Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) Stock Price Down 3.6% – Should You Sell?

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) was down 3.6% on Tuesday . The stock traded as low as $318.73 and last traded at $318.67. 504,654 shares were traded during trading, a decline of 36% from the average session volume of 791,606 shares. The stock had previously closed at $330.64.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

BURL has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Bank of America lifted their price objective on Burlington Stores from $367.00 to $375.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Friday, May 29th. Truist Financial increased their target price on Burlington Stores from $305.00 to $310.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Thursday, May 28th. Evercore reissued an “outperform” rating and issued a $400.00 target price on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Monday, August 17th. Citigroup downgraded Burlington Stores from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $380.00 price target for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, August 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $374.00 to $351.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $371.50.

Burlington Stores Trading Down 4.5%

The stock has a fifty day moving average of $341.91 and a 200 day moving average of $325.17. The company has a market capitalization of $19.88 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.56, a PEG ratio of 1.68 and a beta of 1.44. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 1.16.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last released its earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $2.01 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.80 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $2.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $2.80 billion. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 39.93% and a net margin of 5.24%.Burlington Stores’s quarterly revenue was up 14.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.60 earnings per share. Burlington Stores has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 2.050-2.200 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 11.450-11.800 EPS. As a group, equities research analysts anticipate that Burlington Stores, Inc. will post 12.21 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity

In other Burlington Stores news, insider Matthew Pasch sold 3,773 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $317.21, for a total transaction of $1,196,833.33. Following the sale, the insider owned 6,523 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,069,160.83. This trade represents a 36.65% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 20,920 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, June 12th. The stock was sold at an average price of $341.53, for a total transaction of $7,144,807.60. Following the sale, the chief marketing officer owned 81,017 shares in the company, valued at approximately $27,669,736.01. The trade was a 20.52% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 30,392 shares of company stock valued at $10,280,271 in the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 1.30% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Burlington Stores

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Harbour Investments Inc. boosted its holdings in Burlington Stores by 44.7% in the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 110 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after buying an additional 34 shares during the period. Reflection Asset Management purchased a new stake in Burlington Stores in the 4th quarter worth $34,000. Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in Burlington Stores by 180.0% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 126 shares of the company’s stock worth $36,000 after buying an additional 81 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its holdings in Burlington Stores by 235.4% during the second quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 161 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after acquiring an additional 113 shares during the period.

About Burlington Stores

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.