Zacks Research Brokers Decrease Earnings Estimates for BURL

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) – Equities researchers at Zacks Research cut their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for Burlington Stores in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst S. Singh now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $1.39 per share for the quarter, down from their prior 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.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on BURL. Barclays lifted their price objective on Burlington Stores from $317.00 to $329.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. Citigroup cut their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $344.00 to $340.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, March 7th. UBS Group lifted their price objective on Burlington Stores from $360.00 to $405.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Burlington Stores from $330.00 to $335.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Finally, Evercore ISI raised their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $315.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, November 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Burlington Stores has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $323.20.

Burlington Stores Trading Up 6.4 %

Shares of BURL opened at $248.84 on Monday. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $257.35 and a 200-day simple moving average of $266.95. The company has a current ratio of 1.17, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.35. The stock has a market cap of $15.73 billion, a PE ratio of 34.09, a PEG ratio of 1.11 and a beta of 1.73. Burlington Stores has a 1 year low of $174.64 and a 1 year high of $298.89.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $4.07 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $3.75 by $0.32. The business had revenue of $3.28 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $3.25 billion. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 4.49% and a return on equity of 47.52%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Burlington Stores

In related news, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 494 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, January 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $284.95, for a total transaction of $140,765.30. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief marketing officer now owns 59,437 shares in the company, valued at approximately $16,936,573.15. The trade was a 0.82 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 5,926 shares of company stock worth $1,461,774. Insiders own 0.91% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Burlington Stores

Several hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of BURL. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Burlington Stores during the 4th quarter worth $227,268,000. Capital International Investors lifted its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 7.7% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 5,160,096 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,470,929,000 after purchasing an additional 367,703 shares in the last quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC grew its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 55.6% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 671,999 shares of the company’s stock valued at $191,560,000 after purchasing an additional 240,144 shares during the period. Steadfast Capital Management LP bought a new stake in Burlington Stores during the 4th quarter worth approximately $67,075,000. Finally, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA raised its holdings in Burlington Stores by 30.8% during the 4th quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 955,648 shares of the company’s stock worth $272,417,000 after buying an additional 225,124 shares during the period.

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.