Insider Selling: Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) CMO Sells $619,249.12 in Stock

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 1,678 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, August 3rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $369.04, for a total transaction of $619,249.12. Following the sale, the chief marketing officer owned 77,661 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $28,660,015.44. This represents a 2.11% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink.

Jennifer Vecchio also recently made the following trade(s):

• On Wednesday, July 1st, Jennifer Vecchio sold 1,678 shares of Burlington Stores stock. The shares were sold at an average price of $315.42, for a total transaction of $529,274.76.
• On Friday, June 12th, Jennifer Vecchio sold 20,920 shares of Burlington Stores stock. The stock was sold at an average price of $341.53, for a total value of $7,144,807.60.

Burlington Stores Stock Down 0.6%

BURL opened at $368.89 on Friday. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a one year low of $240.49 and a one year high of $378.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.03, a quick ratio of 0.49 and a current ratio of 1.16. The stock has a market capitalization of $23.22 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.91, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 1.99 and a beta of 1.44. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $337.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $321.42.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last announced its earnings results on Thursday, May 28th. The company reported $2.01 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.80 by $0.21. The firm had revenue of $2.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.80 billion. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 39.93% and a net margin of 5.24%.The business’s revenue was up 14.1% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.60 EPS. 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. Analysts anticipate that Burlington Stores, Inc. will post 11.74 EPS for the current year.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Burlington Stores

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Stone House Investment Management LLC purchased a new position in Burlington Stores during the fourth quarter worth about $25,000. Harbour Investments Inc. increased its position in Burlington Stores by 44.7% during the 4th quarter. Harbour Investments Inc. now owns 110 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 34 shares during the period. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Burlington Stores during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $28,000. Reflection Asset Management acquired a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $34,000. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC boosted its stake in shares of Burlington Stores by 180.0% in the fourth quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 126 shares of the company’s stock valued at $36,000 after buying an additional 81 shares in the last quarter.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of brokerages have recently commented on BURL. Wall Street Zen cut shares of Burlington Stores from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Sunday, August 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $374.00 to $351.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 29th. Barclays lifted their price objective on shares of Burlington Stores from $365.00 to $411.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Citigroup cut shares of Burlington Stores from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $380.00 target price for the company. in a report on Wednesday. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reissued a “buy” rating and set a $365.00 price target on shares of Burlington Stores in a report on Friday, May 29th. Thirteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $361.56.

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.