Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) Posts Earnings Results, Beats Expectations By $0.32 EPS

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) announced its quarterly earnings data on Thursday. The company reported $1.59 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.27 by $0.32, Zacks reports. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 44.03% and a net margin of 4.88%.The company had revenue of $2.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.64 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.24 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 9.7% compared to the same quarter last year. Burlington Stores updated its Q3 2025 guidance to 1.5-1.600 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance to 9.190-9.590 EPS.

Burlington Stores Trading Up 5.3%

Burlington Stores stock traded up $14.92 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $295.22. The stock had a trading volume of 2,217,733 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,128,584. The company has a quick ratio of 0.39, a current ratio of 1.06 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.21. The stock has a market cap of $18.62 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.22, a P/E/G ratio of 2.42 and a beta of 1.69. Burlington Stores has a one year low of $212.92 and a one year high of $309.00. The business’s 50 day simple moving average is $262.92 and its 200-day simple moving average is $247.64.

Insider Activity

In other Burlington Stores news, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 420 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 1st. The stock was sold at an average price of $236.64, for a total value of $99,388.80. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief marketing officer directly owned 65,429 shares in the company, valued at approximately $15,483,118.56. This trade represents a 0.64% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, CAO Stephen Ferroni sold 450 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, June 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $241.39, for a total value of $108,625.50. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer owned 2,389 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $576,680.71. This trade represents a 15.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Burlington Stores

A number of hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in BURL. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main grew its stake in Burlington Stores by 24,122.9% in the second quarter. DZ BANK AG Deutsche Zentral Genossenschafts Bank Frankfurt am Main now owns 84,780 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,723,000 after acquiring an additional 84,430 shares during the period. Engineers Gate Manager LP grew its stake in Burlington Stores by 793.2% in the second quarter. Engineers Gate Manager LP now owns 60,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $13,989,000 after acquiring an additional 53,401 shares during the period. AXA S.A. grew its stake in Burlington Stores by 1,033.2% in the second quarter. AXA S.A. now owns 10,754 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,502,000 after acquiring an additional 9,805 shares during the period. Two Sigma Securities LLC grew its stake in Burlington Stores by 405.4% in the second quarter. Two Sigma Securities LLC now owns 9,243 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,150,000 after acquiring an additional 7,414 shares during the period. Finally, MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. grew its stake in Burlington Stores by 1,869.2% in the second quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 5,947 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,384,000 after acquiring an additional 5,645 shares during the period.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently issued reports on the company. Evercore ISI dropped their price objective on Burlington Stores from $345.00 to $310.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, May 30th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their target price on Burlington Stores from $325.00 to $300.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, April 30th. Loop Capital decreased their target price on Burlington Stores from $315.00 to $305.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 30th. Robert W. Baird decreased their target price on Burlington Stores from $335.00 to $325.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 30th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on Burlington Stores from $254.00 to $299.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, May 30th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Buy” and an average price target of $318.92.

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.