Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC Increases Stock Holdings in Burlington Stores, Inc. $BURL

Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) by 64.0% in the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 8,577 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 3,346 shares during the quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Burlington Stores were worth $2,673,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the stock. Junto Capital Management LP lifted its stake in Burlington Stores by 168.4% during the 3rd quarter. Junto Capital Management LP now owns 503,080 shares of the company’s stock valued at $128,034,000 after acquiring an additional 315,664 shares in the last quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 3.5% in the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,782,201 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,726,070,000 after purchasing an additional 232,358 shares during the last quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 536.2% in the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 269,633 shares of the company’s stock valued at $68,622,000 after purchasing an additional 227,254 shares during the last quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 68.0% during the third quarter. Samlyn Capital LLC now owns 555,717 shares of the company’s stock valued at $141,430,000 after purchasing an additional 224,909 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SRS Investment Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Burlington Stores by 15.9% during the second quarter. SRS Investment Management LLC now owns 1,472,137 shares of the company’s stock valued at $342,478,000 after purchasing an additional 201,716 shares in the last quarter.

Trending Headlines about Burlington Stores

Here are the key news stories impacting Burlington Stores this week:

• Positive Sentiment:
  Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed its “outperform” rating and set a $365 price target (about a mid?teens upside from recent levels), supporting investor confidence and upside expectations. Telsey reaffirmation
• Positive Sentiment:
  The stock hit a new 52-week high, signaling strong buying momentum and likely attracting momentum and institutional flows. Burlington Stores stock hits 52-week high
• Positive Sentiment:
  Ongoing brick?and?mortar expansion: several local openings and grand?opening announcements (Watchung, Conway, Chelsea, Fresno) underline store growth and revenue runway — a practical driver for mid?term comp growth. Watchung store opening Conway opening Chelsea grand opening Fresno opening
• Neutral Sentiment:
  Local hiring notices for a new Darien chain store reference broader labor activity around openings; this is operational/PR-level news with limited direct impact on shares. Darien hiring notice
• Negative Sentiment:
  A jury is weighing a fatal shooting at a North Hollywood Burlington location — a localized legal/PR issue that could raise reputational concerns but is unlikely to change the company’s fundamentals unless it escalates. North Hollywood shooting coverage

Insider Buying and Selling

In other Burlington Stores news, COO Travis Marquette sold 3,759 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, March 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $327.75, for a total transaction of $1,232,012.25. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 26,350 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,636,212.50. This represents a 12.48% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. 1.10% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Burlington Stores Stock Performance

NYSE:BURL opened at $330.93 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.11, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 0.65. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $306.59 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $286.46. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a 1 year low of $212.92 and a 1 year high of $333.33. The company has a market capitalization of $20.75 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.76, a P/E/G ratio of 1.97 and a beta of 1.62.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, March 5th. The company reported $4.99 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $4.70 by $0.29. The firm had revenue of $3.65 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.77 billion. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 41.37% and a net margin of 5.28%.The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm earned $4.07 EPS. Burlington Stores has set its FY 2026 guidance at 10.950-11.450 EPS and its Q1 2026 guidance at 1.600-1.750 EPS. On average, analysts expect that Burlington Stores, Inc. will post 7.93 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

BURL has been the subject of a number of recent analyst reports. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and issued a $365.00 price objective on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Tuesday. Guggenheim assumed coverage on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. They set a “neutral” rating on the stock. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on Burlington Stores from $345.00 to $375.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, March 6th. Citigroup raised their target price on Burlington Stores from $351.00 to $380.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, March 6th. Finally, UBS Group reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of Burlington Stores in a research note on Tuesday, March 3rd. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and four have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $355.44.

Burlington Stores Company Profile

Burlington Stores, Inc is an American off-price retailer that sells apparel and home goods at discounted prices. The company’s merchandise assortment includes clothing for women, men and children, plus baby products, footwear, accessories, beauty items, toys and home décor. Burlington’s merchandising strategy focuses on offering branded and private-label goods at lower prices than traditional department stores by sourcing excess inventory, closeouts and opportunistic buys from manufacturers and other retailers.

The business traces its roots to the Burlington Coat Factory name established in the early 1970s and has since evolved into a broader off-price retailer that carries a wide range of seasonal and everyday merchandise.