Alyeska Investment Group L.P. Sells 19,128 Shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. $BURL

Key Points

• Alyeska Investment Group L.P. sold 19,128 shares of Burlington Stores in the first quarter, reducing its holdings by 1.8%, and still maintains approximately 1.64% of the company, valued at $246 million.
• Burlington Stores reported earnings of $1.59 per share, exceeding estimates and showing a year-over-year revenue increase of 9.7%, with the firm guiding for Q3 2025 EPS between $1.50-$1.60.
• Several analysts raised their price targets for Burlington, including Bank of America increasing its target to $363, reflecting a positive outlook with an average target of $344.29 across 14 analysts who rated the stock as a "Buy."

Alyeska Investment Group L.P. decreased its position in shares of Burlington Stores, Inc. (NYSE:BURL - Free Report) by 1.8% during the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,032,483 shares of the company's stock after selling 19,128 shares during the period. Burlington Stores accounts for about 1.0% of Alyeska Investment Group L.P.'s investment portfolio, making the stock its 11th largest position. Alyeska Investment Group L.P. owned about 1.64% of Burlington Stores worth $246,072,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the business. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in Burlington Stores by 3.4% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 6,603,257 shares of the company's stock worth $1,573,754,000 after purchasing an additional 219,124 shares in the last quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lifted its holdings in shares of Burlington Stores by 0.6% during the 1st quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA now owns 961,560 shares of the company's stock valued at $229,169,000 after purchasing an additional 5,912 shares during the last quarter. American Century Companies Inc. raised its stake in Burlington Stores by 4.0% in the 1st quarter. American Century Companies Inc. now owns 736,686 shares of the company's stock worth $175,574,000 after acquiring an additional 28,566 shares during the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP raised its stake in Burlington Stores by 3.2% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 689,831 shares of the company's stock worth $164,393,000 after acquiring an additional 21,548 shares during the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC raised its stake in Burlington Stores by 55.6% in the 4th quarter. UBS AM a distinct business unit of UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT AMERICAS LLC now owns 671,999 shares of the company's stock worth $191,560,000 after acquiring an additional 240,144 shares during the last quarter.

Insider Activity at Burlington Stores

In other news, CMO Jennifer Vecchio sold 420 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 1st. The shares were sold at an average price of $236.64, for a total value of $99,388.80. Following the transaction, the chief marketing officer owned 65,429 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $15,483,118.56. This trade represents a 0.64% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Corporate insiders own 1.10% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts have weighed in on BURL shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price objective on Burlington Stores from $280.00 to $338.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research note on Monday, July 28th. Evercore ISI raised their target price on shares of Burlington Stores from $310.00 to $370.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Friday, August 29th. Telsey Advisory Group reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $350.00 price target (up previously from $300.00) on shares of Burlington Stores in a research report on Thursday, August 28th. Loop Capital reduced their price target on shares of Burlington Stores from $315.00 to $305.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, May 30th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their target price on Burlington Stores from $390.00 to $430.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Friday, August 29th. Fourteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, Burlington Stores presently has an average rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $344.29.

Burlington Stores Price Performance

Burlington Stores stock traded down $9.92 during mid-day trading on Friday, reaching $291.43. The company had a trading volume of 801,480 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,041,504. Burlington Stores, Inc. has a 1 year low of $212.92 and a 1 year high of $309.00. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.40, a current ratio of 1.23 and a quick ratio of 0.55. The company has a market capitalization of $18.37 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.41, a P/E/G ratio of 2.17 and a beta of 1.72. The stock's 50-day simple moving average is $272.13 and its 200-day simple moving average is $249.82.

Burlington Stores (NYSE:BURL - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August 28th. The company reported $1.59 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.32. The business had revenue of $2.70 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $2.64 billion. Burlington Stores had a net margin of 4.96% and a return on equity of 42.74%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 9.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business earned $1.24 earnings per share. Burlington Stores has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.5-1.600 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 9.190-9.590 EPS. On average, equities analysts predict that Burlington Stores, Inc. will post 7.93 EPS for the current year.

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.