Q4 EPS Forecast for Burlington Stores Lifted by Analyst

Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL) – Research analysts at William Blair raised their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for Burlington Stores in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, November 26th. William Blair analyst D. Carden now expects that the company will earn $3.75 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $3.74. The consensus estimate for Burlington Stores’ current full-year earnings is $7.94 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Burlington Stores’ Q1 2026 earnings at $1.52 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.32 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.65 EPS and Q4 2026 earnings at $3.95 EPS.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, November 26th. The company reported $1.55 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.53 by $0.02. The firm had revenue of $2.53 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.55 billion. Burlington Stores had a return on equity of 47.43% and a net margin of 4.18%. Burlington Stores’s revenue was up 10.5% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $0.98 earnings per share.

BURL has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Morgan Stanley raised their price target on Burlington Stores from $285.00 to $305.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Evercore ISI raised their price target on Burlington Stores from $315.00 to $340.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Barclays dropped their price target on Burlington Stores from $327.00 to $317.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on Burlington Stores from $278.00 to $310.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Friday, August 30th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price objective on Burlington Stores from $300.00 to $325.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, August 23rd. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and fifteen have assigned a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $307.69.

Burlington Stores Trading Up 0.5 %

Shares of BURL stock opened at $288.36 on Thursday. Burlington Stores has a fifty-two week low of $168.49 and a fifty-two week high of $298.89. The stock has a market cap of $18.36 billion, a P/E ratio of 43.36, a P/E/G ratio of 1.48 and a beta of 1.64. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $262.41 and a 200-day simple moving average of $249.71. The company has a quick ratio of 0.48, a current ratio of 1.04 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.15.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Burlington Stores

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB acquired a new position in shares of Burlington Stores in the 3rd quarter valued at about $57,000. Sanctuary Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 30.7% during the 3rd quarter. Sanctuary Advisors LLC now owns 2,656 shares of the company’s stock valued at $760,000 after buying an additional 624 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank raised its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 29.8% during the 3rd quarter. Toronto Dominion Bank now owns 8,062 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,124,000 after buying an additional 1,851 shares during the period. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Burlington Stores during the 3rd quarter valued at about $239,000. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 1.7% during the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 1,074,960 shares of the company’s stock valued at $282,582,000 after buying an additional 18,160 shares during the period.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Paul Sullivan sold 1,705 shares of Burlington Stores stock in a transaction dated Thursday, September 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $277.05, for a total value of $472,370.25. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 7,393 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,048,230.65. The trade was a 18.74 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. 0.91% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.