlington Stores in the third quarter worth $26,000. Brooklyn Investment Group purchased a new stake in Burlington Stores in the third quarter worth $33,000. ORG Partners LLC bought a new stake in Burlington Stores in the second quarter valued at $38,000. Finally, Blue Trust Inc. increased its position in Burlington Stores by 619.2% during the 2nd quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 187 shares of the company’s stock valued at $43,000 after purchasing an additional 161 shares during the period.

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.